Kees first made this beer a couple of year ago (2018), and I was intrigued as soon as I saw it. Dopplebocks are very much a style I enjoy, but an ‘Indian Summer’ version seemed something of a paradox.
Being a European autumn seasonal, not everything fits into our container schedules, so we’ve all had to wait a while to taste this beer.
It’s changed a little since the first incarnation, with the ABV increasing and the hopping regime changing. The version we have is late 2019.
A rich malt body, quite heavy on the tongue but satisfyingly smooth. Flavours of caramel, dark dried fruit, prunes, raisins, brown sugar. The twist with this beer is the use of a smoked malt giving that hint of wood smoke.
This smoke is more obvious in the flavour, more than just background noise. Quite rich and malty, a little fruity, clean lager yeast. Hallertau and Magnum hops. And pretty easy drinking for the alcohol content.
This smoked dopplebock is a collaboration between De Molen and Poch's Cervesa Artesana from Spain
A delicious smoked dopplebock is the result of a collaboration between De Molen and Sound Brewery of Washing State USA
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
One of Emelisse's big hitters - a Dopplebock malt bomb, with a little hop bitterness and spice
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
The first White Label barrel-aged offering from the new owners and brewers of the Emelisse beer range
A smoked Dopplebock, rich in flavour but supremely balanced
This is a strong bock style beer made with wheat and barley malt
A traditional German brewery's take on a classic Irish Stout, brewed as a bock
A collaboration between De Molen and Reketye (HUN), this dopple bock features smoked malts and smoked paprika powder
Just the world's oldest wheat dopplebock from the weirs kings of Bavaria
Nothing to see here, just an apple strudel dopplebock from Uiltje
by Bayerische Staatsbrauerie Weihenstephan
From the world's oldest brewery we have the Korbinian dopplebock
A delightful dopplebock from the world's oldest monastery brewery
A Russian Imperial Stout brewed to an original English recipe from 1750
A slightly happier version of a classic barley wine, using Cascade and Citra hops
A rich caramel malt body with a good dose of hop bitterness and a dry finish
An Imperial Saison aged 6 months in Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels
A delicious dessert beer, this is like caramel fudge in a glass
This beer replaces the Double Rye IPA, loaded with Mosaic, Simcoe and Loral hops with a crisp malt body
The second variant of Kees' Double IPA, double dry hopped with Simcoe & Amarillo
A spicy Rye Imperial IPA, with generous additions of Citra, Simcoe and Cascade
An old 19th Century beer style, dragged into the current craft beer world by a creative and talented brewer
A triple dry-hopped Imperial IPA, the 2020 single hop edition features Chinook hops
An IPA from Kees, finished with a French saison yeast for an interesting mix of beer styles
Kees' version of a NEIPA - or at least a hazy IPA - full of Citra, Mosaic and Loral hops
A new version of Kees' hazy IPA featuring Citra, Mosaic and Loral hops for a soft, juicy IPA
Pils and Munchener malts, Amarillo hops, coriander and mango are all fermented with yeast from Westmalle
A milkshake IPA, made using lactose and with the addition of fresh mango and vanilla
A chocolate orange stout in collaboration with De Dochter Van De Korenaar
A hop-driven pale ale dry-hopped with loads of beautiful Citra hops
Pineapple, coriander and szechuan peppers plus a little lactose make for an intriguing milkshake IPA
A really juicy, and very intriguing, single hop IPA using experimental hop HBC472
A chocolate oatmeal stout with loads of fresh strawberries added
A rich Russian Imperial Stout with cinnamon and brown sugar, based on the traditional Dutch pastry dessert
This Bourbon barrel aged imperial stout is a three-way collaboration with Alvinne (BEL) and Velka Morava (RUS) brewed at Brouwerij Kees
