bit like me then -----
Deep and complex – for big and relaxing moments by the fire.Dark-ruby colored wheat doppelbock with a creamy fine head. Strong notes of ripe bananas, raisins and plums meet liquorice and roasty aromes. Full-bodied and warming, with a well-balanced and smooth finish. The ideal companion for hearty roast meat, venison and also fruity chocolate desserts, “Kaiserschmarrn” (pancakes), “Elisenlebkuchen” (christmas cookies) or blue cheese.
Oldest wheat doppelbock of Bavaria. Since 1907. 500ml bottle of an 8.2% ABV beer - making it 3.2 standard drinks - and I don't have a roast meal either. I have rice crackers, this may end badly :-)
I get the same slightly sour aroma on opening, it's a very dark pour, I got a smidgin of a head, and it settled to a lovely fruit aroma. Rich like raisins.
The think I noted on the mouthfeel was the alcohol astringent. It kind of looms over the taste a bit. Perhaps I have it too cold, there are fruit notes in there but aren't being forthcoming.
And for that though the pdubyah-o-meter thinks this is a bit of a fail, and comes up an arbitrary 6 on the scale of arbitrary- making it at the low end and just above average. I might be having an off day, I didn't get any of the notes that I was expecting to get - the plums, the liquorice, and it's not full bodied by my understanding.
I'd be reluctant to have another.
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