Blue Ridge (MD) Subliminator

Brewed by Wild Goose LLC (Flying Dog)
Style: Doppelbock
Frederick, Maryland USA

This beer has a good sense of direction, but not the thrust to reach it. Nice sweet chocolate flavor that ends thinly and with a slight bitterness. I would drink it happily whenever presented.

The Lure:
Caramel-covered raisins and mild black beans work in the direction of authenticity. Doughy yeast and roasted malt inhabit the same space, peacefully. The end result is a little too mild for complete satisfaction, but is nonetheless well-done.

The Festivities:
Earthy hops resting under caramel malts and raisin-y, sweet fruitiness. The doughy yeast takes a little too much room for me, but at least it subsides in the end. The main problem is that most flavors follow its path. More assertiveness and you would have a splendid doppelbock.

Transcendence:
If you are true to yourself, you will eventually get the respect you deserve.

Light haze lives among the dark caramel hue, wearing an unconvincing off-white ring. Doughy, grainy, very bready nose of sweet well extracted malts, slightly earthy and very reminiscent of graham crackers. Faint meaty aspects come to reinforce the otherwise bready, cerealic malts that have this out of place vegetal note that kill the dried caramel notes faster than they should end. Moderate amounts of alcohol perceived, very light carbonation, oily textured, light-medium body.

bottle-pours deep amber/ruby with a small fizzy beige head around the rim of my glass. big fruity aroma-grapes (red), apples, plums. big sweet malty flavors with more plum/dark fruit flavors than the apple/grapes. some nice cinnamon/spice tones as well to start the finish. palte is a little fizzy but full and lightly surupy. i would say this is a fairly good, if not under-mentioned doppelbock.

Initial taste is bold on the palate then eased off. That was similar to Andechs had several days earlier. This was however Barleywineish in taste and smell. Well malted and nicely carbonated. Nuttiness, breadiness, toasted malt. Dark colour. Medium mouthfeel. Nice, thanks drmeadows.

Small atn head, good retention, minimal lace. Clear, attractive chestnut hued body. Nose is bready, malty showing some medicinal notes. Body is medium, palate is lightly oily. Lightly sweet malts, grainy with a bit of fruitiness, raisins, lightly plummy. Finish is mildly sweeet malts, quick.

Dark red, mostly clear body, short head, no lacing. Aroma is sweeet - like chewy caramel candy. Taste is medium bodied sweet malt, some fruit flavors too - borderline too sweet for my tastes. The finish though, dries it out somewhat - alcohol and some hop bitterness.

Caramel malt and bread aroma. Dark amber color with a thin, but firm head and a steady release of gas. Strong dark fruit sweetness in the initial taste then wood tones (oak?) come through followed by an assertive alcohol bite. A very authentic feel palate wise, but it brings something new to the style in terms of flavor with the wood flavors. Very interesting brew. Thanks Slob for this one.