Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock

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

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.

Tap at the Happy Gnome. Appearance was peculiar... like coffee poured into dirty dishwater, thin white head. Aroma was that of coffee grounds, like the stuff left when you pull the filter out of the coffee maker. Slightly sweet, heavy coffee flavor. Palate is sweet turning into bitter. Very solid option if you like coffee beers.

Pours a lightly hazy, dark caramel brown color. A small, foamy, khaki colored head settles to a thin, swirly film with a prominent edge. Minimal, spotty lacing noted. The aroma is simple but inviting, with big, roasty coffee notes showing atop a lightly smoked caramel malt base. A touch of cream is present as well, adding smoothness. The flavor is really well balanced, with the lightly sweet, toasty malts being perfectly complimented by roasty coffee and spicy, earthy hops. Its not all that complex, but man is it tasty and easy to drink. Smooth, medium-plus body with a creamy palate. Lingering coffee roast on the finish. Damn good brew.

12 ounce bottle from my Summer Secret Santa. Pours a hazy, murky looking orange-brown color with a thin head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of rich coffee, coffee grounds, caramel, cinnamon. Taste is bitter, rich roasted coffee, caramel, cinnamon and a slight leafy/vegetal note. Medium bodied. Good beer.

12oz bottle. Deep stained-glass reddish-brown color. Thin beige head. The coffee is quite pronounced in the aroma, without the typical chocolate roastiness of an Imperial Stout or Porter. Big coffee flavor, quite a smooth and enjoyable, coalesces well with the smooth, rich lager tones. Not much hop character, most of the bitterness comes from the coffee, which pretty much dominates every aspect of this beer. Quite excellent nonetheless, one of the better coffee beers out there.

Pours a very light looking coffee color. Aroma smells like coffee, too. Add some ice and I may have a iced perkulator coffee doppelbock. Or better yet blend it with some ice for a perkulator frappacino. I digress. Flavor profile is mostly coffee and body is very light. There was no head. Overall I liked this beer probably because I really like beer and coffee. If you fall into this category you’ll probably like this beer, too.

dark, dark red pour almost black. very nice aroma of malts and coffee and earth. Very smooth. sweet coffee and finished really creamy and caramel. the coffee is there but not over powering. I no trace of alcohol.

I am surprised that I actually like this. Its got a pretty strong coffee taste that is impossible to not be overwhelming. It really does taste like an iced coffee with carbonation. Its a little better then the coffee bender, and I think thats because it starts with a stronger base beer.