 Skeegle (476), Maryland, USA
Dec 3, 2007 Loved this beer. Wonderfully complex with figs and dried cherries, finishing with a cranberry bite. Full bodied like a doppelbock. Fantastic.
nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jun 8, 2007 The bartender told me this was their "sweet lager" and it was exactly that. Brown head, brown translucent color with red hues. WAY too sugary and lightly malty. Might be alright for a pint, but too much for a session.
treadyroc (112), St. Leonard, Maryland, USA
May 23, 2007 From a growler from the Bowie location.
At first taste, I drew back with an "ew" look on my face. My wife says, "keep drinking it, it gets better." lol.
Red’ish brown in color (but not amber). Not much in the way of an aroma. Kind of smells a bit sweet. Tastes like a bock at first, but doesn’t really follow through. Kind of a copper-y aftertaste.
edden (927), cow- lumbus, Ohio, USA
May 14, 2007 5/10/07: On Tap, Bowie.
Mahogany – raisin colored body. No head – no lace. Light plum nose. Raisin flavor with molasses, caramel malt and a touch of hops. Slight sour finish. After taste is also a bit tin like.
ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
May 7, 2007 From a growler thanks to LordMaynard. Clear amber body with small, fading, off-white head. The aroma is caramel, lots of dark fruits and banana. The flavor is raisins, plums, light cherry and caramel. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
May 6, 2007 On tap at Bowie. Poured out a bright dark cherry color, with a huge tan colored head. Aromas are of too much roasted malt, with an off aromas I can’t describe. flavors are of too much chocolate & too much roasted malts.
Way too much for a Dopplebock.
Not my cup of tea by far.
mj (4973), Colorado, USA
May 5, 2007 From a growler thanks to LordMaynard. Not much of an enigma, just a basic doppelbock that smelled and tasted darn good. Dark reddish, burgundy brown color, tremendous nose of smoky, dusty malts, hops are sure there, though, semi-bitter, non-grassy hops, overall very good. Full of sweet maple and caramel, the sweetness being pretty distinct from the bitterness of the hops, which is always nice. Dusty is a good word too... semi-smoky as well. After a full glass the sweetness seems a bit much, and at times it even had somewhat of a stenchy cannibus nose. Leaves a yellow/green residue on the glass, but that was probably just the effect of lighting.
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
May 4, 2007 Growler from Bowie location (thanks to LordMaynard for picking it up!). Clear, cherry-orange color with yellow edges; fluffy orange-tinged head that quickly fades to nothing. Pleasant caramel and wet malts and dried dark fruits in the aroma. Light carbonation, medium mouthfeel: pleasant chewy caramel character; dried fruits and brown sugar and roasted malts; some light citrus hops. Medium, wet malt and caramel finish.
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