Weltenburger Asam Bock 16.9 oz bottle

Weltenburger Asam Bock 16.9 oz bottle

Doppelbock                           

Brewed by: Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg             
Country: Germany      
Style: Doppelbock (bottom fermented bock beer)

ABV: 7.3%

BeerAdvocate.com rating: 92

Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock owes its name to the ingenious Baroque painter and master builder, Cosmas Damian Asam. Asam is best known for his illusionistic and intensely dramatic Baroque frescoes. This beer is a must for aficionados of the bock style.  It has a huge dark malt presence in the aroma and the taste.  The mouthfeel is silky smooth and soft while staying very clean. 

Brewery Information:

Weltenburg Abbey (Kloster Weltenburg): Weltenburg, Germany

Weltenburg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. According to tradition, the abbey was founded in about 617 and is the oldest monastery in Bavaria, adopting the Benedictine Rule in the early 8th century. Besides the traditional duties of hospitality, the abbey has pastoral responsibility for two parishes. It is also active in farming and in adult education. It hosts conferences and lectures as well as concerts. Weltenburg Abbey brewery (Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei) is by some reckonings the oldest monastic brewery in the world, having been in operation since 1050 (although the title is disputed by Weihenstephan Abbey).