Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock

Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

Bottle. Dark brownish body, some red highlights, with a dark tan head and sticky lacing. Nose is of dark fruit, raisins, caramel, wheat, a slight hop influence, and spicy ginger. Lots of dark raisins and caramel flavors, burnt sticky malts, some chocolate and roast in the finish. Full-bodied, balanced very well and quite yummy. Definitely one of my top lagers.

pours a nice dark color with a bit of a tan, quickly dissipating head. Nutty, with plenty of malt flavor. My favorite of the Hooker brews so rar.

Pours a very dark brown almost black with a thick, foamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, toffee and caramel. Flavor is very malty with hints of chocolate, caramel, toffee and fig. Extremely smooth rich and creamy beer. Excellent!

omhper in Montreal #18 (with MartinT,tiggmtl,Rastacouere,DYCSoccer). 1 liter swing-top bottle. Dark, thick chocolate body with a slight head...chocolate caky nose with slight hoppiness, primarily quite sweet...in the mouth, this really explodes, wonderfully rich, creamy with vanilla hints, late warming brandy character, earthy and dense but not flatfooted or heavy...great stuff, a top 5 doppel for me and probably the best of show from this great tasting. Thanks so much Casey!

Unfiltered chestnut. Thick, puttied, light mocha head. Alluring nose of roasted wood, meaty malts, plum pudding, and crystallized sugar. Quite firm with whispers of nougat, smoke, licorice, and port wine. Dense, creamy carbonation. Soft, spongelike body. Frontal assault of medium-roasted malts coupled with more fat and fluffy, toffeed malt notes. Toasted malt hulls gather steam to enrich the sweetness amid rich smoked malt trailing. Mineral notes and vague plum acidity combine for a leathery effect at the back of the throat while roasted wood flavors continue to poke through. Mild mineral, roasted barley twang, spicy anise, and woodsy notes diffuse the sweetness at the finish while the understatedly juicy hops remain in the background. Lingers with mineral, toasted marshmallow, and unsweetened chocolate tones. Delectable flavors, overall. How about less acidity and a better-defined noble hop finish to accompany the deliciously assertive roast/smoke medley? If so, this would be flawless

This is one hell of a large bottle.Nice dark brown color,small tan head that faded slowly and left behind a good lace.Nice aroma of malt and fruit with mild hint of hops along with maybe a faint smoky hint as well.Very nice flavor of malt with a hint of coffee maybe some chocolate light hint of caramel and mild smoke that is there but is fleeting.The hops come through very well with the alcohol being kept in check nicely,in fact very nearly unnoticeable.The after taste is malty and coffeeish with a slight hop bitterness.This is a very smooth easy drinking brew that was a total surprise.Not nearly as tough as some brews in the style can be but very balanced and well done.Thanks to Boto for sending this fine brew my way.

2006 bottle which I got from Jacob probably in 2006. I have been looking for a reason for a long time to open this bottle, and finally I got around to it. Pours out a very dark brown color with a perfect fat brown head on it. Smell is full of roasted malts, caramel, hops, some alcohol, and nuts. Taste is very smooth and almost refreshing which is strange for a doppelbock. Sweet yet not too sweet with a big flavor of chocolate and roasted malts. Drinks almost like a stout. Really good beer, probably my favorite beer of the weekend.

Pours deep dark brown with a big tan creamy head. Chocolate aroma and taste. Creamy mouthfeel from start to finish. Malty all around. Truly a classic.