Viking Brewing Invader Doppelbock

Brewed by Viking Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Dallas, Wisconsin USA

12oz bottle- Light brown in color with virtually no head or lacing. A nutty like aroma with little else. Very light in body leaves you wondering where the flavor will come from. A very average bock at best. Can this really be a doppelbock?

12 oz. bottle thanks to hey_kevin. reddish brown in color with a huge frothy tan head. some of the customary bock flavors are present, but there is also some dark fruit and hints of cherries. from what I can tell the flavor is OK, but there is so much carbonation going on here its hard to detect much.

pours a copperish brown colo rw/ a decent sized tan head fairly thick stays well lots of carbonation. Smells fairly malty w/ a hint of dry hops and some dark fruits. A highly carbonated fairly even palate. Flavor is a bit of dry hop pretty bland carmel malt. Overall an ok brew.

Thanks to robertsreality for this beer.

Pours a dark effervescent ruby with a tall off-white head. Nice aroma of dark fruits and molasses. Taste is somewhat faint, though dark fruits show through with a touch of dry hoppiness. A bit of toffee shows itself in the finish. Not a bad endeavor.

2004? 12oz bottle from Robertsreality. Shared with OldGrowth on 5/28/2005. Auburn-amber colored body is murky-cloudy with a small white head that recedes rapidly to cover and retained from there. Cereal grains in the nose, dates, plums and, as OldGrowth noted, cherries. No bockyness really. Aroma is rather faint overall. Flavor is bready, with lots of fruits: cherries, candied oranges. Some light chocolate covered cherry notes, more dry/astringent breadiness on end. Medium body, somewhat loose and thin on end. No alcohol noted. Low carbonation. Body/malt sweetness seemed to increase as it warmed, which was good, but it still dosent come off as a doppelbock to me.

Bottle, with ClarkVV. So-so nose, yeasty fruit, caramel, chocolate. Had to dig for it though. Nice hazy orangy brown color. Huh didn’t comment on the head in my notes, I’m slippin. Sweet flavors Caramel, whole wheat, cherry/ grape. Medium body, creamy syrupy mouthfeel, sweet sticky finish that faded off the toungue. This one rallied as it warmed. Nose never improved though. Thanks Clark

One of the new 12 ounce Viking bottles, a much more attractive presentation, nice design, illustrations of viking ship and swaord, utterly wasteful foil around the cap. Appearance:Hazy ruby coloration,good, 1/2 ,"creamy head. Big, almost syrupy malt sweetness in the nose. deep, though, with tones of maple, mollasses, dark fruits, black cherries, apples, a touch of sour. oddly. Taste: Rich malt, mostly cherries and fruit. Definitely tasty, though, can’t deny that, still feels like it’s not quite what it ought to be, to be a doppel. ...a little something extra, maybe? A nice enough try, but give these guys some time and they’ll get bigger and better.

Aroma is of full-on malt, with a little apple sweetness and cinnamon spiciness. Flavors are sweet and malty, caramel and toffee, with notes of applesauce and alcohol poking up here and there. Leaves an overall sweet taste in the mouth, combined with a general thick and chewy mouthfel, make for a candybar-like drink. Not overbearingly sweet, though, a good balance.