Thomas Creek Deep Water Dopplebock

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

After being denied entry into the Brewgrass Festival in Asheville (sold out apparently), I found myself downtrodden and on the verge of suicidal actions. This full-bodied friend saved my life. I won’t claim that it was the kind of friend you see daily and eat out together with, or even the friend you see once a month on the weekend just to appease them, but that friend you see every once in a while who somehow can tell when you’re pissed about something and you fell better having seen them. It was the first drink of the night, it was pretty good, it put me in a better mood.

On tap at the Brewgrass Festival in Asheville, pours a deep amber with a thick, foamy off-white head. Tastes of creamy cherries. This one was enjoyed during "an environmentally friendly fiddle tune," or so said a member of the bluegrass band that was on stage. And that’s why I don’t like hippies.

on tap at Asheville brewfestival. thin red color. subtle black cherries, apple and pistachio. kicks in with a minty cream. sounds strange - but I swear its true.

Very dark ruby. Faint head. Very good malt nose. Tons of malt in this one. Very nice. Maybe the best American dopplebock I have ever had. Very impressive.

Draught at 11th Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga. Pours dark brown with a huge tan foamy head. Sweet caramel malt aroma with fruit hop notes (prune, plum, raisin). Roasted caramel chocolate malt flavor with faint hoppy prune flavors and low acidity. Medium bodied and fizzy palate.

Nice stouty beer here. Brown black, with an good head. Malty to there core and very creamy. Two things it lacks...1.) the dopple part, alochol 2.) a better yeast. Once these damn ABV laws clear they have the foundation for a great beer. South Carolina, baby!

This poured dark chestnut, with a fluffy foamy tan head. Sweet nose with traces of spce and orange cinamin, and roasted malts. This tasted very spice, I would swear this to be a winter warmer, if not for the alcohol wamrth lacking. The flavors swirl from chocolate to cinamin to syrup sweetness tofruit. Why is this rated so low? for being off style, or people not liking spices?

This beer glows a ruby/garnet color when held up to the light, with an initial foamy beige head that shrinks to a lasting slick and leaves good lace. Sweet malt syrup nose with hints of burnt toast. Lots of dusty chocolate, some coffee, roast grains and an almost berry tartness as it warms. Finish is more coffee and bitter chocolate on the tongue. Okay beer.