Mammoth Hair of the Bear Dopplebock

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

Poured clear brown with a tan head. Roasted malt, caramel, alcohol, and leather in the nose. Velvet mouthfeel. Smooth caramel and toffee taste dominate, with rosated malt, coffee, vanilla, and a brandy-like alcohol warmth and taste. This beer company is almost as good as the ski resort behind it.

Server called it a triple bock. This shit was good man. Sweet chocolate aroma. Dried fruit and raisins. Roast and a little alcohol. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Flavor is mostly sweet with not alot of hop presence. I got alot of chocolatey notes as well as some nice roastiness. Some toffee, dried fruit, and a little bit of coffee bitterness as it warmed. Some alcohol warmth was present. This was very malty and complex. A nice nightcap beer, as I had it with no food. Fantastic!

Bottle from Hi-Time Wine in Costa Mesa, Ca. When I bought this beer I was expecting something mediorce, but upon first taste I was blown away. Carmel and sweet malt flavor flowed over my tongue. The palate was impressive. Wish this beer was available in NorCal.

I cheated and scanned the ratings to see if I was the only one getting the unusual aromas and flavors I detected. Not something I usually do but I guess I am crazy. Here it goes.....A copper color with a decent sized head. The aroma is peanut butter, chocolate, and caramel. It smells like a Resse cup I swear. The flavor is full of chocolate, some malted milk balls, and caramel. This was straight up like a good desert. Very different but also very good.

Scored from DTM’s trip to SoCo. This may be the best Dopplebock I’ve had to date. The flavors of malt, mostly caramel and toffee, came out crisp and full, while not being too sweet. This was very good.

22oz. from Mammoth Rite Aid. Very rich dark color, smooth lingering flavor of dark roasted malt, chocolate and touches of caramel, abv very nicely integrated and balanced quite cleverly. Another OUTSTANDING brew from my newest favorite brewing co.

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.

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