Stoudts Smooth Hoperator

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Doppelbock
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

12oz bottle brought back with me from my trip to Philly. Pours a clear, very pretty ruby-copper body with a finger-width, creamy, tan head that dissipates slowly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is sweet and malty with lots of caramel notes. Not overpowering, but a solid, well-blended amount of earthy grapefruits and other citrus as well as a bit of a resiny wood. Richly malted, but pleasantly hopped with the flavor having a more stand-out-ish hop bill. Round and rich, moderately sweetened caramel malts up front before a good amount of citrusy, piney and slightly earthy hops take this home. A bit nutty and toasty as well. Finishes rich and malty, but with plenty of hops that give off a slightly resiny, moderately bitter finish that linger for a medium length aftertaste with a bit more citrus standing out. Medium to full body and smooth. Overall, this was damn tasty and a very unique beer. It was rich and malty with plenty of citrusy, American hops. Great balance and very smooth. I liked this one a lot.

In short: A uber-hoppy dark lager with a strong resinous bitterness. Tastes like a resinous Double IPA.
How: Bottle 12oz. Consumed fresh a few weeks after purchase.
The look: Beautiful clear ruby body topped by a medium beige head
In long: Pleasant aroma of resinous hops, bakery store, citrus fruits and caramel. Body is round and has a creamy and sticky texture. Taste is resinous hops, condensed citrus juice, wood, rich caramel, coniferous tree and tree sap. The bitterness is aggressive, resinous and feels sticky. This is a rather intense hoppy beer. There was a little something “different” about the body but I don’t think I could have guessed this was a lager with the hops being so dominant. As intense as most Double IPA. Very good beer with an intensity that will keep your taste buds more busy than a tv remote control in an household of four overweight.

Dark amber with fluffy and creamy off white head lots of floral hop aroma and plenty of lacing earthy malt taste caramel malt and a citrus hop taste with a bitter hop finish ..... very good balanced brew medium bodied and alcohol is hidden well

An alright beer. Pours copper color with an off white head that retains well, laces nice. Nice aroma mix of hops and malt. Smooth mouthfeel as the hops and malt seem to compete for which flavor is going to stand out. Somewhat sweet from the malt, good bittering.

Courtesy of northernbrews

Bottle: The aroma consists of caramel and toffee along with some citrus and lightly grassy hops. It pours a transparent amber with a moderate off-white head. The flavor starts with caramel, toffee, and faint fruit. The finish has some mild citrus hops. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and and mouthfeel.

deep amber pour and lighty carbonated with a tiny white head. kinda smelled like moss or treebark to me and had a bitter hint of hops but was smoothed out by tons of off flavored malts. not entirely bad, pretty average. awesome bottle.

Pours a four finger light tan head that fades very slowly leaving a good lace. Almost clear red/amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Light piney nose. Flavor is a hoppy burnt sugar with some lingering aftertaste. Unusual dopplebock. $2.25 for a 12oz bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.