Schmucker Doppel-Bock Dunkel

Brewed by Privat-Brauerei Schmucker
Style: Doppelbock
Mossautal, Hessen, Germany

Bottle. Ruby coloured, with slim off white head. Marked aroma of alcohol and dark fruits/raisins. Fruit and malt dominate the flavour. The alcohol is pretty well hid in the taste, evident in the warming finish. Full bodied, nice mouthfeel lightly bitter finish. Excellent.

Bottle @ home.
[Batch 2417] Clear medium red brown color with huge, frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. (220608)

Dark bronze with no carbonation. Sweet but never overpoweringly so. Not as much body as you would expect from a beer of this strength so it is quite dangerous. A very pleasant Dopplebock.

Red-amber-brown beer, nice colour degradations; small off-white head. Great leafy (autumnleaves) and bready nose, slightly sweet but earthy, full. Quite sweet, nearly syrupy taste as "Belgian buns" on Sunday, sweet bakery stuff. Some sweet chocolate and again earthy. Very full bodied, but syrupy. Very sweet, but nevertheless nice Bock. Find it = try it.

12 oz. bottle. Ruby/brown with a nice 3" frothy head that collapsed to 1/2" in five minutes leaving some decent lace - not bad at all so far. Mild malty aroma that allows some alcohol through. Medium body, very lightly carbonated, and just faintly sticky. Malty sweetness dominates the flavor, but there is enough balance with some spicy bitter hops to prevent the finish from being overly sweet. Although it’s no Celebrator, it’s still brewed true to style, and very drinkable.

[bottle] Sweet malt aroma that is spicy and estery (bubblegum) and with sherry and nutty notes. Clear red-brown with a thin, off-white blanket. Sweet, darkish malt flavour that is sherry-like and with some nuts, balanced with a good bitterness. Some oxidized coffee notes as well. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderately bitter finish.

Strong and loaded with flavors. Fruity, bittersweet and promises of more. Something for a chilly evening. I haven't had that many doppel-bocks, but it seems to me it is a great way of actually making a really strong beer taste good. Malt liquors suck!

Dark redbrown with thin white head. Mineral aroma with notes of gravy, apple, licorice, wet forest, muesl, plastic and soil. Chocolaty flavor with notes of licorice, bread and alcohol. Sweet. Dry with firm bitterness. Alcoholic finish.