Mammoth Hair of the Bear Dopplebock

Brewed by Mammoth Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Mammoth Lakes, California USA

Bottled. Reddish coloured. Unclear. Light brown head. Aroma of bread, tea, spice, cocoa, ripe fruits. Flavour of liqourice, fruits, cocoa, spice, light roast. Medium bodied. Dry. Roasty and spiced end. Some alcoholwarmth on the lips.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours slight cloudy orange with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and fruity hoppy. Fruity and mild hoppy and sweet flavoured. Light caramelish. Caramelish and sweet flavoured into the finish.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of JohnC. Pours a clear amber with a beige head. Lots of sweet roasted malt and pumpernickel in the nose. Solid body, sweet burned caramel, roasted malt and sweet pumpernickel. Warming alcohol in the finish. Nice and pleasant. 231109

22oz bomber courtesy of jh1982 poured into a tulip. Pours a deep, clear copper with a big creamy tan head that regenerates nicely with every swirl, leaving decent lacing and boozy legs along the side. The aroma is very good and very sweet with the caramel malts dominating throughout. There is more than a hint of chocolate and sweet dark fruits come out more as it warms. The taste is good as well, but it seems a little bit off. The backbone of sweet sugary malts are there as well as the dark fruits, but there is also a faint tartness that is starting to show and I imagine this bottle has seen better days. The mouthfeel is slick and medium bodied with soft carbonation and slightly tart in the finish, probably not intended unfortunately. The nose on this one is great but there is definitely an emerging sourness that suggests infection. It’s a shame, as I bet this was an excellent dopplebock fresh.

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.