JosephsBrau Winter Ride
Trader Joe's in Monrovia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Winter|
Score
6.70
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While sultry summer weather calls for a crisp, light IPA, the colder climes of winter call for a full-bodied beer. In this regard, Winter Ride Double Bock is aptly named.
Winter Ride is rich, dark, and merrily malty. It’s made for us by a West Coast craft brewery that has an affinity for traditional fermentation techniques. They combine Bavarian Hallertau hops (yielding 28 IBU) with Munich and Caramel malts to provide a sweet, nutty, dark-roasted flavor and smooth, crisp finish.
The heft of this delicious Double Bock means it pairs especially well with big, intense flavors. Try sipping it alongside our Double-Crème Brie with Truffles and our Spicy Charcuterie Selection, or even with a hearty cut of our Uncured Bacon Wrapped Porchetta Pork Roast.
Just make sure you head to your neighborhood Trader Joe’s beer section to grab this limited-run Winter Ride Double Bock before winter comes to an end.
Winter Ride is rich, dark, and merrily malty. It’s made for us by a West Coast craft brewery that has an affinity for traditional fermentation techniques. They combine Bavarian Hallertau hops (yielding 28 IBU) with Munich and Caramel malts to provide a sweet, nutty, dark-roasted flavor and smooth, crisp finish.
The heft of this delicious Double Bock means it pairs especially well with big, intense flavors. Try sipping it alongside our Double-Crème Brie with Truffles and our Spicy Charcuterie Selection, or even with a hearty cut of our Uncured Bacon Wrapped Porchetta Pork Roast.
Just make sure you head to your neighborhood Trader Joe’s beer section to grab this limited-run Winter Ride Double Bock before winter comes to an end.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Trader joe’s. Hearty nut brown color with a foamy brown head. Dark doppelbock smell. From the first sip, I pick strong dark malts, immediately balanced by noble hop alphas. A bit syrupy and stick. Some doffee flavor, and a bit of phenol and diacetyl to throw it off center. Otherwise, a decent winter beer. But not the one you’d want to be stuck with throughout Lent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2008
at 07:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Well, it is a cheap doppelbock.... somebody just gave me one at a party and it was better than drinking Pabst... Pretty strong aroma, with the roasts and all. Dark brown color, forgot what the head was all about though. Flavour was definitely there, but it wasn’t complex. It was good, but simple. Some coffee, pretty roasty taste and does warm you up pretty well.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2007
at 13:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is a good beer. Dark brown and some foam on top. Caramel and malt aroma. Flavor has some malt as well, also an herbal quality that works for this beer. Consider it costs less than $1/ bottle; it is good, and even at a higher cost, not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2007
at 23:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle; Roasty, grainy, caramel nose; deep clear brown with a medium, long-lasting tan head; flavor of caramel, chocolate, and hop bitterness. Very good for a beer that cost me $.84!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2006
at 23:20