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Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock 3.4 216

Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

Percentile
82
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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2163.42/5.03.4/5.07.5%70.1Dimpled 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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 sebletitje (1999), 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.


 mar (1972), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 22, 2009  
bottle thanks to bu11zeye. brown with a cream head. nose is caramel and malts. not bad on the palate with an overly caramel flavor.


 travita (1970), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. The smell is very heavily coffee, malts, roasty, and some alcohol. The look is clear, light brown in color with a beige colored head. The taste is sweet, malts, roasty, and more coffee.


 BillKismet (1957), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/59/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Headless and of a burning sky sunset orange color. Lifeless looking body. Intense burnt coffee grain dominates the aroma. The body is likewise decidedly grainy, with burnt coffee roast, and roast barley. Somewhere, black pepper makes an appearance.


 phishpond417 (1953), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/511/20
Jun 13, 2008  
It’s time for the perkulator-It’s time for the perkulator! The dude who was pouring this beer had never even heard of that song, can you believe that? Pours a deep black opaque colour with an enormous khaki head. Many different aromas, Hersheys chocolate, cocoa, and roasted coffee beans. Flavors of chocolate milk and cofee as well as a little smoke. Nice tasting, just released brew, with two different labels. Im waiting for it to hit the shelves.


 swoopjones (1925), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 15, 2007  
On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Medium brown color, almost rootbeer-ish looking. Coffee espresso aroma. Coffee real evident in taste. Nice mouthfeel, medium to light body. Different but decent


 Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 4, 2008  
A murky brown color with a small beige head. The aroma contains some caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and chocolate. The flavor contains alot of caramel along with some toffee, chocolate, and brown sugar. The mouthfeel is rather syrupy with a sweet finish. Overall a pretty good beer.


 Kevin (1920), Colorado, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/56/20
Jun 2, 2009  
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.



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