Winterbock

Winterbock is a dark, strong doppelbock lager from Kansas City Bier Co. in Kansas City, Missouri, brewed with German imported malt and hops and double decocted.

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Specs

Brewery Description

full-bodied, dark doppelbock-style lager with rich malt flavors of chocolate and caramel ... with hints of coffee, low bitterness, and a satisfying smooth finish.

Source: Craft Beer and Brewing: Winterbock review

Tasting Notes

Dark and strong. Rich malt flavors of caramel and dark chocolate. Mild bitterness. Clean, smooth finish.

Source: kcbier.com

Ingredients

The brewery's 2021 release text, carried by Porch Drinking, says Winterbock uses "100% German-imported malt and hops" and that "Double decoction and natural carbonation provide a smooth, clean finish" (Porch Drinking). The brewery's own Winterbock page lists Munich, Pilsner, and specialty malts and Perle hops (KC Bier Co.). No yeast is named.

Hop Profile

Brewing Details

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for German-Style Doppelbock calls for a strong, full-bodied lager, copper to dark brown, at 6.6 to 7.9 percent ABV and 17 to 27 IBU, where "Malty sweetness is pronounced but should not be cloying." The 24 IBU fits; the 8.25% ABV sits above the doppelbock range, which suits this broader strong beer category.

Awards History

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

Kansas City Bier Co. is in Kansas City, MO. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.

Related

• Brewery: Kansas City Bier Co.
• Hop varieties: Perle

Links

• Kansas City Bier Co.
• KC Bier Co.: Winterbock
• Porch Drinking: Winterbock
• Craft Beer and Brewing: Winterbock review
• Brewers Association: beer style guidelines

Gaps

• Not Found: Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water. Checked kcbier.com, beerandbrewing.com, porchdrinking.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.

Research Notes

• The brewery website returned HTTP 403 on every page tried, including the brewery's own posts that appeared in search results, so there is no beer url and the brewery text was read only as carried by Porch Drinking (November 22, 2021) and the Craft Beer and Brewing review.
• ABV conflict: Porch Drinking says 8.25%, Craft Beer and Brewing says 8.2%; the more precise brewery release figure is used.
• Earlier awards: silver at the 2018 World Beer Cup (German-Style Doppelbock) and silver at European Beer Star 2021 (German-Style Dunkler Doppelbock), per Porch Drinking.
• A Brewbound release article returned HTTP 403.
• Researched 2026-10-13.
• Field pass 2026-10-13: Search found the brewery's Winterbock page naming Perle hops, but both host forms failed to open; beer url and hops remain unfilled without a readable fetched page.
• Pass 2026-10-14: the brewery's Winterbock page opened and lists 8.25% ABV, 24 IBU, Munich, Pilsner, and specialty malts, and Perle hops, matching the figures already recorded; it is now the beer url.
• Catalog.beer 2026-10-14: Catalog.beer: Winterbock lists 8% ABV, 24 IBU, style "German-Style Doppelbock" (entry last modified 2020-05-02). Where it differs from the brewery's own published value, the brewery's value stands.
• Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery page's bullet points are recorded as tasting notes (bullets turned into sentences) and its color field as Dark Brown; the double decoction comes from the brewery release quoted by Porch Drinking.