Abita Doppelbock

Tap at Barcade: Muddy brown/maroon with a tan film of dense head. Rich malty aroma- ful of raisin, chocolate, plum, honey, but it’s nice and rounded. Creamy texture. Nice malt character. Rich yet balanced- some soft cocoa, honey, raisin and plum. Has a toasted dryish finish. A nice Doppelbock.

10th rating, lets make this bad boy official. Tap at Barcade. This was good, way way way way better than andygator, andygator fights this beer and dies in the first round. Pours brownish with a tan head. Nose is very sweet, with a rich malty feeling. Taste is sweet, caramel, very nice, full bodied dopplebock.

Clear copper with a tan head. Nice sweet, yeasty dark raison bread aromas. Medium body. Flavor mirrors the aroma with yeasty dark sweet malts and raisons. Not that bad. Draft@ Strange Brew.

On tap at redfish grill. Pours a clear amber with a frothy light tan head that leaves sticky lacing on the glass. The aroma is a fruity malt with caramel. The taste is a sweet fruit with raisin and a nice bitter finish. A good doppelbock from abita.

On tap at Ryans Irish Pub in New Orleans. Pours a dark brown cola color with a one finger milky tan head. ARoma is sweet and malty with notes of nuts, caramel, overripe fruit, wheat, yeast, and raisins. Flavor is sweet and malty with some slight vinegar notes and hints of caramel, wheat, yeast, some banana funk. Generally medium to full body with a quick malty finish.

This beer poured a dirty brown color with decent head that did not last very long. Aroma was kind of weird, my brother thought it smelled a bit like wheat pasta. Flavor is of caramel and dark malt. Had an earthy quality to it. Mouthfeel seemed a little thin. Decent, but nothing special. I do applaud Abita for trying.

On cask at the brewpub. Like most Abita products, it is fairly light for the style. This has a good amount of sweetness, too. Dark fruits are the main flavor with a medium mouthfeel. Not bad.

This beer has resurfaced in Cask Conditioned form. Pours a dark brown/maroon with a thick whipped cream looking head that persists and leaves thick lacing all the way down the glass. (5 for appearance!) Nose of plums and raisins. Mouthfeel is extremely creamy and milk-like. Taste contains notes of bread, raisins, plums, pear, nuts, caramel, and malt. Malt lingers on the finish which is smooth and has just a hint of tartness. The only minor negative I could find with this brew became apparent after I had drunk more than half the glass. After drinking a bit of it, a "chalky" aftertaste begins to build up on the tongue. By the end of the glass, the "chalky" buildup, apparent in the finish, was starting to become a little objectionable. The first several sips were outstanding, however.