Heavyweight Bock-Bock

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

Large light tan head. Nice and dense on top. Very good carbonation. Head settles slowly. Roasty and malty aroma. Some toasted nuts in there also. Feint hint of coffee in the background. Color is a slightly hazy dark mahagony brown. Big alcohol presence. Plenty of nuts in there again with more roasted grains, caramel, raisins, malts and a hint of peat and smoke. I like this stuff. Alcohol tends to last for a while and warms the gullet considerably. Little bit of sweetness but not alot. Finish is mostly alcohol with a little lingering spices. Hopefully the alcohol sting will lessen with age. A top notch dopplebock and I am with willblake on this one; this should become a staple of the heavyweight catalog of brews.

750ml. bottle. Clear chestnut color with a thick, creamy head that left great lacing on the glass. Mild nutty, malty aroma with some dried dark fruits and a hint of black pepper. Flavor is mildly sweet and malty on first sip before drying considerably with a strong alcohol presence. Raisins, pepper, caramel and a bit of smoke are all flavors that emerge over time. I have no idea what the alc/vol of this beer is, but it has got to be up there. Another winner from Tom Baker.

750 from Cornboy. Pours a bright golden color, very cloudy and a big white head. Nose is very fresh, lots of sweet malt and spices, some nut notes as well. Taste is very fresh, lots of nuts, malt, light peppery spice and a fresh outdoor sense.

Bottle provided by and shared with tpkenned. Clear, magnifying chestnut brown in color with safire accents and a sudsy, tan head that leaves marshmallow lace. Copper, pepper, caramel and butterscotch lead the aroma, reinforced by apple spice, dates rolled in holiday spice pipe tobacco, and maple nut fudge. Flavor proceeds with a mixed-nut tin composure that’s hazelnut-heavy. Caramel, scotch and peat. A touch of bran flakes and chocolate come in with an arid tongue scrape. Other traditional accents arrive by means of Score candy bars and spicy toffee. Fizzy mouth feel and then dry. Perhaps the most effervescent doppelbock I’ve come across. Rye pretzel rolls lie mainly in the finish, with an aftertaste that’s choc full of muted nuts.

12.27.05 750ml bottle (also sampled during open house). First off, let me just say that this bottle of beer has seriously kicked my ass, and that ain’t easy for one bottle of beer to do. Luckily, I took notes during the first half of the bottle ’cause it’s my only one. Pour is a lightly hazed deep caramel color with lofty and lasting head of tight tan foam, stickily lacing. Lovely. Aroma is a heartbreaker as it hints that the beer might not be all that I hoped, ashy (as apoptosis noted) is a great descriptor as it does have notes of fireplace ash, soggy leaves, and drenched yard in autumn. On top of that is a solid boquet of dried fruits: plum, raisin, mango, and lots of caramel. Flavor is decadent, quite sweet, with fruitcake, dates, more plum, touches of marzapan and mango, lightly resinous, and some peppery alcohol or yeast notes. Even with temp, this doppelbock never becomes too sweet for me, although the alcohol definitely gets to be a bit much. Finishes with a sharp bite that will mellow with time. Tom did ask that folks wait a week or two before drinking this beer as it had just been bottled when we bought it, and I can see from the ratings that it is improving already. I must acquire more of this beer; it may become a Heavyweight classic, and is SHOULD become a heavyweight staple...are you reading this Tom?!

Looks gorgeous, with a deep reddish-brown color and a purdy frothy white head. This one smells a little bit dry and ashy, somewhat sour, and hardly malty at all, but the flavor is much different. Slightly sweet, nicely balanced malts and caramel, plus some good ol’ raisins and plums abound in the flavor, which I quite like. Some alcohol presence, but its not unpleasant.

Interesting to see such a "run-of-the-mill" style deemed a OTOP beer - clear copper pour with huge white head - aroma of cinnamon, raisin, cherries soaked in rum - medium bodied, pretty foamy in the mouth - high sweetness, but tempered by a woody, smokey quality - I certainly taste the port qualities that sneagrams was talking about - brown sugar, cinnamon, chocolate - some spiciness comes late, and helps the smoke keep the sweetness from becoming cloying - very well-balanced - ranks up there with the established doppels of europe - Heavyweight, please start making some of these OTOP beers into regulars!

So an old buddy of mine comes back from Jersey for the holidays, and what does he bring a ton of back with him. This Heavyweight brewery. And boy did he get a selection. This started the night. 750 ml bottle. Deemed OTOP. Hazy amber hue. Musty and cinnamon. Bubblegummy and alcohol. Oily mouthfeel. Resiny. Sweet with raisins, port, residual sugar. F’N’A.