Kloster-Doppelbock Dunkel / Poculator

Vom Fass in the wonderful Biergarten of Kloster Scheyern 20 Jun 07. Dark amber. A small tanned head. Strong aroma of caramel. A complex roasted and fruity flavor. Well rounded. A lasting sweet bitter aftertaste with a sweet bitter finish. A very good bock!

On our way to Ingolstadt we took a short side trip to visit the Benedektinerkloster of Scheyern. On a sunny and warm early afternoon we had a very nice time sampling most of their beers (and some food) in the worderful beergarten of Klosterstub´n Scheyern.
First came the 500ml bockbier with the name Kiliator vom fass. Nice in appearance with its deep copper brown colour over a light brownish foam, mostly diminishing. Sweet aroma of dark malts and spicies. Taste of dark fruits and berries wrapped up in a delicious dark chocolate package. More spicy notes towards the finish. Slightly bittersweet aftertaste. Well bodied. Some days later I also had a 500ml bottle called doppelbock Dunkel. It seems to be the same beer, though this one had 7.4% alcohol (Scheyern and Irgetsheim 20.06 and 23.06.2007).

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of Grovlam. Pours a clear, reddish brown with a beige head. Sweetish aroma of dried fruit and roasted malt. Quite full in body with a shipload of sweetish, roasted malt and some fruity notes - even raisins. The finish is very subdued. A very delicious Bock. 230407

Sample from bottle. Pours deep amber. Aroma of malt. Flavour is sweet malty, slight hoppy touch. Finish is malty dry to sweet.

Bottled. A dark amber beer with a tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, and lesser notes of alcohol and nuts. The flavor is sweet malty with powerful notes of caramel and medium notes of nuts, leading to a dry bitter and nutty end.

Draught Brown head over Coca-Cola coloured beer, visible carbonation. Chocolate malt, dry chocolate or cacao powder, and breadmalt, dark, nutty. Sweet, but restrained, extremely malty taste, maltexplosion, again coloured by chocolate malts. Medium to full bodied, long lasting aftertaste. Quite nice Doppelbock, if not very alcoholic. But the (chocolate) malt taste makes it just fine.