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Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock 3.4 212

Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

Percentile
82
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2123.41/5.03.4/5.07.5%69.9Dimpled 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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 Strykzone (1484), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Dark brown with no head. Aroma is dark fruit with coffee and chocolate. Flavor is exactly the same as the aroma with the chocolate providing a deep resonance. A hop based zing lights up the mouth is assisted by alcohol. A nice and flavorful beer..


 RCL (1483), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 27, 2009  
Aroma like caramel coffee. Nice pronounced coffee flavor does not dominate the sweet maltiness. Unique, well executed combo, but I am not totally wowed by it’s complexity.


 Cavie (1447), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. Cloudy brown colored with little head and lots of sediment apparent. Large coffee scent with some bitterness as well. Flavor is straight from the coffee pot. Tastes bitter but has nice flavorings. Very tasty.


 holdenn (1443), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2007  
On tap at the Great Lakes Brew Fest. And what a fine label that is. Cheers to frankenkitty. Pours brown with a small beige head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, brown sugar, and roasted malts. Coffee brown sugar burnt malts, alcohol, and a little cough syrupy from that fruity alcohol. Ok, but the label is better than the beer.


 adrian910ss (1432), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 30, 2009  
On draft at Capones. Pours a dark maple brown with a small off white head. Aroma of coffee beans, expresso and cream. Taste of freshly ground coffee beans, expresso and cream. Nice stuff.


 drowland (1418), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 12, 2009  
I had this on tap in a pint glass, but unfortunately I didn’t take good tasting notes for it beyond the numbers.


 brewblackhole (1384), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Coffee didn’t come blowing through in the aroma,more of a slight roast malt,and right at the end a touch of coffee bean, taste was that a mildy sweetened coffee that had a very satisfying non bitter finish,taste and felt more like an ale then a bock,smooth palate enjoyable


 jaymobrown (1360), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Wow, lots of jalapeno and bitterness. Sour and sharp. Not really reminds me off coffee. Cold and dead on the tongue. Other oat and feedbag malts. Some hops rounding the end. Pretty good, but I’m not sure I would actually get this again. The initial taste was really off putting. Once that first sip is done, it does get better. I’d suggest letting this warm up.



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