Left Hand Goosinator Doppelbock

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Doppelbock
Longmont, Colorado USA

Bottle, 7.2%. The aroma is mostly metallic, but also slightly smoky, a little unpleasant. Hazy red colour, small tan head. The flavour is distinctly smoky, but not overpowering. Toned down a bit by some maltiness. Cow stable aftertaste. Medium carbonation and OK mouthfeel.

Date: April 28, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: muddy dark amber, solid fine off white head
Aroma: slightly tart rich malt aroma, rich malt flavor
Overall: mostly dry, slight touch of tartness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Name: Goosinator Smoked Doppelbock
Date: November 24, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: muddy brown, fine dirty white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of woody smoke
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of caramel sweetness, well balanced with plenty of earthy smokey character

Name: Goosinator Smoked Doppelbock
Date: December 13, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2007
lots of rich sweet dark caramel and heavy smoke, pretty much unchanged from last year,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

(750ml bottle, vintage 2005) Small beige head atop cloudy dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some smoke, berry. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some juniper, light smoke. Watery medium body, low carbonation.

Bottle @ Beer Exposed, September 2008.
Pours lightly hazy brown with a small, creamy, beige, film head. Good duration. Sweet aroma, rye bread, caramel and cinnamon. Fine, creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has liquorice, caramel, sweet malts, but a bit of a hops balance. Okay for the type.

750ml bottle-pours a big foamy tan head and amber/orange-brown color. Aroma is smoky/smoked bacon, medium/dark malt-caramel/chocolate, spicy/woody. Taste is nice smoky/peat that’s there and balanced, not over powering, medium/dark malt-caramel/chocolate/licorice, some sweet, secondary spicy/woody hops. Easy drinking, smooth, very likable. OK/mild carbonation.

Bottle (2005)… RBSG 07… Cloudy dark mahogany lager with a small, frothy, off-white head. Great retention. Caramel, breadsy aroma with light notes of toasted cashews, smoke and brown sugar. Good malty sweetness, balanced oddly by moderate piney, grapefruit bitterness and light, citric acidity. Medium bodied and sticky with lively carbonation. Mildly sweet, woodsy, lightly smoked finish. Thanks to boboski for providing the bottle (which I took to the RBSG, but could find no takers other than myself)!

Pours a transparent copper mahogany with a thin off-white head. Sweet, authentic dark caramel malty aroma with good German lager yeasty character. Body starts with a nice viscous caramel sweetness and good lager yeasty flavor with a decently balanced, but slightly tart finish.

Bottle shared by argo0. Murky burgundy purple colored body. Huge nose of plum, tobacco, brandy, sherry, wood, etc. Sharp, hoppy, brandy and sweet bourbon, tobacco and plum richness, with some sharp oak or some other sort of harshness in the finish. Quite good, surprisingly.