Pumphouse Incinerator Doppelbock

on tap-Aroma is smoky sweet malt. Taste is smoky sweet malt-dark fruit, secondary medium hops. OK carbonation.

Draught at 2006 Craft Lager Festival. Pours nutty brown with a small tan frothy head and spotty lacing. Aroma is smokey caramel malt (cookie), brown sugar, maple and perfumey hops. Sweet caramel malt, maple flavor, medium acidity and bitterness, dry sweetness at the end. Medium bodied and creamy palate that ends dry.

On tap @ Pumphouse poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small amber head. Aromas of dark fruit, hint of molasses and pepper. Palate waslight bodied. Flavors of roasted malt, hint of dark fruit and brown sugar with a smooth semi-sweet finish.

On tap at the brewpub, 4/13/06: Light sugary-alcohol essence. Good warming aspect, but it didn’t capture me.

Dark brown color tan head carmel malt hint of chocolate and some light spice in the aroma. Avg body well coated. Flavor is very sweet carmel brown sugar and a warm alcohol in the swallow with some spice in the aftertaste. Odd but good.

Draught. Body is medium brown. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie, caramel), with notes of cinnamon and pumpkin. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Bizarre spiced aroma with only light malt character, and kind of light on flavor. Not what I’d call "to style", but not really that enjoyable regardless of style either.

TAP A fairly true representation of the style. It is sort of smoky and caramelish; just a little bit of hop due mostly to the freshness I believe. A nice beer.

GABF 2003: Dark amber. Not much of an aroma, just some light smoke and nuts. Rick toffee and amaretto, nuts, and vanilla flavors. Palate is slightly rough, and quite satisfied.