Capital Blonde Doppelbock

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Pours a medium amber with a small white head. I did not detect much malts in the aroma but in the flavor it was there. Malty, sort of sweet, with a crisp finish. Pretty good beer.

12 oz. bottle. Strong, floral, fruity aroma features lemon as well as berry scents. Tart, borderline sour smell. Noble hops and German-style malts make their presence felt in the nose. Pours a translucent, sparkling, deep, bright gold with a moderate amount of short-lasting white head. Produces extensive lacing. Practically glistens in the light. Looks great. Almost worthy of a full 5 for appearance. Malts dominate the sweet flavor, as one would expect in the doppelbock style. Some subdued dunkel lager-like flavors, which is surprising since this is appropriately called a blonde beer. Minor but unfortunate presence of the "beery" taste endemic to many pale lagers. Fruity flavors, especially raspberry and strawberry. Those flavors combine with the thick, full, oily body to produce a berry yogurt effect. Long, subtle, tasty, hops-dominated finish. Soft yet lively in the palate. Easy to drink for a beer so high in alcohol content. Capital Blonde Doppelbock is a high quality and memorable brew. Presently, I am being very tough in my ratings, so the 3.5 that I am giving this beer is quite a compliment. This is a fine product from a superb brewery that doesn’t get enough attention from the ratebeer community because it specializes in German styles that tend to be less popular on this site. Well worth trying if you can find it.

12 oz. bottle to a Czech pils glass. Poured a gold/amber hue with an off white, diminishing head and fair lacing. The aroma was a little yeast with malt and caramel. Same notes in the flavor plus a little toastiness and a touch of sweetness. Very little hop dryness,and the mouthfeel was smooth and creamy.

bottle, poured honey golden with a tropical fruit aroma, flavor is thick fruity, mango, papaya, kiwi, some medium bitterness but not offensive, no alcohol presence, floral fruity finish

[bottle] Poured a dark straw gold with a small whitish head. Aroma is very sweet with a little bit of spice and yeast. Very rich mouthfeel. Good stuff.

I like this dopplebock, not as sweet as the weizenbock. Pleasant high alcohol taste.

Pours a clear copper with a mod white head, fading to almost nothing quickly. Aroma of caramel malts, corn, and maybe some raisins. Dark fruits in the taste, also some bananas, a little alcohol, slightly bitter finish. Full bodied, fizzy carbonation. Pretty good.

Pours gold into a stem glass. Bright white head recedes to coat surface. Sweet cookie and malt aromas. Thin with caramel upfront and a lasting alcohol burn.