Thomas Creek Deep Water Dopplebock

Brewed by Thomas Creek Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Greenville, South Carolina USA

Pours ruby brown with a fluffy head. Smells of chocolate, coffee, tarte overripe fruit, spring flowers. Taste is very tarte with an average compliment of roasty chocolate dotting the taste buds. As the beer warms, some cognac like qualities pop up only to give way to more tartness. Finish is of hot cocoa and marshmellows.

Bottled. Poured a clear deep garnet with a short yellowy-beige head. Dark fruits, chocolate, a little floral hoppage, and light coffee in the nose. Flavors were similar, but the hoppage seemed a bit stale. Smooth, but had some cola feel on the palate. Not bad, and certainly drinkable.

Bottle from Santa Suttree, consumed on 12/9/05. Pours a very dark chestnut with deep burgundy tints when held to the light. Head is light tan colored and consists of large bubbles. Smells roasty and vinous at first, prunes and a quite sour/acidic-like graininess. Light grassy hops provide some relief from the tartness. A touch of vanilla on the end as well. Taking my first sip and expecting it to be quite vinous and tart, I’m quite surprised to find it very light in the flavor. Roast, light chocolate, sweet toffee in the middle with prunes and roasted barley just on the edges of the palate. Initially a dirty/sandy blandish note builds on the finish, but I can’t pinpoint what it is. Though I have tasted it before in homebrews and scotch-style ales. Seems like some yeast biproduct. It passes, however, soon enough. Moderate, lightly spritzy carbonation keeps the texture fairly loose and lightly watery. Body is medium. Finishes fairly quickly with just some light, oily roast lingering and some earthy barley notes. Drinkable, with no alcohol apparency. No sediment, yet it is somewhat hazy. Head is well-retained.

Pours with a deep red-brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a little lacing. It’s sweet, malty and fruity with a touch of caramel and a slight sourness. Medium to full bodied and smooth.

bottle. Pours a sturdy, very dark mahogany with not much of a head. Aroma is sweet of grapes and spices. Flavor is strong with thick, puckering prunes followed by some sour notes. There’s a bit of thin malts beaneath which hint at chocolate. hm.

this one was full of honey flavored malt that kicked the backdoor of cereal toast overtones. sweet and largely malted. little to no hop character. probably pretty good for the style. not for me.

Thanks Beer_Hawk! Pours a brown color with a little head and decent lacing. Aroma is roasty and nutty with hints of spice (maybe cinnamon or nutmeg) like a really mild stout. Flavor is slightly warming and very roasty. Pretty good and is great on the palate.

Bottle Pours a clear dark mahogany witha huge creamy tan head. Aromas of sweet dark malts, cinamon, apples, and vanilla. Flavors are similar witha woody slightly sour flavor as well. Thin but smooth feel and a tangy bitter trailer.