 Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 18, 2009 12oz bottle from shawnm213, big thanks. Dark copper pour with a light tan head. Fruity, toasty aroma, slightly sweet. Sweet, light raosted maltiness, caramelly, very smooth with just a hint of alcohol in the finish, pretty tasty.
Pawola22 (764), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
May 17, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a clear, rusty ruby-brown colored body with a thin, off-white head that bubbles away quickly and leaves only a bit of oily lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet, thick malts. Caramel, berries, molasses, maple syrup, and a touch of German aroma hops. A nice smelling Doppelbock. Flavor is solid and well balanced as well. Fat and sweet malts up front before some darker toffees and nuts come in along with a light bread malt. Some soft hops and dark berries end this one before a long malty finish. Palate is full, smooth, and chewy. Much bigger than most Doppelbocks out there. Overall, lots of sweet malts and just the right amount of biterness to balance. Good one.
luv2brew (179), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 16, 2009 Nose is of thick sweet caramel, definatley the real deal. Very thick and has the qualities of the thick maltiness that the good German doppelbocks have. This is very good with just the right sweetness and with a pinch of bitterness on the end.
noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 2, 2009 12 oz. bottle (2009) in a mug- thanks jbean! A more lively shade of Newcastle brown w/ a medium white head that soon disappears into nothingness. Aroma is rich in nutmeg and sweet toffee; flavor is malty w/ molasses and caramel. Ends smooth and malty. Coats tongue in a candy-like way. Better than people give it credit for (although average by Bells standards) w/ some banana in flavor as well.
madvike (343), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
May 1, 2009 Bottle - Pours golden brown with no head. The nose is decent, with sweet caramel, raisins, toffee, malt -- all with some booze in the background. Taste is about the same, with sweet malt, but tastes a bit watery and not what I expected. Taste more like a barley wine, but with a much thinner body. There’s enough booze on the end to be distracting -- this beer just seems to be a bit of a mess. Not my thing.
demdeac40 (241), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 Pours a light reddish brown with a big tan head. Nose is malty with a hint of caramel and licorice. 8% shows in the beginning but then mellows into bready malts and a nice toastiness. Finishes sweet with just a slight bitterness.
Bullit (1374), Glasgow, Scotland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 Bottle, The Den, Kalamazoo. Dark red-brown colour, beige head. Aroma has caramel malts and yeast. Flavour has caramel malts, a hint of toastiness, yeast. Sweet finish. Ok beer.
MatSciGuy (637), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 [Bottle] Pours a nice caramel brown with ruby tones and a diminishing beige head. Aroma is lager yeast, lots of raisins and other dark fruits, and caramel malt. There’s also a touch of citric hops evident as well. Flavor is initially moderately sweet, lots of caramelly malt and lager yeast. Slightly metallic, a hint of saltiness on the finish, but not bad. There is also a slight hint of hops on the finish with a touch of tart bitterness. Overall I’d say par for the style.
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