Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

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

Very dark brown color. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is chocolate, malt and toffee. A full bodied Dopplebock. Malts are deeply roasted, flavors of chocolate, toffee and dark fruit abound. Hops are very mild, and slightly floral. The maltyness of this beer is the focal point. Very smooth creamy taste. Very soft carbonation. An excellent dopplebock. Very easy drinking. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Wow! Very drinkable. Beautiful color and head. Lots of chocolate with a mild smooth aftertaste. Not as complex and balanced as the Celebrator, but I enjoyed the extra sweetness very much. Quality and copmplexity wise, not as good as Celebrator, but a colse second. High quality beer!

Bottled Wow! I couldn't believe I'd found one of the great beers of the world, but there it is, and without an "-ator" name on it! A very complex and captivating beastie. Looks almost like a stout, though I can see the brownish head from the underside. Big aroma of molasses, malt, and... blueberries, it seems, or maybe canteloupe. Taste has an up front bitterness that calls a stout to mind again, but then is replaced by roasted malt sweetness, lager yeast, woodiness and another fruit overtone. Finally, there's a smooth alcohol finish like a scotch and soda. Just incredibly pleasing all the way through.

16.9 oz bottle Ruby-red in the glass, with an energetic and consistent head. The aroma is clover-sweet, and floral, with tinges of the burning malt. Sugary flavor, of course, and an almost syrupy feel, but balanced with enough prickling bitterness not to cloy. A most warming beer - at about 50F, in a nice wide glass - on this vicious winter day.

Sweet, malty aroma. Big off-white head that disappers rapidly, but not completely. Nice dark amber color. I picked up some nut and mild coffee in the flavor, somewhat warming. Nice smooth mocha aftertaste. A thoroughly enjoyable beer.

Dopplebocks are my favorite spring drink with ripe cheese and/or wild game….I’m a deer hunter so this one was a no brainer….had to buy them up. I was lucky to get the last of the stock of this great Kloster- made dopple for the year . The pour was a clear but dark cola-red color with medium effervescence and a rocky frothy tan head that reduces to a capping lace. Strong aromas of hazel nut brittle, fruit preserves and a hint of cinnamon. Starts very rich...silky-oily mouth feel with a massive malt wallop...sweetness pervades in the rich malty body with distinct notes of burnt toffee, some berry and spice mingled with the very rich malts ( the hops at this point sit in the background preventing this from tasting overly sweet). The finish is beautifully lazy as the big malts and sweet spiciness mutate on the tongue to a more complex mix and the hops make this a semi sweet finish like raw baker’s chocolate with fruit and nuts in it….. then the lingering after taste leaves the metallic hops on the back of your tongue to mingle with a detectable "warming". A superbly complex and well crafted dopplebock. I have the last of this to come in cellared but I wonder how long that will last when the nights turn cold and the venison comes out of the freezer.

A pretty red/mahogany color, lively with effervescence, transparent and a full tan head. Lace is sticky and the retention is fair. The aroma is of malt (earthy), caramel, and oak and lightly acrid. Flavor has a malty sweet start, an acerbic middle and a tart/dry finish. No strong hop finish. Palate is medium bodied, syrupy and surprisingly flat. An enjoyable double bock without the sharp acrid finishes of other brands.

Bottled: Very deep brown in color with ruby tints, topped by a generous and well retained creamy tan head. Very malty aroma, with a hint of sweetness. Perfectly roasty notes, peat, brown sugar and chocolate. The mouth feel is perfectly creamy and has an amazing texture, a perfect palate. Amazing flavor of roasted malt, dark & subtle sweetness, chewy nuttiness, rich quality chocolate, hearty bready notes, and a perfectly balancing, roasted, smooth coffeeish dryness in the finish. This is a perfectly crafted beer which is perfectly balanced. If I were to rate strictly by style this would be a five!