Brücius
Schilling Beer Co.

Pours a deep, dark brown with a big, yellow‑tinged head that looks great on the glass. The aroma brings dark, toasted bread, caramel malt, and a light touch of coffee. The flavor follows through with a rich, malty profile and those same bready notes. A mild, well‑timed bitterness rounds it out.

 

 

16oz can that's dated but not legibly, opened 3-15-26.
2 finger sand colored head with good retention, settles as a 1/4" full cap. Dark brown body with good clarity. Good lacing.
Earthy, bready with a sourdough twang, grainy, dark honey, and sweet malt in the aroma.
Rich flavors of brown bread, honey, caramel, sugar, and some grassy bitterness.
Medium body with a good bit of sweetness across the tongue but some great balance coming from somewhere that allows this to not continue sweet long into the finish. Nice warmth and a filling brew as intended.
Outstanding.

 

This one pours a dark brown color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells deeply malty and delicious, with caramel, fruitcake, raisin, chocolate, and toasted dark breadiness.

This is definitely one of the better American made dopplebocks that I’ve had. It’s so richly malty, but still crisp with a little bit of herbal hop character right on the finish. There’s toasted breadiness, raisin, dried orange peel, caramel, brown sugar – it’s all exactly what I want from a doppelbock.

This is creamy, but crisp, with a great drinkability and basically no booziness.

This is super bold but not heavy, and is just excellent.

 

 

Excellent

 

08/19/24 can @ home

 

An easy pour created a finger of creamy light beige foam with average retention and sliding blotches of lacing. Clear dark brown with ruby highlights, dark amber in front if bright light.

A somewhat mild smell of bready malt (toast & dough) and lightly toasted grain greets the nose with faint floral/herbal hops. A hint of roasted malt and grain with a very low alcohol smell for 6.9% ABV. Baked apple and pear on the fringe.

Semi-sweet with mild bitterness, caramel malt appears and rises over bready malt. Hop flavor is assertive, balancing the sweetness. Coffee and some dark chocolate take over the middle. The brewers note states "aromas of sweet bread and caramel with flavors of light coffee and marshmallow", I get marshmallow in the taste--not the smell and NOT as an adjunct. The finish is fast for a "big Lager", not crisp but softening, leading to a semi-dry above averagely bitter, lingering aftertaste.

Medium bodied with lasting carbonation, trying for a soft feel but it's a bit rough, not bad for a Doppelbock. Alcohol is very well hidden. Not as big as some Doppelbocks, the side of the label states; "German-Style Dark Lager", I'm OK with this.

 

 

 

Pours a light brownish color with ruby edges and a finger of head. The nose is bready and accented with some sweet maltiness. The bready and malty qualities translate into the flavor profile, but everything seems muted considering that it is a doppelbock. The body is also fairly thin for the style.