 notalush (2686), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 24, 2008 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.
guyinchicago (535), marengo, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 22, 2008 caramel, black, brown foam, medium sweetness, full body, thick feel, average carbonation, long finish,
SDbruboy (1832), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 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.
Optigon (562), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 28, 2008 Pours black with a fine, white head. Strongly malty, sweet, clean aroma. Flavor is chocolate, kind of waxy flavor with a strong caramel quality. Lighter mouthfeel.
Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 19, 2008 Sample @ WBE: Pours a syrupy brown. Tastes of caramel, maybe some toffee, a bit buttery, with some vanilla undertones. Interesting.
AleDude (23), USA
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 4/20 |
May 9, 2008 Although a good dark color, foamed up a lot and had virtually no taste. Not offensive, but not good at all. Labeled as a doppelbock, this is a disappointment.
Rciesla (3790), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 8, 2008 Bottle picked up on a beer trip to MI. Pours dark brown with amber red hues. Flavor is caramel, sweet malts, smoke. not bad.
EithCubes (2167), Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 7, 2008 Bottle. Aroma hops on light choco/caramel with strong spaghetti funk (which I’ve come to associate with certain strains of yeast, am I right?). Deep ruby body tends to brown, with a tanned, tiny-bubbled rocky head. Medium-dry, musty and slightly funky (v.s.), with toffee, caramel, nuts, a hint of fig. Touch of cherry in the back, and some lightly smoked/peaty malt which really grew on me after an ounce or two. A slight bit of sweetener. Medium body with a tangy, dark aftertaste. Alcohol very, very well hidden. Not terribly German, but a pretty good American dark lager.
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