Mammoth Hair of the Bear Dopplebock

Had this after a dome-hike north of the Yosemite valley. I was surprised to read the so-so reviews of this delectable brew. Aroma was strong malt, caramel, and roasted hazelnuts. Nice pour with a small head and gentle lacing above the bark-brown body. Tasted like dark heaven with all the elements of the nose unveiled. Smooth as silk with the alcohol masked wonderfully. Don’t pass this one up. Take a good hike through the mountains and come back to enjoy this wonderfully rich brew. Easily in my top three for doppelbocks.

This dark copper beer poured with a generous beige head and a chocolate aroma. The flavor is coffee and chocolate with a toffee finish. It’s sweeter than most doppelbocks I have tried, but is still pretty tasty.

This was from a 22oz bottle Clear reddish brown pour with a nice sweet malty flavor. tasty

22oz bottle bought in Mammoth. Solid Doppelbock with big caramel malt and a dose of sweet alcohol. Enjoyable and clean.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. The smell is sweet, cocoa beans, chocolate, and caramel. The look is clear, brownish in color, and has a beige colored head. The taste is sweet, decent but nothing special, very sweet, and caramel.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Deep copper in color with an average sized beige head. Aroma is of caramel, chocolate, and toffee. Taste is of caramel, toffee, pear, light smoke and raisins.

Bomber purchased at brewery while in Mammoth for a mountain biking trip. Pours a clear deep ruby-brown. The one finger of off-white head quickly dissipates into nothing. Interesting and very good aroma of sweet toffee leather, butterscotch, dark chocolate, and hazelnut. Flavor is sweet-ish malts, some smoke, and a little bit of light fruitiness. After the rich and complex nose, the flavor was a bit disappointing. Medium mouthfeel with the tiniest bit of bitterness in the finish. Alcohol is almost 100% hidden.

(22oz bottle) Pours a burgundy body with a small beige head. Aroma of raisins, roastiness, caramel and cocoa. Flavor of raisins, vinous, caramel, and some balsamic vinegar sourness.