Railway City Sham-Bock - Railway City Brewing Company

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

From notes taken earlier tonight at Imbibe in Kitchener...

A visually appealing pint, a clear almost luminescent dark auburn with limited head, but good retention. Aroma is rich and focuses on roasted dark malts. The taste is also robust, with more coffee and chocolate notes than I'd expected from a typical "doppelbock". Germanic but with a decent North American twist.

Above and beyond the style, without a hint of diacetyl. Well done, Railway City! A small brewery I'll continue to support any chance I get...

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2013 02:10:49 | More by hopsolutely

Yeoman9459

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Comes in a 500mL bottle, the bottle I got was from their third batch of their 2012 brew and it has an expiration date of April 27th.

Appearance - pours a very dark brown with some amber notes. Not too much head to speak of, went away pretty quickly.

Smell - very nice smelling beer, chocolate is the dominating smell, then some dark fruits and a little caramel in there.

Taste - follows up with the smell pretty well, little bit watery but not bad, little breadiness, kind of sweet. Little bit of bitterness despite the fairly low IBU count. Very drinkable.

Mouthfeel - very nice mouthfeel, closer to medium bodied.

Overall - I am quite impressed by this beer, I find that the brewery makes nice introductory stuff and they really stepped it up with this beer. I also like that they use local ingredients. On a random note I would like to say that this brewery makes excellent shirts, which I can't say for most of the breweries in the same area. And they come in smalls, where as most assume that all beer drinking wear atleast a medium.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2012 03:13:05 | More by Yeoman9459

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

4.03/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at C'est What, into a nonic pint.

Poured a dark burgundy, some ruby and violet highlights in the body. A creamy, short head (typical of C'est What pours, so I won't knock it - more beer for me!) that's just offwhite and laces sheets. Nose of dark fruits, lots of chocolate and caramel (more as it warms), hints to some smoke. Taste is really malt forward, some dark fruit with some grain and dark bread-iness. Finish is a touch watery, and the ever so slightest hint of metal I think. Mild bitterness, low carbonation with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Well put together Railway City, a winner.

Serving type: on-tap

04-19-2011 16:13:17 | More by liamt07

kwjd

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Just had a pint of this at C'est What. It was on the menu just as "Doppelbock", so I'll assume this is the same beer. Pours a dark brown colour with hints of amber. Nice slightly tan head with good head retention and some lacing down the glass. Smells of chocolate with some fruitiness and grainy malt. Nice sweet flavour. This is easily my favourite beer from Railway City so far.

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2011 03:01:49 | More by kwjd

mrmanning

Ontario (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle with many thanks to Paul from RWCB. A chestnut pour decants an eggshell creamy cap leaving some spotty lace. Nose is quite toasty, and leads to perfume, bubblegum, spice box, prune and burnt sugar. One of the nicest noses on a beer I have had recently. Sweet, sugary and malty, only a mild bitterness. Just slightly malty toasty. Medium bodied, a bit thinner than I'd like. Creamy finish with superb drinkability. Really an excellent effort from this brewer. Way to go guys!

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2011 14:50:09 | More by mrmanning

Roke87

Ontario (Canada)

4.55/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I have tried a lot of different beers and pride myself on being a porter/stout lover.

Appearance - Pretty much opaque in colour, head is about 2 fingers and then settles down to a sexy lace all the way down to the end.

Smell - Bread and yeast come to the nose paired with coffee and caramel, a little sent of burntness, pretty sure that's not a word but not too much else to descibe it.

Taste - Taste is just like the smell, lots of coffee and caramel, roasted malts with some hops flavours as well.

Mouthfeel - OMG to describe how this feels in the mouth is beyond words, for the 6.8% I could easily drink this beer all night and probably will. Too easy to drink for the ABV.

Overall - I'm from London and not that St.Thomas is that far away but I know where I will be driving every March to stock up on Sham-Bock, Probably the best "DoppelBock" style that I have tasted in, well almost forever. Definatly will be buying A LOT more of this brew, absolutly amazing! A must try for all beer aficionado's. Thank you Railway City Brewing Co. I no longer have to drive to the States for great Craft beers.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 06:01:12 | More by Roke87

cratez

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

500ml bottle fresh from the brewery, courtesy of Paul and mrmanning. Thanks fellas! Pours a dark brown hue with ruby edges and a thin ring of cream coloured head. A few spots of lacing grace the top half of the pint glass. Smell is toasty malts, treacle, fresh dates, figs, burnt sugars, hard licorice candy, and small traces of raisin and plum. Very aromatic. Taste is toasty and roasted malts upfront, semi-sweet dark fruit flavours (plums, dates) give way to a watery middle, mild alcoholic sting (somewhat sugary) precedes a biscuity, dry finish. No bitterness. Mouthfeel is thin for the style, lighter than medium bodied, low carbonation with a chalky finish and fleeting aftertaste. Overall, this needs more body but it's still a pleasant, drinkable bock. Another solid seasonal from RCB. Good stuff, Barb and Co.!

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2011 01:10:50 | More by cratez