Weihenstephaner Korbinian
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

16.9 oz. poured into pilsener

L: looks black with a huge (3-inch) head of thick tan foam, but it's crystal clear dark amber -- up to sunlight, it looks almost purple ... very dark red. the head is crazy; i need to control the pour just a bit more because this brew pushes up fast foam; it sticks and laces a little

S: lots of stuff here ... dusty molasses covers it all, but there's raisins, caramel, toffee, some dark-toasted grain and at times as it warms, good old standard sweet biscuits/bread malt. pretty sweet.

T: raisins, dark bread, some grain but doesn't taste as sweet as it smells -- in fact, the very first note on the tongue in my mind was "salt". very "roasted" ... it's almost tasting smoked (I know it's not, but ...) and very dark in the vein of Celebrator, not the lighter Salvator flavors of nuts and sweet biscuits. this is definitely roasty ... fully hides the 7.4% ABV

F: can lose its carbonation pretty easy, but if you get in the glass gently, it holds onto quite a bit to keep it drinkable despite being a thick chunk of dark-malt taste.

O: smells sweet and light, tastes dark -- very interesting and complex beer. i'm not a big raisin fan, and this definitely has at least a passing acquaintance with raisins, so i should hate it. but I don't. i LOVE the smell and keep hoping the taste mimics it 1-to-1; it doesn't, but i'll keep letting it warm up. :)

i still prefer the lighter doppelbock style of Paulaner's Salvator, but this is obviously a great brew. a little like a good stout in a lighter weight form -- definitely toasted dark and raisiny

Drinking out of a small goblet.
Pours a slightly reddish mahogany with a thin head.
Fair mouth feel.
Malt forward. Tastes of dark malt with hints of chocolate and coffee.

 

 

Pours a beautiful Crystal brown with saturated red hues and a light brown head. Notes of caramel, chocolate, and toffee dominate. The mouthfeel is relatively light for a Doppelbock. A slight alcohol tinge is noticeable at chilled temps but as the beer warms they disappear. Highly recommend drinking this closer to room temp than you're used to. Superb.

 

 

 

I love this beer in winter after cross country skiing. It's delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

It is a good beer and really does have notes of plums and figs. The mouthfeel is a little flat. The head is not lasting. There is no lacing. The aroma is one dimensional sweetness. Overall, it is still a decent beer because it tastes good.

L: Dark coffee with small foam head
S: plums, figs, toffee, and chocolate
F: medium mouthfeel
T: Malt, chocolote, plums, and spice. Slight alcohol on the backend.
O: A solid dopplebock from a legendary brewer.

This beer pours a chocolate brown with a small head. Aroma is light semi-sweet chocolate with a hint of hops. Mouthfeel is good, doesn't feel like 7.4% or taste like it

This classic old century brew pours dark coffee with light brown foamy cap on draught at Ludwigs Biergarten Mountain Gate. Sweet beautiful notes of fig, plum, creamy dark chocolate, caramel coffee malt and love make this a true gold standard German brew in its Doppelbock class at 7.4% ABV & 32 IBU.