I’m crowdsourcing this blog post! It’s not a cop-out, I’m learning! The rest of the blog will just be quotes about Dopplebocks.
From The BJCP:
Originated in the Northern German city of Einbeck, which was a brewing center and popular exporter in the days of the Hanseatic League (14th to 17th century). Recreated in Munich starting in the 17th century. The name “bock†is based on a corruption of the name “Einbeck†in the Bavarian dialect, and was thus only used after the beer came to Munich. “Bock†also means “billy-goat†in German, and is often used in logos and advertisements. The term “doppel (double) bock†was coined by Munich consumers. Many doppelbocks have names ending in “-ator,†either as a tribute to the prototypical Salvator
From Winning Homebrew:
The beer they brewed was called Salvator, or Savior, and was initially brewed only for themselves. Doppelbock or “double bock” started out as a beer brewed by the Paulaner monks in Munich for their Lenten fast. Since they could not eat anything for 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, there was no use baking bread that they could not eat. Instead they used the grain to brew a strong beer which they felt cleansed the body and soul during this long taxing period of fasting.
From Brew Your Own:
The original doppelbock was low in alcohol (about 4 percent) and high in residual sugar. The final gravity around 1.035 made it extremely sweet. The high sugar content in this 16th century brew was similar to today’s Ovaltine
So now we know everything there is to know about dopplebocks!
Just The Facts
Appearance: Brown/Amber with a light tan head
Smell: Spicy, roasty caramel
Taste: Sweet malty + slight bitter up front, balanced bitter in the finish
Mouthfeel: Lighter bodied for a dopplebock but medium bodied for beer, Medium carbonation
Drinkability: Definitely not a session bock due to the ABV, but very drinkable
If you like this, you might like:
Bocks, Dopplebocks, Amber Lagers
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