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Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

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common

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2013.41/5.03.39/5.07.5%68.6Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
This is a true dopplebock and Dark Horse Brewing’s only publicly distributed lager. It was so normal that we couldn’t stand it so we made it into a coffee dopplebock. Ha, take that Germany, with your Reinheitsgebot purity law! Anyway, we use fair trade organic coffee from our friends at The Ugly Mug Cafe in Ypsilanti, MI We did a label contest and opened it up to the public for this beer. We had so many awesome entries that we couldn’t just pick one winner so we have 2 labels for this beer. We stagger the bottles in the six packs but with no order in mind.
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 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Bottle, have waited for this for a while. Room-filling sweet malt and overabundant coffee bitterness, roasted malt and grain and a smokey, peaty touch. Dark ruby pour with a lacing, thickly rocky tan head. Taste is a thick Doppelbock malt profile with a little alcohol showing, dark beany espresso, ashy with hard-bop roast and heavy, aggressive carbonation. Sticky and lightly metallic, dry and earthy aftertaste. Spice is in the back, way under the toffee and light smoke. This is an utter trainwreck of clashing styles, and ultimately very confusing; however, the DB appears to be much better than the coffee component.


 drfabulous (1235), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Taste: Little to no coffee. Lots of Doppelbock. Sweet and malty Dopplebock. But when I go to drink, then I get the aroma of coffee in my nose. Nice, but not far off a bock in general. I want coffee in the taste as well. Had on tap, and I should probably revisit soon.


 sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 18, 2009  
courtesy of imperialking Pours dark brown with off-white head. Aroma is loaded with coffee and a light lactose / mocha nose. Taste is filled with roasted/torrefied coffee, light caramel malts with light bitter mouthfeel and finish. Possible hints of some dark fruits. Overall this one is loaded with coffee. No abv indicated but the palate was warming.


 Ernest (4483), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/510/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, light brown, mostly diminishing. Body is dark brown, unfiltered. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, coffee, husks/vegetables, cookie). Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, husky. Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Quite vegetal/husky in both aroma and finish. The coffee character is also not particularly inviting, like stale grounds. Nice mouthfeel though..


 GAManiac (1150), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Feb 13, 2009  
Bottle generously shared by dmunroe. Poured a dark cola color with a small beige head that fades to a collar fairly quickly and leaves minimal lacing. Big roasted coffee smell to start with a little bit of malts underneath. Hops are barely detectable. It’s definitely all about the coffee in the nose. The taste is a bit sweeter and more balanced than the aroma with coffee still playing a major role but with the sweet caramel malts forming a strong backbone. Hops are a bit more present than in the aroma. The mouthfeel is smooth with strong carbonation. This is an extremely unique doppelbock and as a big coffee lover, this one really worked well for me. A great beer.


 Bartzilla (443), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/105/514/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Shared a bottle at Blind Lady with a couple other folks. Pretty tasty. Not too huge on the coffee and finishes a lot cleaner than I expected it to. Kinda sweet, actually. I’d drink this again.


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/510/104/518/20
Feb 7, 2009  
12oz. served into Duvel tulip glass. Pour is deep brown with small quick deminishing caramel colored head. Aromas of coffee, caramel, and some molasses. Flavor is upfront with loads of coffee, roasted malts, and finishing with a small amount of warming alcohol. I would say this one is a straight up coffee bomb. I could drink this right when I wake up every morning. Very impressed.


 badgerben (3596), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Dark brown color with a medium head. Aroma of freshly ground coffee. A little bitter upfront, more from coffee than hops. Plenty of coffee in this one. The sweet malt blends pretty well with it.



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