Weihenstephaner Korbinian - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

TinusTime

Virginia

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

Got this as a free sample and was raring to give it a go. Poured a darkish brownish reddish colour, Nice billowy rocky head you could almost float on. Smell was of dryed fruits. Almost fruitcake like. Taste was similar with lots of spiced raisins and dried figs and prunes, with something almost salty like soy sauce in there ( could be crazy or it could be the chinese food i had before i drank this. Mouthfeel is good silky smooth for a beer of this weight. Drinkability is very high, but becareful cause at 7.4 you might fall down before you get filled up.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2003 21:06:00 | More by TinusTime

SetarconeX

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Sometimes, you get a beer so complicated you need to go item by item. Here we go:

Appearance: Very dark, very shiny. Damn, but I love how dark beers look sometimes. A wonderful red tinged blackness to this one.

Smell: Fruity, toasty, and remarkably, almost absurdly malty.

Taste: Malty like crazy, but unusually fruity. Tastes like malted prune juice. Didn't like it at first, but after half a glass or so it starts growing on you. It has a unique earthy sweetness which has its own unique appeal. Definately for those who like to try new things.

Mouthfeel: Don't even know where to begin. All parts of your mouth feel something. It's sweet, it's sour, it's malty.... it's complicated.

Drinkability: This one's a heavy beer which begs to be paired with heavy food. I had it over bratwurst and kraut, and can't imagine drinking it with anything else. Hearty doesn't even begin to describe it. A brewery doesn't last since 1040 for no reason, I guess...

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2003 06:57:55 | More by SetarconeX

BeerBuilder

Minnesota

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

Pours to a brown color with ruby highlights. It forms a thick tan head that leaves good lacing. The aroma is malty, with a bit of graininess and a touch of chocolate. The flavor is of sweet malt and bread, it is also a bit astringent. The hop flavor is almost non-existent except for the light spiciness. A good medium bodied brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2003 18:47:08 | More by BeerBuilder

BierReise

Florida

3.58/5  rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This one is cloudy brown with lots of floaties and a significant head that dwindles to a thin layer of film. Aroma is sweet with a huge malt profile. Full bodied with a creamy feeling mouthfeel. Flavor is super strong and malty with a definite alcohol presence. There's a ton of malt in this brew and not much else.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2003 22:07:30 | More by BierReise

nomad

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured a deep chestnut brown color. Had tons of bubbles collecting on the sides of the glass, a big frothy head of a thick consistency that was slow to fade and left tons of stain.

Smell was strongly of grapes and plums, also dark spices, and a musty medium-dark roast scent. Just short of other bock’s darker scents, it was a nice combination to make a roasty and fruity quaff. Taste was spicy, of nicely roasted wheat, and bits of dark chocolate mixed with a quiet hops bittering. Had some fruity flavors rolling around there, but was creamy toward the end with a dry and bready finish.

Resplendent for a beer that sits in the bottle without yeast. A beautifully designed label and a very solid beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2003 20:04:03 | More by nomad

jeffboo

Minnesota

4.13/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This brew has a very nice reddish/brown color with a puffy tan head. The aroma is very bready,wheaty,spicy, cookie doughish. It has a very drinkable medium/light body with a chocolate/cream flavor with a long caramel peppery finish. A nice complex dark wheat beer, very versitile for summer/winter and with food, I like it!

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2003 17:42:57 | More by jeffboo

TheDM

Indiana

4.58/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This brew poured a large creamy head of light brown finely sized bubbles. It has an extremely nice malty aroma that is very pleasant to the nose. The body of this beer is simply beautiful. Its a dark almost opaque brown color with some carbonation rising up the side of the mug. I loved the taste of this brew with elements of caramel, malt, and spice. It was extremely tasty. The head left a ring of lacing around my mug as it receded. This is an extremely good example of why I like Doppelbocks so much. Very smooth, delicious and one of the best brews I have had in a while. Einemal bitte! Once again: Im Himmel gibt es kein bier darrum trinken wir es heir! Translation: In Heaven there is no beer! That is why we drink it here.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2003 18:16:03 | More by TheDM

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.65/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Clear, dark brown color, and a big, bursting pinkish brown head.
Nose is a complete and utter gas! Wow! Far-flung aromatics: spices and fruit, sour cherries, grapes, sweet, rich,and invigorating!
Lush mouthfeel, luxuriating, the cares of the world drift away, or they'd better, for there's nothing that should interfere with the enjoyment of this phenomenol brew..hangs heavily in the mouth, and you want to extend any invitation and elongate it's stay, so welcome is this delicious presence in the mouth...hedonistic, even...
Medium body, delicate and delicious finish, stong malt presence. Drinks down a bit rummy, a trifle winish. Very complex and extraordinarily tasty. This one washes over you and makes it all better, like a hot bath.
Wow, what a beer! One of the best doppelbocks on Earth, hands down!

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2003 22:37:36 | More by feloniousmonk

jcalabre

California

4.2/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Originally sampled this on draught at the Anthill Pub, U of California, Irvine, early 2003. This is a very nice doppelbock. Dark brown body w/ a tan head. Nice malty taste, smooth & sweet. This is a great beer to sit down and savor. I really enjoyed it.

Serving type: on-tap

06-14-2003 18:43:22 | More by jcalabre

marburg

Michigan

4.45/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This dark brown brew is an exceptionally flavorful and aromatic beer for a lager -- even a stronger one like a bock. Burnt toast, light notes of dark fruit, and poorly executed vegetable stew drifts up from the fairly thick, brown head towards my nose. These sensations certainly comprise the bulk of the flavor, which is reminiscent of a beer/veggie soup. Very herbal and organic in some ways. Not too hard to drink by any means. Excellent.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2003 14:26:08 | More by marburg

daledeee

Iowa

4.43/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A German Doppelbock. How can you go wrong?

Pours a nice head. Not all that dark, not cloudy. Head goes away and leaves lace. Not alot of smell. Smells fresh.

Taste is very clean. Lots of malt. Not very sweet. Hit of coffee/chocolate. This is a real treat to drink. Aftertaste is the same. Medium mouthfeel-not dry not velvety.

Personally better than any porter or stout. And a top three doppelbock.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2003 18:06:52 | More by daledeee

hotstuff

Indiana

4.47/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Wow!! This is one heck of a good Dopplebock! It poured a medium tan head with lacing on the sides of my mug. There was some carbonation observed. It had a dark brown body to it. It was extremely smooth tasting with no bitter taste observed and no aftertaste. This was an excellent Dopplebock in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2003 06:17:30 | More by hotstuff

JohnnyDuvel

Florida

4.53/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Korbinian is a legitimate contender in the doppelbock category. Similar to Salvator, but I'd give this one the edge. Deep mohagany hue, some head and lace. Wonderful, malty flavor. Caramel notes, buttery smooth texture. Sweet, but not overly so. This beer, along with Tucher Bajuvator, are somewhat overlooked when people compare the best doppelbocks. I still would put the Celebrator at the top, but this one could be #2.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2003 21:45:14 | More by JohnnyDuvel

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.88/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This badboy is a beautiful deep mahogany color. Crystal clear, and inviting, to say the least. The head is creamy and beige colored. Retention is adequate and the lacing appealing. The nose of this beer is simply divine. Molasses, brown sugar, rum soaked raisins, bread pudding and plum. Yes indeed, I could sniff this one all day long. I love the bready, cookie-dough, yeasty, cake-like presence on the taste buds. This is one dopplebock that truly defines the "Liquid Bread" term that the Monks laid upon dopplebocks what seems like eons ago. I truly believe I could sustain on nothing but Korbinian for at least a fucking year, let alone 40 days. This beer feels so good in the mouth. Like silk. I also love the big molasses flavors coming from this beer. A true gem.

Many BigHuge thanks to cokes for lining this one up.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2003 22:29:32 | More by Bighuge

ZAP

Minnesota

4.95/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Blows the $hit out of any other doppelbock I have ever tried although it seems a little thin and too easy drinking at times to be a heavyweight doppel..never-the-less I love this beer...Incredible aroma...like sweet brown sugar glazed plums....an awesome clean mahogony appearance with little to no head....Like I mentioned the mouthfeel is a tich thin in my opinion, but what is impressive is that it is not oversweet in the mouth...and that is saying something because this is a sweet tasting beer...Drinkability is through the roof....Can I give it a 69? I guess we can only go up to 5 but 69 would be appropriate because I could taste this beer all night long over and over and over....And that brings us to the taste...dark fruits.....plums and burgandy cherries soaked in a brown sugar/molasses mixture.....what a treat.....THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Cokes for sending this my way...I will name my next kid "Cokes" for having the honor of trying this truly spectacular beer...one of my all-time favorite beers and definitely my favorite Doppel of all-time...

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2003 21:44:48 | More by ZAP

clvand0

Kentucky

3.58/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

This beer pours a dark amber/brown color with a medium head and almost no lacing. The aroma was slightly malty with hints of fruit. The taste was very smooth and sweet with a thick roasted taste to it. The drinkability is just a medium because it is very sweet and very thick. It is quite enjoyable, but I don't think I could drink several in a row.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2003 18:57:36 | More by clvand0

AudioGilz

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

It's very dark brown with a nicely sized light brown head. I love the aroma, strongly of roasted maltiness and sweet molasses. This is a wonderful creamy and full-bodied brew. It's just so succulently smooth. A pleasing and soothing alcohol warth finishes off an awesome malty and toasty brew. I just plain love it and prefer it over other German doppelbocks I have tried. Definitely seek this beer out.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2003 22:03:14 | More by AudioGilz

bierman2000

Pennsylvania

4.68/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A great dopplebock that is deep red/brwon in color with a malty scent.It is rich, chocolatey and delicious especially if you like Dopplebocks. Drink with dessert or alone as it keeps you begging for more so smooth and rich. There are few better beers of this style in the world if you can find it, you are lucky if you are in Munich it is readily available.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2003 12:09:28 | More by bierman2000

cokes

Wisconsin

4.85/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The leather-bound doors roll open slowly before me, revealing a mahogany chamber trimmed in regal beige.

My nose pricks up and my eyes scan across the room, landing upon a copious dessert banquet, overflowing with the perceived perfumes of chocolate, vanilla and maple delicacies. Somewhere, in a darkened corner, an abandoned pipe smolders fumes of sweet tobacco, and something more herbal; something stickier.

The walls are bedecked in ornate malt tapestries, glowing softly and brown. Decorated delectably, with intricately interwoven plums, chocolate, maple wood, raisins, buttered toast and ginger bread. Such exquisite taste! Such majesty!
At the center of the hall, upon the lightly roasted malt thrown, lies a toffee crown adorned with hazelnut and cinnamon jewels. Luxurious rugs of cushioning alcoholic splendor drape across the floor. As comfortable as it is lavish.

I am awestruck as I decadently devour this malty opulence. I lose myself in its blanketing envelopment. For a moment, I am royalty. For a moment, the throne is mine.

From behind me, the King returns.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2003 13:21:20 | More by cokes

oberon

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Weihenstephan is my favorite brewer for a reason.I had never heard of this one actually before my friend from michigan brought this down for me.A beautiful beer a great mahogany color,thick very appetizing head to it.Nice sweet malty smell with caramel and a little burnt taste in the palate the way it should be.Alcohol was very prevelant in taste as well.A man beer from a world class brewer.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2003 11:35:38 | More by oberon

mzwolinski

California

4.28/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This beer is quite a departure from the other brews offered by Weihenstephan. Their wheat beers and lager are terrific, but I was a bit skeptical about whether they could make the leap to more hearty fare such as doppelbocks. I needn't have worried! Dark brown/ruby in color, with a quickly dissipating head, this beer gives off an enticing aroma. Malty sweet, with a sharp prune fruitiness and spicy alcohol notes. The first sip reveals a full-bodied, creamy mouthfeel. The flavor is nicely sweet but balanced by a mild roastiness. Appealing fruit flavors make their appearances mid-palate, leading to a surprisingly dry hop finish with contributions from the hops and the not-insubstantial alcohol. The alcohol also makes itself known by a certain peppery spiciness toward the finish and a gentle warming sensation. A very fine beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2003 17:06:11 | More by mzwolinski

Mitchster

Michigan

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

I had no idea what this beer would be like, not having read the reviews, and only picking it up because 1) I'd never seen it before, 2) It had a pretty bottle, and 3) It's brewed by Weihenstephaner ("Making ass-kicking brews since 1040 AD!"), and I like all their other brews. At any rate, I was surprised when it poured out to a gorgeous, clear caramel-amber in color (though I've had a few bottles with coagulated starches), with a sticky beige head, leaving a solid sheet of lace. Hrmm, maybe the hot-shot marketing exec's didn't think "Korbinator" sounded cool enough:) The head seems to last forever before thinning, and sits pretty atop small to medium sized bubbles with moderate carbonation...the bubbles seem to take their meandering time through the dense liquid. There is a slight chill haze, but no yeast. The aroma is rich, with lots of raisiny malts, some distant chocolate and moderate acetone. The taste starts with firm, sticky-sweet densely raisiny amber malts, followed by molasses and distant caramel chews...within a few seconds, a light metallic taste is noted which quickly fades into dry, toastier malt and a very subtle and sparse herbaceous hop-type character with a tolerable alcohol bite towards the end. The mouthfeel is lightly cloying and syrupy, with a firm body, but slightly lighter than Salvator or Celebrator. The finish is somewhat dry, peppered with noticeable alcohol, giving it a winey finish.

This is a damn fine Dopplebock, and a pleasant surprise. Despite beling labelled as 7.4% ABV, this one seems to pack more punch than that. I'd like to try this in a blind tasting with Bajuvator, Celebrator, and Salvator. Now that would be a tasting! Recommended!

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2003 15:48:40 | More by Mitchster

Sixpack595

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Red brown with tan head that dissipates at a reasonable pace. Pours cloudy with plenty of yeast suspended in the viscous brew. Aroma is powerful with chocolate, and toffee. Reminiscent of a big mug of hot cocoa. Sweet malty taste and thick mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2003 01:04:08 | More by Sixpack595

inebrius

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours a deep russet under a sticky bone head. A nose of puff pastry drizzled with maple syrup and stuffed with whipped chocolate cream that segues nicely into a beautiful velvety textured flavor that's like chewing chocolate covered roasted almond pillows with a smooth caramel center. A small hop finish keeps the huge malt spine contained, barely. Weihenstephaner never fails to please the senses and when the hell are they going to brew a Weizenbock?

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2003 17:36:14 | More by inebrius

cretemixer

Indiana

4.7/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours the color of Coca-cola with an almond colored head that fades to a fine layer rather quickly. Aroma of chocolate and caramel dominate the nose. Deep roasted maltiness. Smell delicious! Bitter chocolate flavors drown my tastebuds, very malty. Smooth and creamy with medium to light carbonation. A top shelf beer. I wish I would have bought more than one.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2003 07:14:29 | More by cretemixer