 SamGamgee (1467), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 16, 2009 Giant swing-top bottle at Beer in the Park. I’d seen this beer around earlier in the year, but the high price and large bottle in a hit-or-miss style for me kept it out of my hands. A five ounce pour was just perfect, actually, and I can’t imagine drinking an entire bottle of this. The aroma is a nice blend of cherry and chocolate. The flavor is big malts that are just very typical of the style, with a burnt toast and over-ripe fruit, balanced by a medium bitterness. Thick in the mouth. Nice aromatics and a decent flavor balance, but this is just to hard to drink for me to ever buy.
BeerandBlues2 (3231), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 Bottle. Pours dark brown with an average, rocky light brown head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toffee), light hop (herbs), average yeast (dough, broth) with notes of alcohol, oak, brown sugar, and plum. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and an astringent finish. Long duration, heavy sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.
ditmier (1114), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 Draught @ TFD - Pours dk brown with a small beige head...aroma is cocoa, roasted malt and spice...flavour is sweet without being cloying, bitter chocolate, molassas, toast...nice dark fruit on the finish...tasty...
stefanje (953), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 18, 2009 1 liter swing top bottle from Bevmo. Pours an opaque dark brown color with a medium khaki head that has good retention and some lacing. The aroma is sweet with roasted malts and molasses. The flavor is similar to the aroma, plenty of molasses, brown sugar, licorice, dark roasted malts and perhaps some charcoal. The mouthfeel is full and creamy smooth. The finish is long with lingering molasses. This is one fine dopplebock, one of the best of its style.
dwyerpg (2553), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 24, 2009 A sweet malty caramel, light smoke aroma. The flavor on this interesting, definitely has some upfront heft to it, as well as sweetness and smoke. Pretty nice, if a tad sweet at first. Quite pricey.
Snojerk321 (2021), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 5, 2009 1L swing top. Pours deep brown with a ruby hue, head was thick and beige in color. Lots of thick chocolate malts and candied dark fruits. Brew was very thick and rich, a great Doppelbock.
marcus (1902), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 4, 2009 This dark brown ale poured with a decent tan head and a toffee aroma. It’s a little sweet, even for a doppelbock, but it’s chewy and tasty. Lots of chocolate, fruit and caramel malt, and lots of flavor.
GreatLibations (1454), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Jun 24, 2009 Now we’re getting somewhere. This is the year of the Dopplebock. Everyone has one out but this one really shines on the extremity of it all. Very dark brownish amber in color with excellent aromamanship. Thick and latherous. Chewy and creamy. A rather large malt backbone protrudes and claims the very essence of this beer. Chunky chocolate malted milk balls are very enjoyable in liquid form. The finish lasts with lingering bitter cocoa. I mammoth of a beer.
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