This evening’s slug-in-the-jaw comes in the form of Klosterbrauerei Andechs’ Doppblebock Dunkel. For the uninitiated, that means a Dark Double Bock, in other words a heavy brown lager with lots and lots of booze. A strong and alcoholic Dunkel. Andechs advertises this brew at 7.1% - this reminds me of the de-rated V8 horsepower ratings listed during the Muscle Car horsepower wars of the 1960’s-70’s. I’d say this belly warmer is much higher, more like around 9-10%.
A delicious and malty heavy-hitter, Andechs has been brewing this sort of stress reducing liquid pleasure since 1455 at a Benedictine Monastery just outside of Munich. Color is Mahogany going on Walnut, medium carbonation, 16.9 oz / 500 ml bottle.
I poured this about as violently as you can pour a bottle and still no head. Slight amount of disappearing lacing, this Dunkel is for SERIOUS weekend drinking. Buy the 4-pack, tell me about it in the morning.
Bottle is that same dark brown quality glass that Weihenstephaner uses. Also the same bottle as used on Pliny the Elder, and one of my favorites to re-use for bottling my own homebrew in. Real DARK, no skunkers to be found anywhere. Hey – don’t mention that bottle remark to my wife, she’s already on my case about hoarding and not throwing anything away! Delicious!
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They really did a good job on the clubhouse. Hard to leave and not lounge around. Hopefully the neighborhood around it will build up. We also have byo restaurants around here. Not sure if any are close to tewksbury.
