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Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu in Munich, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Bock - Doppelbock Regular|
Score
7.13
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The classic German dark beer, bottom fermented ’Doppel Bock’. Full bodied with a deep dark color and rich roasted malt flavor.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours deep clear reddish brown with a small beige head that slowly dissipates with good lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, a bit of grass. Flavor is roasted malt, medium sweet caramel, with a touch of chocolate. Finish has light grassy bitterness and lingering caramel sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 22:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught, stable creamy head, beautifull clear deep brown colour, aroma of strawberry jam and sherry with some dried fruit and honey appearing as the beer warms up, flavour of bread, strawberry jam, with oxidised notes and nuts, very sweet with a medium bitterness and a light sourness complementing. A good solid dopplebock though a bit one dimensional.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2010
at 01:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On Tap @ Munich Haus, Munich Haus is becoming a favorite spot fast! Deep mahogany color with a medium thin light beige head that dissipates fairly fast. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, molasses and a bit of plum. Medium body with a sweet toffee and malt character. Light fruit and hops are present as well but the sweetness dominates. The finish is sweet with caramel and roasted malt and leaves a molasses and brown sugar aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2010
at 19:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated bottle poured into a glass. Pours a dark brown with light brown highlights with a small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is chewy malt, some dark fruit (mostly fig). Very little bitterness, sweet but not too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2010
at 16:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Aroma of a wet field of grain (I used to set sprinkler pipe in such fields when I was 12 or 13--that’s what this beer smells like). Pours brownish red with a medium head, great lacing. Diminishes too fast. Raisins come out in the flavor. Somewhat sour. Medium carbonation. Finishes grainy, sour. Despite my relatively high scores for every aspect of this beer, I can’t in good conscience give it any higher than a 13 for my overall impression. I just can’t see myself ever buying this (this bottle was given to me as a gift). It’s just not that good. Well-made, obviously, but just not my cup of tea. It seems like when I had it on tap at my local Oktoberfest celebration it was much better, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2010
at 08:58