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A decade or so ago I tried tasting every Bokbier blind a couple of years in a row. Never again. Especially now Holland has so many breweries.
But I did make a sweep through Ton Overmars yesterday, picking up all the ones he stocks that I hadn't tried yet. To give them a try in a very informal way.
Brand Doppelbock is a beer with a reputaion. This years isn't that dark, barely scraping a brown shade. It's full and malty, without being treacly or sickly sweet. Quite nice, in a very old-fashioned sort of way. That's two pretty good Bocks Heineken turn out. Well done them.
Jopen Bokbier. Dark and malty, bit of bitterness. Pretty pleasant.* Zeeburg Dubbelbock: quite sweet, liquorice, I won't be throwing it down the sink.
Emelisse Imperial Doppelbock. Interesting that they use the German term. And throw in a tautological Imperial. Whereas they've thrown everything at the beer - malt, smoke, hops can can I detect booze? Naughty, but nice. I'm shocked Dolores likes it. It's very strong flavoured. "I wouldn't want to drink a whole glass, though."
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uhS95eya_A/VjpuXlrs4yI/AAAAAAAAYoQ/XZY05GR36i8/s640/Brand_Dubbel_Bock_2015.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uhS95eya_A/VjpuXlrs4yI/AAAAAAAAYoQ/XZY05GR36i8/s1600/Brand_Dubbel_Bock_2015.jpg)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDqGC5r0kig/VjpuXv_eZtI/AAAAAAAAYoM/TEHUhGQ90Dw/s640/Emelisse_Imperial_Doppelbock_2015.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDqGC5r0kig/VjpuXv_eZtI/AAAAAAAAYoM/TEHUhGQ90Dw/s1600/Emelisse_Imperial_Doppelbock_2015.jpg)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHrypDjR_sc/VjpuYAGhzFI/AAAAAAAAYoU/yrD0KwQw6do/s640/Jopen_Bokbier_2015.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHrypDjR_sc/VjpuYAGhzFI/AAAAAAAAYoU/yrD0KwQw6do/s1600/Jopen_Bokbier_2015.jpg)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nT9EP3-5zfY/VjpuZOBjjAI/AAAAAAAAYok/cUflBdv4b3E/s640/Zeeburg_Dubbel_Bock.jpg (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nT9EP3-5zfY/VjpuZOBjjAI/AAAAAAAAYok/cUflBdv4b3E/s1600/Zeeburg_Dubbel_Bock.jpg)
* I've done collaboration beers with Jopen.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/11/bokbier-2015-part-two.html)
A decade or so ago I tried tasting every Bokbier blind a couple of years in a row. Never again. Especially now Holland has so many breweries.
But I did make a sweep through Ton Overmars yesterday, picking up all the ones he stocks that I hadn't tried yet. To give them a try in a very informal way.
Brand Doppelbock is a beer with a reputaion. This years isn't that dark, barely scraping a brown shade. It's full and malty, without being treacly or sickly sweet. Quite nice, in a very old-fashioned sort of way. That's two pretty good Bocks Heineken turn out. Well done them.
Jopen Bokbier. Dark and malty, bit of bitterness. Pretty pleasant.* Zeeburg Dubbelbock: quite sweet, liquorice, I won't be throwing it down the sink.
Emelisse Imperial Doppelbock. Interesting that they use the German term. And throw in a tautological Imperial. Whereas they've thrown everything at the beer - malt, smoke, hops can can I detect booze? Naughty, but nice. I'm shocked Dolores likes it. It's very strong flavoured. "I wouldn't want to drink a whole glass, though."
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uhS95eya_A/VjpuXlrs4yI/AAAAAAAAYoQ/XZY05GR36i8/s640/Brand_Dubbel_Bock_2015.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uhS95eya_A/VjpuXlrs4yI/AAAAAAAAYoQ/XZY05GR36i8/s1600/Brand_Dubbel_Bock_2015.jpg)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDqGC5r0kig/VjpuXv_eZtI/AAAAAAAAYoM/TEHUhGQ90Dw/s640/Emelisse_Imperial_Doppelbock_2015.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDqGC5r0kig/VjpuXv_eZtI/AAAAAAAAYoM/TEHUhGQ90Dw/s1600/Emelisse_Imperial_Doppelbock_2015.jpg)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHrypDjR_sc/VjpuYAGhzFI/AAAAAAAAYoU/yrD0KwQw6do/s640/Jopen_Bokbier_2015.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHrypDjR_sc/VjpuYAGhzFI/AAAAAAAAYoU/yrD0KwQw6do/s1600/Jopen_Bokbier_2015.jpg)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nT9EP3-5zfY/VjpuZOBjjAI/AAAAAAAAYok/cUflBdv4b3E/s640/Zeeburg_Dubbel_Bock.jpg (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nT9EP3-5zfY/VjpuZOBjjAI/AAAAAAAAYok/cUflBdv4b3E/s1600/Zeeburg_Dubbel_Bock.jpg)
* I've done collaboration beers with Jopen.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/11/bokbier-2015-part-two.html)