Weihenstephaner Korbinian - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Jason

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 500 ml (16.9 oz) slender brown bottle with info about the beer on the back label as well as the freshness date.

Appearance: Slight chill haze with a deep brown color with reddish orange hues, the thin light beige lace is nearly unmovable.

Smell: Malty with a sweet caramel prune like aroma, very fragrant with undertones of toasted bread.

Taste: Full bodied with a chewy mouth feel and a creamy soft carbonation. Malt flavour is dominant though the sweet and spicy alcohol, medium bitterness and mild yet crisp carbonation keep it in check a bit. Malt sweetness lingers with a big caramel and prune flavour. Suggestions of chocolate, crust of sweet bread and a mild peppery flavour from the hops. Toasted grain, faint hop leaf and a touch of earthy character wrap up the finish.

Notes: A tasty malt towering brew, makes for a great dessert or end of the night brew. Brewed in the old style of Dunkles Starkbier meaning dark strong beer, more or less can be classified as a Double Bock due to its massive maltiness and boasting an alcohol by volume of 7.4%.

Serving type: bottle

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Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

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California

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

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Vermont

4/5  rDev -5%

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Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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mmmaaattt

Massachusetts

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

I don't think I like doppelbocks so there's that. I should stop buying them. I'll give this a 4 because I understand it's pretty good despite my not favoring the style. I'm a modern, rational guy and can admit such things. This was real sweet. Too sweet for me. If a woman tasted like this it'd be okay to me but not a beer. It's like when you make tea but put too much sugar in and you're already in the car so you just drink it but you're like tomorrow remember to put less sugar in. Had this out of a pint glass, after a Stone Espresso Imperial Stout. That's a beer for me. This tastes like something young people would like. I may be getting old.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 04:22:28 | More by mmmaaattt

zrab11

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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Joshpu

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

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dalepryor

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -5%

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JMS1512

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5%

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Meleah

Texas

5/5  rDev +18.8%

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jeff1973

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

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Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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nmann08

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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strib

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

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Bowdoinbeerboy

Maine

3.3/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

This is one enormous beer, no lie, I am sort of regretting have 1L of doppelbock to drink right now.

This beer pours absolutely beautiful. It has a nice thick head that slowly fades to basically no head whatsoever.

The smell here is a little weird (as is the taste). I can't quite put my finger on it, but its almost sulphury and yeasty at the same time. I don't think its a sign of infection, I think that is just what their lager yeast is doing here.

Taste is very smooth with an all-malt backbone, no hop detection here at all.

I am glad I tried this beer, but it is NOT one I will buy again. There are just some weird smells and flavors here from whatever yeast strain they have used. Not nearly as good an example of the style as can be found out there.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 21:11:24 | More by Bowdoinbeerboy

jk3

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5%

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Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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StaveHooks

Oklahoma

4.35/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

500ml served in an Allagash glass

A - Dark brown with a tight cream cap. Solid ring with minimal lacing.

S - Raisins, old cherries, brown sugar, sweet brown bread, wood, faint toasted bananas, red figs, toasted graham crackers.

T - Fruity malt, cherries, red fig puree, dates, raisins, toasted brown bananas, cocoa, has a simple syrup sweetness with an old woody character to it. Roasted caramel/toffee malts adds depth with chocolate and bananas coming out more as it warms. Finishes with sweet dark malts, and s slight cocoa bitterness.

M - Medium body, semi-creamy feel, low to medium carbonation.

Complex flavors that let the fruity esters sing while the malts are bold but in a delicate way. Alcohol is undetectable and this drinks smooth. Perfect for an April evening.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 02:23:52 | More by StaveHooks

Falcynn

California

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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Falcone

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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bambam2517

Arizona

4.26/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A - Dark burgundy edges blend into a coffee brown body with a strong cocoa colored head. Smartly crafted carbonation.

S - Odd, but what I pick up first is sweet tomatoes. Also getting raisins, and some toasted nut in the background.

T - Alot of sweet-tart fruit. Raisin and date mostly. A little hint of toffee. Slightly malty.

M - Really great, there is nothing to get in the way of the flavors from start to finish. That is characteristic of everything Ive tried frown Weihenstephaner, and thats probably how you last as the worlds oldest active brewery. Expertly done!

O - A notch below Celebrator Ill agree, but still many footholds above the Bocks ive had from the States. A great offering.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 18:28:55 | More by bambam2517