Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Marshall, Michigan USA

2009 Bottle - Thanks NobleSquirrel! - Pours dk amber with a small ring of head...aroma is cocoa and coffee, creamy malt, vanilla?...flavour is rich and creamy, caramel malt, slightly bitter coffee on the end...lively carbonation, quite nice!

Bottle acquired via trade with belgiumtripel...THANKS MIKE!!! Mahogany pour with a mocha colored head. Coffee forward in the nose...dark roast with toffee and caramel. Flavor also exhibits some cocoa. Somewhat thin but tasty.

Pours dark maroon with a large medium sized beige head. Smell is of sweet maltiness and nice strong coffee. Taste is about what I’d expect from the name. Rich and malty as expected from a dopplebock with a nice coffee flavor as well. Finishes more malty with little coffee flavor at the end. Pretty nice and drinkable. Medium to slightly rich body with good carbonation. Fairly noticeable tartness in the finish that detracted somewhat.

Thanks to ketchepillar for bringing this over tonight. Pours a light brown with no head in my glass, however Sam and Dennetta had a small head with some lace in their glasses, so I’m guessing it’s my trusty tasters fault. Very low carbonation on this one. The aroma had lots of vegetable character, kind of like opening my crisper drawer in my fridge and finding something not so fresh, and some coffee aromas to follow, this is an old familiar sensory experience for my I’m afraid. The flavor has tons of coffee, like folders at grandmas house. There is a nice sweet maltiness here too and for a dopplebock there is almost not alcohol traceable in it, so that makes it a pretty smooth drinking libation. I feel like this could be great with some tweaking, but as it stands... it’s ok.

Bottle - Pours dark amber with virtually no head. Waaay heavy on the coffee, with some nutty and smoky flavors in there--but mostly coffee. The taste is the same, with coffee, smoke, and malt. It’s a little hot on the finish...there’s a lot of warmth there. Biggest downside is it’s thin and watery--not what I’m looking for in a doppelbock. Overall pretty disappointing, though maybe the two I’ve got in my cellar will change my mind later.

12oz bottle. Cloudy amber/brown with a big tan head. Malty aroma with some fruit, coffee and unfortunately some vegetable notes. Flavor is devoid of the veggies; just a nice coffee and caramel blend. Not bad.

Bottle courtesy of fiver29 and cmr1517 – thanks guys! Pours a murky brown with a minimal tan head, sans for a soap scum topper. The nose is coffee and roasted malt. The taste is caramel, roasted malt, folgers instant coffee and some chocolate with some boozy irish coffee in the finish. Medium prickly mouthfeel despite the lack of head. Interested brew. I enjoyed this one. Thanks again guys!

interesting concept. coffee dopplebock. it’s been a good night so far, thought i was going to have sit in the rain for a concert, but rescheduled, now i’m watching a very nice cubs game so far at least. 4-0 with a leadoff hit in the 7th. wells may just get his first win. expected a darker color here. deep red sort of maroon, with a fluffly nicotine stained head. whew, this smells kind of bad. like smokey pickles and cold coffee. (fucking bastard len caspar, don’t jinx the pitcher, asshole) first impression, i don’t like it, sweet thin body an unpleasant cornflake note. there is a bit of creamed up coffee that comes out in the finish. a hint of toffee. damn this aroma is a rough one, a mild grape note is mixed in there. final impression, i don’t like it. however i like the fact they tried it.