 BuckeyeBoy (1674), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 12, 2007 On Tap in Glendale AZ before the Fiesta Bowl 2007. Pours out a red/brown topped with a small head. An aroma and tast of sweet malt. Not bad.
beaconstreet (811), Washington DC, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 8, 2007 Fairly alright, but not really that warming for a winter beer. A selection with hops might have been a lot better.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2006 12 oz bottle. Lot’s of sweet malty aromas. Similar on the flavor. Decent Dopple bock like flavors. Not too bad. but not the best.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 23, 2006 Drat at the Virginia Beach location. Dark reddish brown with a thin beige head. Sweet toffee and malt nose. More of the same in the flavor, plus a wisp of smoke. OK, but not that exciting.
bigdogbrewing (9), Delaware, Ohio, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2006 Malty, caramel, bready notes in the nose. No off aromas and no sulphur. Pours dark amber with rich amber-brown hoghlights. Nice off white creamy head with good retention (lace on the glass). Malty sweet up front with melanoidin like notes mid tongue. Finish is clean and dry (not unpleasing). Rich malt flavors with caramel, dark fruit and bready notes throughout taste. Good carbonation with nice mouthfeel. Slight warming from alcohol. Very enjoyable offering from Columbus Ohio GB brewery! Wonder how the Columbus version compares to those from other GB breweries throughout country. Bottle products come from different brewery and are no where near the quality of the fresh Columbus GB product!
luvcasks (178), USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 18, 2006 Pours a gorgeous mahogany with a thin off white head which dissipated quickly
Caramelly, some dried fruits and a little bit of chocolate in the nose. Clean lager like with no hop aroma
Flavors echo the aroma with a rich malt complexity including caramel, some nuttiness and a little melanoidin dark fruits with a restrained spicy hop bittterness
Medium-light bodied with medium carbonation
Overall: Not too bad for a doppelbock. when compared to the celbrator the malt complexity is less interesting and I seem to pick up a slight metallic taste as the beer warms up
Note: Having tried Trade Joe’s Winterfest (brewed by GB) I can say I like this one much better
jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 8, 2006 From a 12 oz. bottle with a short blurb and bottling date on the back label, 10.04.06, and along the left side of front label states it was brewed at the San Jose brewery.
Poured a clear, doppelbock ruby hued mahogany with a fluffy, creamy white head that settled into a thin sudsy lacing, small amount of ringed sticking.
Aromas of plums and purple grapes, a subtle caramel, a bit nutty, a slight spiciness and a fruity alcohol.
Good, even, light carbonation and a malty crisp, smooth medium-light bodied mouthfeel.
Tastes of purple grapes, caramelized malts, a subtle nutty toffee, a grainy metallic, spicy, lightly grassy hop, a soft solvent alcohol flavor and a fruity, metallic malty finish.
A nice, drinkability doppelbock, a good seasonal, well worth trying.
brettpace (179), Northridge, California, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Dec 3, 2006 Not to shabby slightly metallic taste however, which did bother me at the end...
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