Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel

Review Date 12/16/2017   By John Staradumsky

I’ve had beers from Klosterbraueri Weltenburger before, I was sure of it. So, I
checked my handy dandy Excel spreadsheet I used to track such things, and
sure enough, there they were. A hefeweizen and dunkelweizenfrom them, though I have no idea when or where. I have no tasting notes anywhere, so it was likely before the mid-90s when I started to record my impressions on beer.

It would be hard not to have had a beer from a brewery as old as Weltenburger. They date their operations back to 1050, which has to hurt. Another 11 years and they would be the oldest brewery in the world. Weihenstephaner, another German brewer, dates back to 1040 and therefore is the one to claim the title “Alteste Brauerei der Welt”. Weltenburger does claim the title of “Altesten Klosterbrauerei Der Welt“. A klosterbrauerei is a monastic brewery.

One thing was for certain, I had never had Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel before, so I snapped it right up when I saw a 6-pack at Sherlock’s in Kennesaw. I do so love Munich Dunkel beers, and as I would discover, this is an exceptional one. The beer was selling for $11.99 a six-pack (11.2-ounce bottles) and has an alcohol content of 4.7%.

Ingredients from the Website:

Hopfen: Perle

Malz: dunkles Gerstenmalz, Caramelmalz, Farbmalz

They say this about the beer:

Mit modernster Technik und nach altüberlieferter klösterlicher Braukunst wird das weltweit prämierte Spezialbier mit besten Zutaten in der ältesten Klosterbrauerei der Welt gebraut. Bis zu sechs Wochen reift das Barock Dunkel im Felsenkeller und entwickelt so seinen unnachahmlichen Geschmack. Es ist vollmundig, malzaromatisch, feinherb mit leichter Süße, feincremig in der Farbe wie warmbrauner Bernstein; Geschmack und Duft intensiv, kräftig und packend.

Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel pours to a dark brownish color with a medium head of creamy tan foam and a wonderful soft dark malty nose. Taking a sip, the beer is smooth and malty with a wonderful chocolate chip cookie character, sprinkled with toasted nuts to boot. It finishes gently roasty, and slightly grassy hoppy, balanced and not sweet with a little more kick of melanoidins.

This is a perfect Munich Dunkles, just what I want in the style. Hey, if you’ve been brewing for almost 1000 years, you have to be doing something right.  

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled, Canned

(D)=Draft

 

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