Fish Tale Detonator Doppelbock

Brewed by Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Doppelbock
Olympia, Washington USA

Very impressive.You just can't beat a good Dopplebock like this one.Very nice colorsort of a dark amber.Nice dark head that seemed to last a while.Aroma was very pleasant,chocolate,malty,with a hint of hops butthe alcohol is very well hidden,undetectable.The flavor was fantastic chocolate,malt and an almost earthy taste like oak as it warmed the wine started to make it presence known but very mildly just enough to let you know it's there.The finish was interesting not what i expected slightly hoppy but very nice.a very well done brew.I'm glad i have a few more to sample for later.I just recieved a couple more of these brews and the rating i feel is not right but should be higher.This brew is more then i am worthy of and well deserving of a perfect score.

This was one of the better doppelbocks I have ever tried. There is a distinct flavor that I really can’t put my finger on but it made we want more and more. The beer poured a dark brown in color and the head was pretty thin. The flavor, as mentioned, was wonderful with some tones of caramel, toffee, nuttiness, and maltiness. Highly recommended if you can get your hands on it.

Whoa, there is a LOT going on in this beer. Thick body, chocolate-caramel dopplebock flavors. The oak-aging very obvious, and very welcome. Amazing beer; the best dopplebock not called Celebrator.

Bottle. A properly named doppelbock! Dark brown pour with copper edges. Huge sweet malty aroma, that reminds of the nose off of a barleywine. Dark malty flavor with raisins, blackberries, caramel, hazelnuts and walnuts. Smooth drinking but with a great lingering finish. Loads of great flavor without heaviness you would expect from such a malt-heavy beer.

Very dark ruby color...almost opaque, with a thick creamy off-white head. The aroma was complex...vanilla, alcohol, wood (oak I assume,) chocolate. The flavor was just as complex...alcohol, roasted wood (if that makes sense,) malty sweet, toffee/caramel. Soft feel...mild carbonation. Outstanding beer!

Bottle into Duvel tulip glass one night in the summer of 2005, sitting at the kitchen table in Tajunga, CA, with cquiroga, swilling brews and talking shop. The shop was Fish Tale Detonator Doppelbock, and the consensus was: dope beer. Like barley exhaust wafting from the pipes of a mountain-stream brewery, the aroma funnelled up from the glass, leavened with the malty and oakey smells of delightfully smoky bread. Dark ruby amber glowing hazily in the glass. Head was a meager beige that couldn’t stay alive very long; after it mostly disipated, it left little wispy beige tracings on the surface that made me think of Greek fortune tellers examining coffee grounds (I think there is a market here for telling fortunes in diminished beer foam, we should look into it). Lacing is slow to cascade and sandy in texture. After warming a while (still haven’t tasted it yet), the aroma evokes a peaty whiskey alcohol. Mouthfeel is chewy silky sweet with some alcohol astringency. Flavor starts like a roasty version of Nutella (kind of nutty, kind of chocolate), transitioning into a full dry roast in the finish. Undercurrents of prune and malty fruits are smooth, transition into the finish with tar and tobacco. Oak in this one is a great and subtle addition; it doesn’t dominate, but adds to the fruits and the peat both. A good light sweetness carries througout. My life is better for having tasted this.

Botle pours a very dark redish brown and a robust head that is persistant. Good lacing. Aroma is a terrific blend of smoke, molassas and coffee. Taste is reminescient of a Porter. Very little hops. Dark, rich and smokey/charcoal. Feel is rich and heavy and no real bitter at the end. Didn’t know what to expect on this and it was great.

Bottle, shared with and courtesy of GregClow. Again, another one Greg brought that I had no idea of how it was rated going in. Surprising amount of hops in aroma, lots of malt and alcohol as well - outstanding. Dark, dark brown, bubbly brown/white head. Great taste! Lots of hops, lots of malt, great tingly mouthfeel. On style, just add a ton of hops. A very very good beer - this one blew me away and is likely one of my highest ratings for the style.