Left Hand Goosinator Doppelbock

A deep copper/red pour with a foamy head and lace. Nose of some dried fruit. A very rich sweetness, full malt, with a very light hops bitter. Palate is full and creamy carbonation is excellent. Very solid offering with a good abv warmth and lingering flavor that is pleasant for minutes after drinking. Hints of molasses as it warms

Vintage 2007. Dark amber pour with a fluffy tan head and thick drippy lace. Caramel & dark fruit on the nose. Light earthiness and smoke up front. Sweet caramel finish.

750ml bottle 2005 vintage, a bottle from the cellar that looked worth cracking this evening. Drank at cellar temp, shared with my girlfriend while dinner is in the process of cooking. Pours reddish with a tan ring. Nose is liquid smoke, and some old tired spices. Taste is sweet, and rich and somewhat smokey. Overall a bit light and overall underwhelming.

750mL bottle, 2005 vintage. Poured medium amber with a short-lived cap of tan head (looks very good when agitated). The aroma was sweet and aged with darker fruits and rich caramel present.. light earthy accents.. warm overall and a tad muddled. The flavor had primarily aged caramel at the core with some dark fruity bitterness, spicy notes, and oxidation present.. finished spicy and warm, picking up some brown sugar and herbal bitterness. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate some nice spiciness, but overall quite muddled and slick on the palate.. didn’t appear to age very gracefully.

750ml bottle, 2007 Vintage. Pours copper in color with brown head. Aroma sweet, caramel, smoky and malty. Taste smoky and malty with dry and bitter finish.

Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Loads of campfire, smoked and burnt malt. Big smokey body. Lots of caramel sweet maltiness, with a lightly bitter toffee, and smoke notes. Light woodiness and some dark fruit.

Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours a cloudy light brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is smoked mullet, sweet malt, salty food. Flavor is smoked malt, malty sweetness, some spice, Tastes like smoked meat or fish. Generally medium body with a smoky, malty finish.

For my 600th rating. Shared matt b and his housemates. Clearish purple with good beige head. Ham, raisin, plum, hint of alcohol on the nose. Flavors are great lightly smoked meat with dark fruit and tremendous malt profile. Medium chewy body with moderate carbonation. Very enjoyable despite the pricetag.