Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
Style: Doppelbock
Kelheim, Niederbayern, Germany

After downing a bottle of Barock Dunkel, I had odds on this being a fantastic Doppel Bock. I really should have placed a bet!!! Poured into a large chalice, a short two-layered dense beige head formed atop a deep, dark ruby red body. Head lasted and left gluggy webs of lace down the glass. Strong, almost concentrated, malty and fruity nose with rich chocolate, plums, light vinous notes and a little liquorice. So thick and treacly in the mouth, very light in carbonation and made more intense by the strong concentrated flavours. Prunes, raisins and sultanas, toffee and toasted malt, and a dry vinous back that blends into a roasted malt swallow that lingers between each slow sip. Quite sweet without becoming cloying, it had a lot of fruit in the mouth once it warmed a little and really belied its almost modest alcohol level. Very strong flavoured, quite smooth and exciting to taste, this was an excellent late night sipping beer. A definitive ’in-your-face’ Doppel Bock that I will certainly taste again.

A sublime German doppelbock. Poured an effervescent teak colour with ruby highlights and a 2cm tan head. Moderate head retention and some lacing. Rich vinous aroma with toffee notes, molasses, cinammon buns and some gingery alcohol. Oddly, the bottle stank of wet nappy, so I stayed the hell away from that. Thick, creamy body - in fact, I can’t think of a creamier beer. Beautifully rounded. God this is smooth. Highly malt-driven - the dominant flavours are molasses, creamy milk chocolate with a shot of sherry-like alcohol in the finish. I haven’t tasted a better doppelbock. (500ml bottle, Camperdown Cellars, best before 4/11/04 - doh!)

From tap,hints of caramel, moderatley malty. A dark hue. Complicated, but beautiful. A wonderful treat for any beer drinker.

Bottle: Deep red colour,nice creamy head.,Aroma of lots of malts,gras,hay,and a nice alc bitter finish. Flavor is almost the same,nice hopy mouth filling in the end,who make this bock beer one of the best bockbeer Ihaved try so far. Medium to full body, nice long malty/alc finish. Werry Nice!

Wow another winner. Chocolate,carmel, malt. Good head that dissapates quickly. Great aftertaste with long lasting flavor. Great with a thick steak and scalloped potatoes. Not a beer I would drink every day. Only because I drink beers like this with special meals.

500ml Bottle: Sweet mother this surprised me, it’s amazing. Pours a deep brown with red hues around the edges, with a taupe head that sadly disappeared too quickly. Aroma of molasses and brown sugar with roasted malts, perfection. Flavour put a smile on my face immediately, an instant classic. Caramel sweetness offset with roasted malts and chocolate, it’s the perfect blend for a bock. Beautiful aftertaste. I can’t praise this one enough, you need to try it.

Deep ruby brown hue with a thin light tan head. Aroma is rich roasted grains, toffee - dark cherries and plums abound. Flavor is a very nice mouthful of raisins, dark cherries, black strap molasses and dark rum. This is a really fine dopplebock, one of the best I have had. Finish is lingering, slightly syrupy.

500 ml bottle in Germany. Weltenburger has been making beer for nearly 1000 years and it shows. Fine dark brown color, smokey aroma, smooth deep malty flavor that lingers. One of the best bock beers of the world. Goes down too easy and will catch up with you if you have many of them. The % is hidden well in the flavor. I don’t give out 4’s often but here is one.