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Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock 3.4 212

Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

Percentile
82
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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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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 Acknud (790), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Not bad. Amber pour with a 1 inch head. Sediment in bottom. Heavy coffee aroma. Taste is a blend of coffee and sweet malt. Nice little alcohol kick as well.


bellmyer (41), EAST MOLINE, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Pour is a deep coffee brown with an off white head that does not hang around too long. Smell is, you guessed it, heavy on the coffee. Flavor is, amazingly, coffee. There is some malt in there as well, but it is definitely a coffee flavor. This brew goes down surprisingly easy for a coffee beer. If you are in the mood for coffee with alcohol but mixing a cup of joe with some Baileys is too much work, I would recommend this brew.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Thanks once again to Honkeybra. Interesting and complex. Lots of coffee flavor, with some chocolate coming through once it warms up Wish the malt sweetness would come through a little more. A cool experiment with beer, and I give em credit for that one. It is dynamic and cool, but still falls short as far as "would I want to try this again.” I think once is enough.


 ericandersnavy (1134), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 27, 2009  
bottle thanks to bu11zeye. poured a hazy amber with an off-white head. aroma was smoke and coffee. flavor was grains and coffee. medium body with medium carbonation.


 GranvilleTim (518), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Dark pour with off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Flavor reflects the aroma and finishes crisp and a little dry. I like this beer.


 Tmoney99 (4777), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/514/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Draft sample at MBGF Summer08. Poured dark brown color with an average frothy light brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy fruit, toasted malt and nutty aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium to heavy roasted sweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. My expectations where met.


 RAYBOY01 (1858), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Somewhat hazy brown pour with off white head. The nose is roasted malt and touches of coffee. The flavor is sweet carmel malt, moderately bitter hop bite and substantial roasted coffee notes. Pretty decent beer.


 jsquire (2113), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Out of the bottle, with a different label. Ruby colored beer with a thin, whispy slick of a head. I expected stronger coffee aroma, but it was a pretty subtle sweet coffee nose that got stronger as it warmed. Sweet toffee and lightly toasted grains over a bitter coffee that only got more intrusive as it warmed. Some acidity and fruitiness, but I’m not sure a coffee doppelbock is a good use of coffee.



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