Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

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

Pours a foamy brownish red, with some grainy floaties suspended in the glass - the aroma is an interesting mix of the caramel and raisin of a doppel and the bitter and nutty character of coffee - the coffee used is either of poor quality, or poorly extracted in the brewing process, though, as the coffee smells old and/or crappy - full carbonation in the mouth - flavors of old coffee and tobacco leaves - a bit of caramel and nutty character - a little fruity on the back - quite a bit of alcohol flavor in the finish, but not much of a burn - it’s decent, but the poor quality of the coffee makes it less enjoyable.

Bottle - Pours a dark black with hints of red. Almost no head. Very little lacing. Strong coffee aroma. Tastes of coffee and licorice. Nice lingering mouthfeel. Interesting beer. Not one of my personal Darkhorse favorites, but I appreciate its uniqueness. Never had a bad beer from this brewery.

Bottle. Aroma smells like coffee beans shoved up someone’s ass. Appearance looks like that same person had diarrhea and then took a 12oz shit 6hrs later. Flavor is not that bad. Palate is nice, smooth and diarrhea flat. Quite unique overall. Would love to try it fresh!

12 oz. bottle. Presentable mahogany brown doppelbock pour, thin collar of foam around edge. Big smell of lightly-roasted coffee. And a big coffee taste, with matching sweetness, like those coffee-flavored candies. Cherry and other fruit overtones make this more of a coffee cordial than a Kahlua. Nut roast bock malts in just the right proportion contribute much of the sweetness. I’m just liking this one a lot.

Bottle. Pours cloudy brown with a tan head. Awesome aroma, strong coffee dominates. Chocolate, coffee in the flavor. More coffee in the aroma than in the flavor - but still pretty decent brew.

bottle. thanks bri. strange chestnut pour with thin head. aroma is very malty, sweet chocolate and coffee. dark coffee, light nuttiness, chocolate, roasted malt. earthy funkiness in dry finish. I don’t know how if I like this or not. a bit strange.

Bottle from Acknud. Like where does he get this stuff? Looks like a miracle from California perspective. Pours a clear dark ruby color with a temporary beige head. Aromas of coffee over dark caramel. Full bodied with fizzy carbonation. Flavor is coffee and chocolate - but it doesn’t seem mocha. Seems well balanced. It’s neither sweet nor dry. Kind of astringent. Rather mouth smacking.

Wow, who in the what now? At face, this sounds like an interesting and maybe appropriate idea... Pours brown to garnet with a thin offwhite head. The nose is sweet with malt and a touch of coffee and chocolate. Changes the character a bit. Very doppelbocky, don’t get me wrong, with just a touch of coffee. Lightly creamy. Creamy, but lighter body. The flavor is in line with the nose, though perhaps just a bit astringent. Sweeter, maybe a bit of alcohol, some light roast. Lingering toasty bitterness.