Uerige Doppelsticke
Bottle from Gourmet Haus Staudt in Redwood City, shared by mfielden. Thanks, Mark! A - Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. S - Aroma is caramel malt, honey, dark fruits, and spice. T - Similar to the aroma, with lots of caramel, toffee, spice, overripe fig and other dark fruits, spiced rum, and mild roast. It seems almost unfair to other beers in the style to classify this as an altbier since it's so strong and intense. This should be called an "imperial altbier" or something. It's really more like a doppelbock. Had this next to regular Uerige Sticke and it delivers a massive combination pimp smack/donkey punch upside the head of that more modest altbier. M - Body only medium, but palate is still fairly syrupy, more like you'd expect from a doppelbock. D - Decent despite the intense palate because this beer is really tasty.