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Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock

Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock - Doppelbock

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98
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Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock

Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3123.88/5.03.86/5.0Winter8%99.4Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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The doppelbock style of lager came into being in Middle Ages era Bavaria in what is today southern Germany. It was originally brewed by monks to provide themselves with a liquid form of nutrition during the fasting period of Lent when no solid food was allowed. This has earned the doppelbock the nickname "liquid bread" because of its rich and filling capacity. The Thomas Hooker Doppelbock Lager blends huge amounts of imported Munich, Vienna and Moravian malts with select dark roasted malts to achieve a malt lover's dream of a rich and creamy brew. Subtly hopped with noble German and Czech hops and cool fermented with a Bavarian lager yeast, this beer will leave you happy to give up solid food for a while. No dessert necessary.
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 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 4, 2007  
thanks zeswaft. surprisingly smoky aroma. mostly malt though. taste has a crazy strong malt a bit into the finish. not like any other dopplebock i’ve ever had. so strongly malty. a bit of sourness in the front to middle, roasts dominate the back end.... i like this, but i think it’s too intense for me.


 Arayaga2 (933), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 3, 2007  
Weird taste of tarragon and dill, this is one of the more unusual bocks I have tried. It certainly has its roasty malty moments, but I will remember it for its pot-roast spices.


 MrBendo (1039), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2007    Updated: Apr 8, 2007
Bottle. Pours deep brown with a large head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, toffee, dark fruits and a bit of grass hops. Flavor was equal parts sweet and bitter. Complex. Fruity overtones. Full body. Creamy texture. Very nice.


beerist (14), Athens, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 15, 2007  
A thin, wispy, yet stable head crowns a very dark brown body with ruby highlights. The nose is fairly nondescript with a slight hint of toasty malt and chocolate. In stark contrast, the flavor comes out very strong with toffee, chocolate, and dried plums. Notes of tobacco/smoke and toasty malt are also evident. Palate is very nice. Nice and thick with plenty of body. Overall this is certainly one of the best bocks I’ve had. Always a treat!


 shrubber85 (2833), Wallhalben, Germany
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 11, 2007  
Bottle. Cherry, prune, malt, and a rum-like alcohol aroma. Ruby brown with small head. Sweet prune/dried cherry aroma with a moderate hops and alcohol burn to finish. Nice dopplebock - smoother than typical.


 porterhouse (1148), Alna, Maine, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Feb 3, 2007  
(500 ml (2006) from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/massachusetts/westborough/julio’s-liquors/461.htm target=blank>Julio’s Liquors) Very chocolatey...Pours a very dark brown with garnet highlights. One finger of light tan head recedes a bit to form a thin cap that stays. Aroma is pretty much bitter chocolate, maybe some coffee (not the notes like raisins, brown sugar, molasses etc. I’d expect form a doppel). Mouthfeel quite rich and smooth, a touch fizzy in the finish. Some thin lacing but kind of sloppy. Flavor is deeply chocolatey and quite bitter. Maybe a bit of caramel as it gets warm. Lingering bitter chocolate aftertaste. I don’t know, this is a nice beer but kind of a letdown to a doppel fan. It is so porter-like that I will be anxious to eventually try their Imperial Porter to see how much difference there is.


 jason (1620), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Bottle. Opend with a loud pop(I like that!). Poured a dark brown body with nice size head. Great aroma. Malt, candied sugar, raisins, plums, tart cherries, caramel, chocolate. Flavor was all the above with a extremely well balanced, mildly carbonated dopplebock. This was just fantastic and reminded me that I need to drink more Dopplebock. Not to self: get more Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock!


 dhlesq (233), Thousand Oaks, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/513/20
Jan 31, 2007  
Aroma of caramel, chocolate, dark cherries, plums. Appears a beautiful deep claret color with an overexuberant rocky brown head that lasts - at first I was concerned about infection but there appears to be none. Flavor is sweet at first, but giving way to savory malty notes - bitter hops come through to the end over a buttery caramel base, with a somewhat salty finish. Palate is moderately thick with good effervescence. Overall, not your ordinary dopplebock but not bad at all.



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