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Thunder Canyon Dopplebock


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A Doppelbock brewed by
Thunder Canyon Brewery

Tucson, Arizona USA

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72.86/5.02.84/5.0-0 Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A full bodied, malty sweet lager with a higher alcohol content. This German style beer has a deep amber color and was Traditionally brewed to sustain the monks during their Lenten and Advent fasts.

 Bockyhorsey (1961), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 3, 2008  
Tap @ TCB. Average sweet some spicey notes on the nose for aroma. Amber body with off white head. Flavor was all medium sweet sticky candy with a touch of spice bitter. Dry palate needed a water.


 hellbilly (852), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/512/20
May 9, 2007  
aroma is medicine, maybe metallic. flavor is bland and unexpressive. kinda sweet and fruitty. nothing to it


 FlacoAlto (2086), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 14, 2007  
Sampled March 2007
This beer has a deep, clear, reddish amber color and is topped by one-and-a-half finger thick, frothy, amber tinged tan colored head that is quite good for a draught beer. The aroma is malty, but really quite non-descript for a Bock, much less a Doppel Bock. I get some aromatic notes of light caramel and a dry toasty note in the finish.

The beer is fairly well carbonated, which accentuates a sharp, carbonic bite. Rich and chewy without being very sweet (basically made up of lots of complex, residual malt sugars). This beer has a spicy-herbal hop finish and quite a solid hop bitterness for a Doppel Bock. The bitterness adds a balance not usually found in this malt focused style of beer. Rich, bready, caramelized crust flavors add to the layered malt character that is found in this beer. This is definitely thick bodied, but ample carbonation helps to lighten the overall sensory effect of this beer. This is thick enough to be contemplative though, and it is definitely a sipping brew. Ultimately this beer is somehow lackluster and I can’t quite put my finger on it. There seems to be missing a certain richness and flavor depth that I would require in a Bock, thought he body is definitely spot on.


 cbkschubert (1566), Skyline, Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/512/20
Mar 30, 2007  
On tap at TCB - Pours a clear deep amber color with a thin off white head. Light, thin lacing on the way down the glass. Light caramel malt aroma. Sweet toasted malt flavor. Medium body. Nothing special, but drinkable. Worth a try.


 RCL (1002), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/59/20
Feb 24, 2007  
Not very good. Tastes and smells almost synthetic, the only thing I can think of to describe it, almost chemically. The burnt caramel flavors don’t help.




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