 SuzyGreenberg (934), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jul 10, 2008
12 oz. bottle - thanks to Ty5592 for the bonus bottle; deep, cola brown; clear with thin white head; candy malts and sweet, mild aromas; grainy and sweet; nothing too exciting, but a very tasty and slightly rich
michael-pollack (1378), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 30, 2008 12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, dark fruits, plums, nuts, and dates. Poured medium brown with a hint of ruby in color and a small, tan head that disappeared quickly. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of alcohol, brown sugar, malts, nuts, molasses, and dark fruits. Medium body. Oily texture. Soft carbonation. Malt-sweet, alcohol and dark fruit finish.
dkachur (746), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jul 10, 2008 12 oz. bottle... nice extra from Ty5592! Hazy chocolate brown pour with a medium head. Faint caramel, dark fruit aroma. Flavor is roasted malt, caramel, raisins, banana and something I really like that I can’t quite put my finger on. Alcohol is definitely noticeable but blends well. Eminently drinkable, and definitely one of the better doppelbocks I’ve had.
FlacoAlto (2085), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Jun 19, 2008 A vigorous pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip produces a two-finger thick, lightly cocoa stained tan colored head. The beer is a very dark, burnt, concentrated amber color and shows a brilliantly clear, cranberry hue when held up to the light. The aroma is thick, sweet and chewy. It has quite a bit of fruitiness to it actually with notes of berries and brandy soaked raisins. Noticeable alcohol adds a bit of warmth / heat in my nose, but can be fairly subtle at times. Underneath the fruitiness is a rich malt character that provides notes of caramelized bread crust, toasty grain, sweet concentrated amber malts, something a bit like cola and some light toasted malt notes towards the finish.
Rich and chewy up front, but seems to thin out a bit pretty quickly in the first sip. The second and subsequent sips have a bit more palate coating chewiness to them though. Sweet tasting, almost a bit too sweet, which makes it seem a bit like non-alcoholic malzbier. Concentrated malt notes produce flavors of toffee, caramelized bread crust, raisins, . A light bitterness in the finish seems to be as much a product of the darker malts as of hop bitterness; it adds a hint of astringency as well. As the beer warms up quite a bit it loses some of the sticky sweetness, or at least this gets balanced a bit better by the richer malt flavors. A touch of alcohol adds a bit of warmth to the flavor.
The aroma can seem a little too sweet at times; a Doppelbock should have some sweetness, but it should be a rich, complex sweetness that this one doesn’t quite achieve. Not a bad beer, enjoyable enough, but it could certainly be a bit more complex.
DocLock (4085), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 5, 2008 Pours burnt sienna with 1-finger tan head. Nose is roasty caramel/scotchy malt, figs, brown sugar, hops, and raisins. Tastes rich, with a hefty malt bill, matched by brown sugar, fig/raisins, almond, earthy peaty notes, and slight rauchy and port winey notes. Fairly complex in flavor profile and palate characteristics, this one is one I’m glad to have bought a sixer of.
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