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Hofmühl

Hofmühl
Zerberus Doppelbock

Category: Weizen Bock

Date Tasted:
Country: Germany
Alcohol: 7.5%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

Hofmühl
Zerberus Doppelbock

Category: Weizen Bock

Date Tasted:
Country: Germany
Alcohol: 7.5%
Cloudy medium golden amber color. Fruity, spicy, yeasty, complex, inviting aromas of caramelized banana, banana pudding, vanilla custard, and unglazed cinnamon bun with a creamy, petillant, moderately sweet medium body and a warming, distinctive, easy banana pancake with syrup, banana creme pie, allspice cake, and vanilla spice cake finish. A rich and flavorful Weizenbock with great texture and palate-satiating flavors.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex, Sweet & Fruity & Smooth & Mild
Aroma Aroma: caramelized banana, banana pudding, vanilla custard, and unglazed cinnamon bun
Taste Flavor: banana pancake with syrup, banana creme pie, allspice cake, and vanilla spice cake
Bitterness Bitterness: Faint
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Warm Goat Cheese With Toasted Nuts, Beef Teriyaki, Aged Gouda
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and flavorful weizenbock with great texture and palate-satiating flavors.

The Producer

Privatbrauerei Hofmühl GmbH

The Producer
Hofmühlstr. 10
Eichstätt, D-85072
Germany
49 8421-980823

Their Portfolio

97 Hofmühl Hell 4.9% (Germany)
94 Hofmühl Privat Pils 5.2% (Germany)
95 Hofmühl Weissbier 5.4% (Germany)
95 Hofmühl Zerberus Doppelbock 7.5% (Germany)
93 Hofmühl Original Rother Kellerbier 5.6% (Germany)
93 Sigwart Hell 4.9% (Germany)

Weizen Bock

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Serve in a Weissbier Glass
Weizen bocks are pale gold to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 6.5-8.5%. These beers combine the character of hefeweizens and dopplebocks and are rich and malty with estery, yeasty qualities. These brews also show a note of wheaty crispness through the finish. Weizen bocks are essentially winter wheat beers, originally brewed in Bavaria. Noteworthy example of this style include: Schneider Aventinus, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Bock and Urban Chestnut Maximilian.