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Millstream 20th Anniversary Dopplebock

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
69
overall
Formerly brewed at Millstream Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock

Amana, Iowa USA

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
413.31/5.03.29/5.0Special6.25%39.8Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
After twenty years of making beer, Millstream has decided to celebrate! The brewmasters have carefully devised a special beer, a dopplebock, to commemorate the event. This beer is available only in 22 oz large bottles, and only 1000 bottles were made. Each bottle was hand filled and labeled by zealous fans of the brewery. The brewers say that this beer is fantastically rich and full of malty goodness. Notes of sweet plums and caramel are present throughout this dark, heavy beer. At 6.25% ABV, this is the strongest beer that Millstream could legally make in the state of Iowa. This beer will probably not be made for another twenty years, so don’t miss out!
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 Ungstrup (15239), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2006  
A hazy nut brown beer with an orange head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, and just a bit of a bite from the alcohol.


 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/23/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy dark red, candy sweet malt aroma, rich dry malt flavor with a touch of sweetness, good rich flavor,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 CaptainCougar (5488), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 22, 2006  
Sampled at the Milwaukee YEHa!05 courtesy of JPDIPSO: Pours a still transparent copper amber. Sweet malty caramel aroma has a touch of grapes and vinous character with some bocky German yeastiness. Starts sweet with sticky caramel and lightly fruity with a good, authentic bock flavor and a clean, tasty, green Hallertau hop flavor. A little more carbonation and this would be quite nice. It’s a shame that this is the strongest thing that can be legally brewed in Iowa.


 JPDIPSO (4906), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 20, 2005  
Dark copper with a small off white head. Maple syrup and brown sugar aromas. Mostly sweet and malty. Normally that is not a bad thing but that seems to be the only thing going on in this on. Not much for depth or balance.


 BückDich (4848), McCall, Idaho, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2006  
RBSG 2006 - DC Grand Tasting Lineup Mahogany, light head and lacing. Nose of sweet grassy hops, some malts and molasses. Sweet rich flavor, nice aged and pleasant. The finish is sweet, lightly hoppy and a toffee and caramel finish along with the balanced sweetness. Good.


 heemer77 (4304), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2005    Updated: Aug 21, 2005
Pours a dark brown that looks ruby when held to the light. Almost no head. The aroma jumps out and grabs you with chocolate, dark bread and some raisins. There is also a light coffee note. The taste is caramel and some light chocolate and coffee. There is also a light plum note in the finish. Slightly undercarbonated. And this was after the brewery waited several weeks to release due to it being bottle conditioned. On the sweeter end of dopplebocks. I hope Iowa changes the abv laws so that Millstream is free to experiment with more beers like this.


 BBB63 (4232), La Porte, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 19, 2005  
Tasted at the Tosa YeHA 2005 and provided via Heemer77, I figured:

Slightly hazed brown with reddish highlights with a minimal head and lace. The aroma has notes of caramel, prune, apple, butterscotch (but a good thing here), brown sugar and earthy yeast esters. the taste is sort of cloy, sticky sweet malts and ripe fruit with a yeast background. Not much sharpness or hop notes. The feel is quite average, sticky and smooth. It is okay really but does not make much of a lasting statement.


 goldtwins (4080), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 23, 2006  
Poured a clear amber color with a red hue and thin off-white creamy head. Aroma of raisins and plums. Swwet and malty. The flavor was on the dull side. Sweet and malty with some dark fruit but really just blah. Some bitterness on the finish.



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