Weeping Radish Christmas Double Bock

Christmas Double Bock

 

Weeping Radish in Manteo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Bock - Doppelbock Winter
Score
6.29
ABV: 8.2% IBU: 34 Ticks: 9
A very strong and rich lager; dark brown with ruby highlights. Brewed with over 50% Munich malt. A Bavarian specialty first brewed in Munich by the monks of St. Francis of Paula. The term “doppel (double) bock” was coined by Munich consumers.
 

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5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

I didn't know this was supposed to be a weizen bock until I got here to post a rating. Something's going on here, but I'm not sure what it is. Good color, but it really needs to choose a direction in which to take you rather than leaving you wondering what you're drinking. Not nearly as fine as their most excellent Dark Lager.

Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 23:50


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From a 16 oz can. Pours a clear cola brown with a small tan head. Aroma of spice and caramel. Sweet toffee flavors. Smooth finish.

Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2017 at 16:24


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From old tasting notes. Deep mahogany brown color. Small beige head. Sweet roasted malt nose hints at burnt caramel. Pleasant soft bittersweet roasted malt flavor has a spicy bitter hop finish. Nice balance and complexity.msweet, cloying malty aftertaste.

Tried on 28 Aug 2017 at 22:24


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bomber from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy dark reddish brown color with a thin, creamy offwhite head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of nutty notes, grainy malts, raisins and a sweet malty finish. The taste is nuts, grainy malts, faint raisin notes and a bit of honey. A little on the thin side.

Tried on 06 Dec 2010 at 19:03


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Chocolate and maple aroma. Dark brown with small head. Light maple and malt flavor up front with moderate astringency and bitterness in the finish. High acidity and mild carbonation. Fairly light for the style but pretty good - not as meaty as some but I’ll have to disagree with some of the other raters - this is a good example of the style. Weeping Radish does a good job at recreating German styles.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2006 at 18:17


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

(Bottle 33 cl) German version brewed by Anker Brauerei in Nagold. Comes as "Weeping Radish Christmas Beer Dark Lager" at 5,7% ABV. Very dark with a limited head. Nutty, malty and roasted with some aromatic bitterness. Hardly a Doppelbock. 040501

Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2005 at 12:48


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Acquired via trade. At first I was wondering what makes a Doppelbock a "Christmas beer" aside from the label, but it does seem like this beer was tweaked just a bit. Pours a dark reddish-brown color with a thin dark beige head that dissipates rapidly. Heavy roasted malt aroma along with spice. Rich body with a good roasty and nutty malt character. Lots of spice flavor too which is really what differentiates this from other Doppelbocks. The finish is spicy and lightly hoppy. This beer is just different enough from typical Doppelbocks that I would definitely enjoy it again.

Tried on 17 Feb 2005 at 10:31


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Dark brown. Apple and toffee in the aroma. Medium to light body, clean flavour, rather low bitterness. I can't help but associating to baked apples when drinking this.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2002 at 02:55


3.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bleh. Sour and smelled and tasted of black olives (confirmed by others I was drinking with).

Tried on 30 Dec 2001 at 22:31