Posted on 10/07/2015 3:32:06 AM PDT by Zakeet
To be honest, I think several American craft brewers beat the best European brewers in every category except for a few of the Belgian types (even then Allagash and Ommegang are right on their heels). Ayinger is probably my favorite German brewery but even then I could name American brewers who make better Dopplebocks and Marzens.
I absolutely love Weihenstephaner’s Korbinian Dopplebock.
I believe Yuengling is still an independent Pennsylvania beer. But hard to find out of about 7 states.
For me, the perfect dubbelbock is rich, very sweet, malty, bready, and has just enough hops to balance it out...not giving it a particular hop taste.
Korbinian is good and I do buy it but I’ve had brown ales richer than it. I knock them all the time but Sam Adams makes a better dubbelbock.
Because it is cheap...compared to real, properly brewed beers.
Joe and Bubba Six Pack ain't gonna pay $10 for a six pack of beer. No one drinks Bud (of any variety) or Miller (of any variety) for the taste.
Yeah I had some Czech beer years ago it was quite good.
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