Decadence 2009 Dunkel Weizenbock
AleSmith Brewing Company

Decadence 2009 Dunkel WeizenbockDecadence 2009 Dunkel Weizenbock
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From:
AleSmith Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Weizenbock
ABV:
9%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 10.78%
Reviews:
56
Ratings:
76
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 29, 2020
Added:
Dec 16, 2009
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  12
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Ratings by ZX6Chris:
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Reviewed by ZX6Chris from California

4.45/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Opened this for no good goddamn reason at all.

Alesmith Decadence 09. Malty, dark fruit!!!! There's a real strong sweetness that lingers on the finish. It's like sucking on a hard candy. Highly carbed and creamy. This could of easily been port barrel aged. It's so fruity with such a nice mild sweetness that it's more like a BSDA or Quad. A little heat still, this could age well for years to come.
Oct 11, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

4.35/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I got this beer on-line as some of the were reproduced for 2020.

Look: IT pours dark brown with a tan head. Head retention is very good.

Smell: There are some deep, rich bready aromas with a touch of chocolate in the aroma. There are some caramel elements as well. There are very low banana and clove notes.

Taste: The bread and the caramel and the dominant flavor. There is low clove with a touch of banana. There are some dark fruits featuring figs and plums. There is a light chocolate element in the background with a hint of cherry.

Feel: It has a medium full body. The bottle was a bit of a gusher when opened.

Overall, plenty of well complex blended flavor. A well done weizenbock.
Dec 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Jun 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by siege06nd from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by IrishColonial from Texas

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by billab914 from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jbeezification from Texas

Apr 08, 2013
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.28/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Two reviews in one day? Wow. Thanks, Carlos!

Gushing over my counter, this beer is a mildly hazy blackish dark brown with reddish brown highlights. There's a thin, light brown head with pretty good retention and minimal lacing. The nose is great. It delivers all I'd want from a dunkel weizenbock. Banana bread esters, whole wheat bread, some chocolate, a little clove, this is a beautiful blend. A touch of cola is also present. Alcohol is shockingly well hidden.

The palate is initially way too fizzy, but once the carbonation settles down, this improves quite a bit. A nice, moderately sweet banana bread character along with some clove, yeast, whole wheat and dark caramel is present. The sweetness is moderate, probably a little overdone, but it works here. The mid-palate has a mild spicy phenolic character to go with a mild chocolate character. Sweet on the finish with caramel-drizzled banana bread, this beer nails the essence of the fruity banana bread character that weizenbocks are supposed to have. Medium in body and a little to carbonated early on, this really does shine once it warms up, quietens down and has had time to open up. Excellent.
Feb 18, 2013
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Reviewed by abrand from Illinois

4.4/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
750 mL bottle poured into a weizen glass.

Pours a cola brown color with a huge off white head that slowly fades. Smell is quite sweet with grapes and plums. Some malts as well. Taste is sweet and smooth. Very good tasting beer. Lots of fruits including raisins and plums with a malty finish. No alcohol is noticed. Great tasting beer. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and still great carbonation. Overall this is truly a great beer.
Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Aug 12, 2012
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.97/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle pour at the bottle share hosted by Adam Fine Wine & Liquor held at Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach, CA.

Pours a clear dark copper with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, brown sugar, yeast, spice, and some fruity aromas. Taste is much the same with dark fruit flavors and a spice finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some solid aromas and flavors that is tasty and easy to drink.
Jul 31, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

May 05, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by ObeMaltKinobee from Illinois

May 01, 2012
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Review from 3/2011 notes. Poured into a Black Raven pint glass. Pours a cloudy dark red-orange amber. Nice thick white head and lacing. Looks nice. Aroma is a strong blend of light fruit, banana, caramel and some phenolic components. A medium bodied creamy ale. Tastes great with dark and light fruit, caramel, light spicing and only a hint of wheat. Very nicely made. A somewhat astringent finish takes away from an otherwise superb bock.
Mar 28, 2012
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Reviewed by claspada from New Jersey

4.1/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle courtesy of BeerWorld in a trade about a year ago.

Pours a semi-translucent brown in color with plenty of ruby red highlights and an average sized soapy khaki colored head that dissipates surprisingly fast.

The aromas begin quite muted but open up dramatically as it warms. A great deal of caramel candied maltiness with lesser amounts of toffee, light milk chocolate and an underlying dark fruitiness highlighted by ripe figs. There is an underlying banana bread yeastiness which is extremely mild and well integrated at this point.

The tastes follow the nose but with a bunch more dark fruitiness. Plenty of dark caramelized malts coupled with light sweet milk chocolate and light candy toffee. Really a ton of raisin fruitiness and caramel candy flavors, but it def not too sweet or anywhere near cloying despite my flavor descriptors. What keep it in balance is the nice lager weizen yeast. It adds a nice dryness and mild spice/clove balance which is awesome.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is initially sweet and yet dry and clean thanks to the weizen yeast characteristics. Really a great balance which is always a plus in my book.

Overall this is the second best Weizenbock I have ever had. It is more malty than the traditional Aventinus example (which is top class for me), but this is a really nice American take on a style which is traditionally too yeasty and not a huge favorite of mine, but this was super. Still drinkable with zero alcohol which is always impressive for a lager of this ABV. Def recommended and absolutely well worth seeking out for fans of AleSmith or fans of the style.
Mar 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by jophish17 from Georgia

Dec 09, 2011
Decadence 2009 Dunkel Weizenbock from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 76 ratings