{"id":461,"date":"2008-01-28T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T04:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/hofbrauhaus-double-bock-revisited\/"},"modified":"2012-11-02T06:22:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T12:22:49","slug":"hofbrauhaus-double-bock-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/hofbrauhaus-double-bock-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Double Bock revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gee, I wish I’d received the press release before<\/em> we were in Las Vegas and I went looking for a doppelbock to try for The Session<\/a> rather than a few days ago.<\/p>\n

\nFor the second straight year, the Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas is pouring a draft beer that is truly special – even by the standards of this beer hall that\u2019s been redefining great-tasting beer for Las Vegans and visitors alike since 2004. <\/p>\n

The Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas was able to obtain 50 kegs of this rare brew with the powerful punch (it contains 8% alcohol) and ultra smooth taste. Like all the Hofbr\u00e4u beers served at Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas, this very special brew was imported fresh from Munich, Germany. <\/p>\n

Made completely without preservatives, the Double Bock at Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas can be had only as long as the 50 kegs hold out \u2013 and it is a delicious treat not to be missed: this true Double Bock is made with a unique blend of pilsner and Munich malts, which eliminates bitterness, despite its higher alcohol content.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Double Bock uses more hops in every batch than the other beers at Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas, and the beer is aged twice as long. The result? A surprisingly light-colored brew (compared to the dark, bitter mass-market American beers claiming to be “Double Bock”) that is amazingly smooth on the palate with a faint sweetness, which completely hides the fact that every delicious sip runs about 16 proof! <\/p>\n

According to Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas president Stefan Gastager, Hofbr\u00e4u Double Bock is more familiar to European beer drinkers; many Italians even use it as an aperitif, to whet the appetite before a meal. “Obviously, it is very special to be able to provide this great tasting beer with the storied history to our guests for a second year in a row,” Gastager said. “It\u2019s not often that a beer of this magnitude is available in the United States; I invite everyone to come in and experience this great tasting brew while it lasts, but be careful this beer is very strong!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

. . . compared to the dark, bitter mass-market American beers claiming to be “Double Bock.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you know of a Double Bock other than one from Samuel Adams? What kind of statement is the press release making about the doppelbocks brewed in Munich (where the style originated)?<\/p>\n

Just trying to figure out whose bows are being shot across.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gee, I wish I’d received the press release before we were in Las Vegas and I went looking for a doppelbock to try for The Session rather than a few days ago. For the second straight year, the Hofbr\u00e4uhaus Las Vegas is pouring a draft beer that is truly special – even by the standards … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[538,537,273],"class_list":["post-461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beers-of-conviction","tag-doppelbock","tag-hofbrauhaus","tag-samuel-adams"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4wTn-7r","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10262,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions\/10262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}