Recipe. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/magazine/recipe-doppelbock-bread.html
The bread isn't that interesting and I don't plan to make it again, but I've found a new favorite beer!
Mein gott!
Who knew they made beer that good and that strong?!
Spaten Optimator. (1 of these is like 5 of any other another beer.)
very high alcohol content (compared to US beers)
Doppelbock is ca. 9% alc, can be more, normal beer is about 4.2%
The story: During lent in catholic areas the monks (who often were the brewers) had to reduce their beer intake...
so they had to increase the alcohol content ...
Same net effect.
Juergen
Such pious folk ! hehe