Tommyknocker Oaked Butt Head Bock

Brewed by Tommyknocker Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Idaho Springs, Colorado USA

12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy rust color with soapy beige head. The aroma is sweet caramel, vanilla, Munich malt, slight nutmeg, a little bits of chocolate and toffee. The flavor has a surprisingly strong vanilla element, presumably from the oak. Behind that is rather sweet caramel and a few chocolate and toast notes. It has a stronger alcohol kick than it should, which gives it a sort of whisky feel. The finish is sweet with some zest and spice, and fades rather quickly. Not bad, but it seems like there is something lacking.

Bottle. Poured a brownish color with a little white head. Did leave some lacing on the side of the glass as it went. Aroma was malts,some alcohol, and oak. Flavor was a huge smoke flavor,very big beer. Finish is smoke and some alcohol. The original butthead bock is better but this one is very good as well. Medium body beer.

bottle. Thanks to bleeng, who shared it at the Houston RB Tasting in October. Pours dark with an off-white head. Nose is of smoked meat and oak. Huh? Never had a meaty dopplebock before. Taste is of oak, roast malt and smoke. Mouthfeel is sticky sweet.

Bottle. A really fine beer. Compared this one and the regular Butt Head Bock at the same time. When compared, one can really taste the oak flavor. Oak was better, but not by much. It was good. But would be probably a bit much if drinking several. May want the regular kind in that case. Highly recommended.

Appearance: Pours out a clear, deeply-hued, mahogany body with a thinnish, whitish head. Smell: Sweet-scented nose with some notable alcoholic wafts and piercing notes of vanilla and green raisins. Personally, it’s not too terribly appealing. Taste: Sweet maltiness, with some light caramel, but more than a fair share of sticky sugariness and marked by some traces of smoke. Garnished with a few green raisins. Lessened hints of brown sugar and vanilla. All in all, it’s a bit boozy throughout. Not too much in the way of hop character or bitterness. Finishes warming, semi-dry and with a lingering mixture of vanilla and smoke. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation. There’s a slight, smooth stickiness to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: I didn’t particularly care for the standard-issue Butt Head Bock, but had hoped a bit of oak would really make it come alive for me, though, sadly, this didn’t happen. Fair enough for an oak-aged American-made doppelbock. Let’s just leave it at that.

(bottle from Veteran Liquor in Colorado Springs). Clear ruby/amber color. Medium off white head. Strong oak aroma. Oak and sweet caramel flavor. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Slick/creamy texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.

Bottle courtesy of bleeng. Dark orange pour. Smell has large amount of beef jerky smell. Has a cheesy smoked smell with a taste to match. Tasty though.

Bottle. Poured an iced tea type color with an off-white head that settled to a ring. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits, vanilla, and wood. The flavor found vanilla, dark fruits, and a slight hint of spice. Medium body and sweet throughout.