De Molen Donder & Bliksem (Thunder & Lightning) USA version

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Doppelbock
Bodegraven, Netherlands

(750ml bottle) Some gushing, medium beige head atop muddy amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, cherry/raisin, some caramel, light alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, some caramel, raisin, light alcohol. Sticky medium body.

75cl bottle courtesy of argo0. Hazy amber beer with a lasting head. Rich malty caramel and cherry aroma. Smooth malty flavors of vanilla, caramel, and molasses, with some fruity yeast flavors, but a relatively clean profile. Creamy full body. This was really nice stuff; great balance and mouthfeel with an interesting yeasty component that doesn’t seem very typical for the style.

Corked bottle. Dark brown color. Malt, caramel and maple syrup in the arioma. Firm grassy, malty flavor with hints of cinnamon, caramel and dried fruit. No carbon, but that is my fault. I drank the beer within 3 weeks of bottling. Still a good beer and a worthy doppelbock, that shows a lot of promise. Will re-rate sooner or later.

Draught at ØLbaren. Murkey dark red/brown - offwhite head. Berries, ryebread, sweetness, yeasty, belgian yeasty, light candy, light alcoholic, sharpness, dried fruits, caramel, light light hoppy, light licorice.

Draught. Jazy dark brown colour with a medium off/white ehad. Sweet malty dark fruity aroma. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet with well toasted malt and caramel, some dark fruits, alcohol and some bitter hops. Sweet malty finish.

Draught at ølbaren, Copenhagen. Hazy red brown coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, liquorice and hay with notes of dried fruits. Sweet flavour of caramel and liquorice with notes of hops, alcohol and dried fruits and some metallic notes. Hoppy and warming alcoholic finish. Reminds me of a belgian dubbel.

Doppelbock? - Perhaps my bottle is infected in some way? - pours a hazy amber, with a thick ring of lace - the aroma is of cherry skins, light sourness/earthy character, and undercurrents of acidity, juniper, chocolate - smells almost like a mild flanders red with a light chocolate kick to it - medium carbonation and body - the flavor starts with a mild sour cherry character, raisin, mild acidity - a little bit of caramel sweetness arrives after that, as well a tiny bit of roast - some orangy tang - gets even sweeter in the finish, ending mostly with toffee - starts out like a subdued sour ale, and ends like the doppelbock it’s supposed to be (although it doesn’t taste lagered at all) - this might not be what the brewer intended, but it certainly is interesting. PS - the label also states that this is an ale - perhaps the style listing is incorrect?

Poured a dark brown. Head was big and frothy. Flavor mainly composed of some chocolate and cocoa. Very subtle and smooth.