Nearly 400 years of tradition isn't wrong
Written: Jan 22 '01 (Updated Jan 22 '01)
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Pros: Complex, smooth, malty, good with hearty food or just sipping
Cons: Might be a little bitter for some
The Bottom Line: This is a very good dark beer, great by itself or with hearty food, and if you can't find a Consendonk, this may be the best of its class.
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| bgardner's Full Review: Paulaner Brauerei Salvator Doppelbock |
The monks of Bavaria brought us this beer 467 years ago as an alternative to food during Lent. Paulaner, the best of the Bavarian breweries, continues the tradition, offering us today an alternative to tasteless mass-market beers.
Salvator is not a beer and pizza beer, nor is it a sitting around the football game consuming chips kind of beer. It's a sipping beer, or one to be enjoyed with foods that offer as much flavor as the brew itself. Salvator is powerful, strong and demanding of respect and attention.
It is surprisingly rich in color for a dopplebock, a reddish ale-like hue greets you instead of the darker brown you might expect. It's pretty. It also has a powerful nose, worth savoring for a moment before drinking. The taste also is surprising. It is both sweet and bitter (a little too bitter for some, I fear), pleasantly malty and refreshingly complex, with hints of barley and malt.
Those weaned on American rice beers might not like Salvator, but of the darker European brews, it is certainly one of the most accessible and drinkable. However, the alcohol content (7.5 percent) and calories (250 or so per bottle) make it a taste treat rather than a thirst quencher and the price might also deter Keystone drinkers a bit.
It's not a Corsendonk (the true champagne of imported bottled dark beers), but it's mighty good.
Recommended:
Yes
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Member: Bruce Gardner
Location: Paducah, KY
Reviews written: 84
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