Einbecker Winter-Bock - Einbecker Brauhaus AG

Ljunkan

Sweden

3.68/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from Systembolaget, Karlstad. Pours a red/copper color with a nice beige head which leaves some lacing.

Aroma of caramel, nuts, dried fruits (plums?), berries and some grassy hops. Quite nice aroma.

Taste is very sweet with caramel, nuts, dried fruits, sweet berries and dark bread. Almost honey sweetness - I associate it to some mead I had last spring. Some warming alcohol.

On the palate the beer is quite smooth, carbonation is on the low level, nearly fullbodied and filling in the mouth. A nice sipper, but overall just a bit too sweet for me (and I usually tend to be more open to sweet beers than others). Now, I know this is a doppelbock and many of these are very sweet but I wouldn't mind some more bitterness and/or dryness to balance it all. Nothing wrong otherwhise!

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2009 13:08:42 | More by Ljunkan

jesseejames

Montana

4.35/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Einbecker Winter Bock is a wonderful beer although a bit too bitter for my taste. I prefer their Mai Bock as it is a little bit sweeter. The smell of this beer is wonderful and it seems almost a waste to drink it up. If you pour it into a glass its color cannont be duplicated. It has a wonderful rich malty taste for doppelbock.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 18:21:00 | More by jesseejames

BrianScottK

New York

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-07-2013 01:16:03 | More by BrianScottK

BlackBeerDown

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-02-2013 07:03:09 | More by BlackBeerDown

drt72

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%

03-11-2013 00:07:13 | More by drt72

metter98

New York

3.76/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: The beer is clear garnet in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense beige colored head that died down rather quickly, leaving a patch of bubbles in the center and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Sweet aromas of brown bread with raisins are present in the nose.
T: Like the smell, the overall taste is rather malty and slightly sweet with flavors of brown bread and dark fruits along with some notes of caramel and nutty malts. There are no traces of bitterness from the underlying hops but there's enough of them to keep this from being overly sweet.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied and rather smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is quite drinkable compared to other beers in the style because it isn't as full-bodied and filling and no traces of alcohol are perceptible in the taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 02:38:07 | More by metter98

Tjvan2

Iowa

4/5  rDev +6.1%

03-05-2013 01:34:10 | More by Tjvan2

deapokid

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

02-23-2013 00:52:21 | More by deapokid

FlussigkeitMut

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

02-21-2013 01:36:06 | More by FlussigkeitMut

Rn2Ln3Tn4

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

02-20-2013 18:07:32 | More by Rn2Ln3Tn4

outrage213

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

02-19-2013 22:28:53 | More by outrage213

hornsup

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

02-18-2013 21:43:08 | More by hornsup

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -20.4%

02-12-2013 15:59:19 | More by JAHMUR

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A - I assume this is only a few months old since I got no sediment, a rocky fully inch of opaque colored head, and a nice deep clear brown beer.

S - Some mild grain skunk and fairly sweet oaky dark fruit goodness. I love some sweet dopplebock's

T - Not bad it has a good amount of caramel malt, some chocolate and a hint of dark fruits. Simply, tasty, well hidden ABV.

M - Has a mild grainy hint which I assume is skunkness from the bottle but other than that it's fairly smooth and medium bodied.

Overall I got this on discount from $3.50 (paid 2 dollars) and I was pleasantly surprised of it's smooth light flavors and well hidden ABV. A very solid dopplebock.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 03:47:48 | More by DrDemento456

serottaboy

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -46.9%

02-05-2013 02:16:11 | More by serottaboy

garymuchow

Minnesota

3.91/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Green bottle! What the hey.
Malt forward with soft melanoidins and a quiet toast character. Soft fruit too. Solid start.
Very clear and a nice copper/red color. Smallish darkish head that settles out quickly, but it does leave some dipping lacing that disappear in short order.
Fruitiness on the flavor, yum. Soft melanoidins again and the same with toast. No hops to speak of. Moderate drying. Alcohol is subdued in flavor but creates a warmness in the gut.
A little bigger than moderate in feel, but the low carbonation provides a creaminess and softness.
A good standard doppelbock. Quite rich, really. The flavors and good and the richness pushes a slower drinking experience.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 22:41:50 | More by garymuchow

AnalogReigns

North Carolina

4.4/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Very nice traditional authentic German doppelbock. All about the malt, this beer is from the brewery/city that claims to have invented Bock beer....

Has a nice head, but it goes away fairly quickly... No hops at all in the aroma--all dark caramel malt. Thick, almost syrupy mouthfeel... A deep, rich, smooth, rather profound taste. Reminds me of Paulaner Salvator or Ayinger Celebrator...but, sadly with no "__ator" suffix.

Definitely a fine beer, not to be missed by German beer connoisseurs.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2013 20:45:27 | More by AnalogReigns

horshack7

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: From a unique green bottle is a deep amber colored beer with not much head.

Aroma: Figs, brown bread, raisins, light toffee notes, grape, faint banana.

Taste: Heavy malts in the front, raisins, traces of molasses, figs, dark bread, floral hop but mostly a malty backbone. The finish does have a light smokiness.

Notes: It's very drinkable a good one to warm up with. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 02:09:01 | More by horshack7

wattoclone

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +6.1%

12-28-2012 21:16:06 | More by wattoclone

bigred89

Maryland

4/5  rDev +6.1%

12-24-2012 00:49:27 | More by bigred89

pjs234

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

12-22-2012 22:33:30 | More by pjs234

chris1919

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -33.7%

12-16-2012 04:09:20 | More by chris1919

RogerDoger

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

10-11-2012 00:22:49 | More by RogerDoger

falloutsnow

Illinois

3.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From: John's Grocery, Iowa City, IA
Date: Code Number L1269434K19 stamped on label
Glass: Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock glass

Einbecker's doppelbock features rich malt sweetness and modest bittering European hops, with a leaning towards caramel sweetness. A solidly enjoyable all-around doppelbock in the typically balanced, but leaning-towards-caramel-sweetness of several German versions of the style. One I'd get again.

Pours a 1cm head of medium tan foam, made up of small bubbles, that has below average retention, gradually decreasing to a thin ring around the glass. Lacing is nonexistent, with some spiderwebs and smaller constellations of spots elsewhere. Body is a transparent ruby-brown color, with slightly active carbonation visible, stemming from the bottom of the glass.

The aroma is sweet, but well-balanced by the substantial bready component that lends a neutral and yeasty component to the beer. Individual scents of sweet toffee and caramel, a bit of brown sugar, deep brown European breads, and slight ethanol.

Overall, flavor is sweet and rich with caramel, heavy bread, and a bit of bittering hops and ethanol in the background. Opens with some brown sugar sweetness and sweet caramel flavors, Mid-palate features heavy malts with rich brown breads, caramel, and subtle noble hop bitterness. Back of palate picks up continued caramel flavors, heavy malt sweetness, rich brown bread, and modest noble hop bitterness. Aftertaste of European hop bitterness and lesser residual caramel-like sweetness.

The beer is medium to medium-heavy bodied, with medium to medium-low amounts of carbonation, leading to a slightly carbonated, though primarily smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel. Finish is expectedly dry.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 04:49:58 | More by falloutsnow

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A-a deep red amber color with an off-white head and some lacing

S-malt, dark fruit, spices, hints of sweetness

T-sweet malt, caramel, ginger, molasses, dark fruit

F-medium body with light to moderate carbonation, smooth

O-a decent doppelbock with good blend of flavors, but a little on the sweet side for me

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2012 11:03:49 | More by MDDMD