Winter Bockle - Fürst Wallerstein Brauhaus

boddhitree

Germany

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

A 7.5% Doppelbock, brownish-amber with a malty-sweet, alcholic aroma. Taste is quite malty, for me Munich and Melanoidin (hence the red) flavors, as well some caramel, plum and hint of smoke in the back. The beer is quite thick with lots of body, much thicker feel than most bocks or even Märzens, another tell-tale sign of Melanoidin, but not at all cloying, oily-thick like a Oatmeal Stout. Hops are somewhat pronounced, probably noble bittering hops in the back of the tongue. It's main drawback is that it has a slight burning alcohol. I find it's a real feat to hide the alcohol, but this one does it only half way.
Overall, a really good doppelbock. What impresses me most is the intense caramel aftertastes and the huge, thick mouthfeel that I love.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 23:52:18 | More by boddhitree

stcules

Italy

3.38/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The color is a deep copper, dark. It has a quite beautiful head, beige in color, a little too fast in falling down.
Light smell, malt, hazelnut. A light alcoholi note in the end.
The taste is full, intense. Malty notes, obviously, but also bitter, eith hint of rhubarb, and perhaps heather.
Bitter honey notes, too.
Interesting, well warming, aromatic, intense.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2008 13:55:37 | More by stcules

paterlodie

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

BB 15-08-05. Hardly any foam, not lasting well and darkbrown beercolor with redshine. Nose is malty and very roasted together with litle yeastfruit. Oxidation there obviously but still a reasonable nose. Taste is caramellic, coffee, roastbitter, litle sweet and hopbitter. Mouthfeel is bad cause of missing carbonation. Aftertaste is maily bitter and of good quality. Actually quiet a good taste and probably well enjoyable if it wasn't so flat as I got it. Productionfault or bad fliptop... still well drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2005 21:04:25 | More by paterlodie