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Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock 3.86 316

Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock

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3163.88/5.03.86/5.0Winter8%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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 Volgon (2489), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 31, 2004  
GIBF 2004: Clear brown with a small white head. Rich sweet light fruits in the aroma, starts and ends sweet, full bodied and syrupy with a long aftertaste.


 MrRomero (1934), Nolanville, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 2, 2005    Updated: May 5, 2005
This one was a bit different. I’m not a big fan of doppelbocks in general but this was different. Poured dark brown with a nice full tan head. It doesn’t seem like a doppelbock. It had a hoppy/fruity aroma. The flavor was much like cherry. Doppelbocks to me are meaty. This wasn’t. Fruity and a little sour. Good but not what I recall from other doppelbocks. Porterish.


 Nuffield (2724), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 2, 2005  
Wonderful 1L bottle with a swingtop--I love it. Brown with red in the light; loose off-white head. Mixed palate, not exactly frothy but a fair degree of carbonation. Slight coffee note, rich chocolatey finish lingers with a hoppy and surprisingly dry note. A frothy porter, essentially. Quite good but not the equivalent of Celebrator and I may even prefer Salvator in my opinion.


 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 2, 2004    Updated: May 5, 2005
After the nj fest. Really nice beer. Big malt character. Big malt aroma.Very roasty. Flavor is malty with lots of chocolate undertones. Caramel notes. Clean tasting. Enjoyable.


 flemdawg (485), Naples, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 12, 2005  
Ruby body with an off white head. Fruit aroma, mainly cherries are what I got, along with a whiff or two of hops. More of the cherries in the taste, but they were much more subduded along with some carmel and nuttiness, and some chalkienss that I always seem to get in the dopplebocks that brings down the taste a bit.


 Boutip (2380), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/515/20
Jan 9, 2006  
Bottle: Poured a clear dark brown color beer with a huge brown foamy head with perfect retention. Aroma of roasted malt with some butterscotch. The roasted caramel malt with subtle hints of banana also dominates taste. Body is above average but could have been fuller and carbonation was at the right level for the style. Alcohol is well hidden. Overall, this is a very good beer but would have appreciated a bit more complexity (more chocolate, more banana).


 Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 13, 2005  
once again,thanks to mr. clarkw for this beer.the liborator poured a dark brown (and dark red when held to light) with a creamy off-white head.the aroma was again,very musty and earthy.the flavor was nice and smooth with some caramel,smoke,and a hint of metal at the end.this was a little better than the impy porter if ya ask me.


 sprinkle (114), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 26, 2005  
Deep brown in color. Light head and medium viscous fading lace. Sweet malts on the nose and can detect some age on it. Rich and almost peppery in your mouth, expansive and carmelly lingering finish that gets slightly nutty. Grains come through after about 10 seconds with some chocolaty malts.



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