Atwater Voodoo Vator Doppelbock

Brewed by Atwater Block Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Detroit, Michigan USA

Pours dark brown, almost black, with red highlights and a full, off-white head. Aroma is really unique, possibly unpleasant, though I haven’t decided yet. Tons of breadiness in the nose, lots of dark fruit, brown sugar, sourdough, spiciness, root beer, slight sweet hazelnut notes. Flavor is somewhat bitter, burnt, and roasty, with balance coming from sweet maple brown sugar, slight dark fruit and hazelnut notes. There is something definitely amiss in the flavor, though. Nice dry finish. Not a breathtaking beer, but I feel like this beer is severely underrated.

12oz. bottle. Sweet aroma of dark malts, caramel, dried fruit and some rather unwelcome musty, metallic notes. Deep brown color with a ridiculously foamy, sticky head. Flavor is again malty and dark, some faint hints of cola and cocoa, but these are swiftly overridden by old wet blanket and tartness. Palate is oddly drying and astringent, body is pretty full. This is pretty sure to be infected. Normally I wouldn’t rate a beer in this condition, but I had a Salvation IPA last night with the same problem, kinda leads me to believe there is a QC issue behind it. Needless to say, I didn’t finish the glass.

Bought at Piccolo’s near Wolf Lodge, Sandusky OH, thanks Rate Beer for showing me the way there! Looks a bit like root beer with the head and color. Mild doughy aroma. Swee tooth palate in the 1st sip. Disappates in the mouth a bit. Booze well hidden. Blackened malt in the finish. Pretty one dimensional for a doppel, not a lot of complexity, but nice sweet and warming (alc) notes in palate as it warmed.

(Bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/massachusetts/w target=blank>Julio’s Liquors) Kind of a ho-hummer...Pours dark nut brown with some lighter brown/slightly red highlights. One finger of tan head that recedes to about half. Aroma is sort of brown sugar, maybe raisin, maybe molasses. Mouthfeel actually a touch watery, very lightly sticky. Quite thin for style. Nicely retained lacing. Well-defined rings and light sheets. Flavor kind of craps out - there is just not a good malt backbone. Light, muddled notes of chocolate, brown sugar and a bit of licorice. Just an unexciting taste and even a bit off/sourish.

Clear brown color with a thin tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruits. The flavor also has malt, caramel and fruits, but there’s also an awful flavor that ruins the experience. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation.

Dark ruby beer, with a huge, frothy, off-white head that lasts - the aroma is a little metallic and coppery, but there are complex notes of date, raisin, and toffee underneath, as well as a little doughy character - a nice balance of caramel sweetness and an almost coffee-like bitterness - a little bit of raisin and black cherry - the finish gets a little thin and unnecessarily bitter, but it’s still fairly nice - a decent doppel.

caramel, black, brown foam, medium sweetness, full body, thick feel, average carbonation, long finish,

12 oz. bottle, shared by DarkElf, from World Beer Cup 2008. Pours burnt umber color with brick highlights when held to light. Malty and herbal aromas, burnt molasses, dandelion milk, a bit of earth. Roasty and malty, more of the herbal notes, alcohol somewhat hidden, nutmeg and spice. Medium to full body, crispy-creamy carbonation.