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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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 Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 24, 2004    Updated: Jun 19, 2005
A hazy red-brown beer with a disappearing light brown head. The aroma is sweet and very spicy combined with notes of berries. The flavor is sweet malty with lots of berry and wood notes as well as hints of alcohol.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 2, 2007  
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of Kramer17801. Hazy, orangey brown with a small, rough, off-white head. Aroma of burned caramel. Rather full body with plenty of roasted malt, burned caramel, lots of fruit and a fairly bitter finish - a lot more bitter than a German Doppelbock. 310807


 omhper (12153), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/512/20
Nov 23, 2004  
Bottled. Very dark brown, small head. Sweet and very roasty with caramel and chocolate. The malt profile is however clean and hard. Salty finish.


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 1, 2007  
RB# 1400: 50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a lacing light brown head. Malty nose with a minor but distinct apple/citrus fruitiness. Heavy flavour of roasted malt and a slight herbal note, clearly lifted by alcohol without becoming dominant at all. Bitter and still malty in the finish.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 05/04/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark amber, thin head, dry smokey malt aroma, rich malt flavor, nice sweetness tries to break through, hint of tartness in the finish,
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Date: 06/07/2006
Source: tasting
Score: ii to iii

nice lace, rich chocolate flavor, nice smokey character, sweet but balanced with nice earthy bitterness, hint of smoke
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Date: 05/03/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Score: 3.5 to 3.7

ditto, rich smoked milk chocolate flavor

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 18, 2008  
Beer # 7500, that’s 3/4 of the way to Eternal Ticking Glory, ladies and gentlemen. I decided to toast this momentous occasion with one of the most well-respected lagers in America today, the Liberator Doppelbock from Thomas Hooker. This was a 2006 bottle and the result was, well, interesting. Thankfully I can say that I’ve had few, if any, beers quite like this particular bottle, which makes it a fitting beer to have on the occasion.

Dark brown colour. Chewy, smokey, plummy aroma shows some oxidation. Deep plums on the palate, again the product of oxidation, but I don’t mind it at all. There’s a light smokiness, some pear, and some burnt sugars. To me, this has developed well, although I’m sure this much oxidation and fruitiness in a doppelbock would turn just as many people off as on. Sweet and tart finish, an eclectic product of age, rendered upon a beer that may not handle such things as well as it should. But it works anyway, and that’s the fun of trying different beers.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Dark brown color. Some sweet caramel aroma and flavor; good body strength; too much alcoholic, too simple.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2005  
(1L bottle) Biggest gusher I have ever had, but no sign of infection. Clear garnet with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, cherry, some caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, some caramel, chocolate. Medium body, fairly clean -- no stickiness.



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