Strykzone (1458), Wood River, Illinois, USA Mar 21, 2008 Dark brown with red highlights and a nice tan foam. Aroma is full of dark fruit and sweet malt. Flavor is similar with some toffee, and yeast. It is a fairly complex flavor and is delicious. Great feel, too. santos999 (318), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 20, 2008 Courtesy of Nate. Crystal clear burgundy with a strong beige head. Smells incredibly fruity and spicy with caramel and brown sugar. Very smooth, full and creamy body. Strong and clean caramel and toffee tastes with a big fruity background. Easy drinking and hides the alcohol well. Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 19, 2008 From bottle. Rich malty nose with Twizzlers and chocolate, light metallic twang over the molasses. Sweet, a bit dusty. Mild fruity character in there, not much hop bitterness, though. Characteristic German Doppelbock aroma, very rich. Dark brown with ruby tint, clear, with thin off-white lacing head. Medium-heavy watery body, with medium-heavy carbonation. Starts sweet and rich, with molasses, caramel-like maltiness, toffee, and chocolate. Mild bit of acidity and bitterness, with light alcoholic notes, too. Not as complex and deep as Celebrator (from what I can remember, anyway), but still a nice Doppelbock in the German tradition. Finish is lightly bitter with a dry metallic tang and lasting sweetness. Beany nutty sweet after with a bit of warming. crazyvin (1245), New York, USA Mar 19, 2008 Poured a nice clear brown with with a light brown head which had nice lacing and mild retention. Aroma had some nice sweet malts mixed with a nutty character. Flavor was sweet with caramel notes and balanced out by a nice wheat biscuit-like malts. Creamy body. Good beer. couchand (182), Iowa City, Iowa, USA Mar 17, 2008 Dark copper brown. Some creamy light brown head, sustaining.
Rich malty aroma. Strong toast and munich character with some caramel.
Very creamy and smooth. Light, almost playful, but strong maltiness. Munich and caramel flavors predominate.
Full and thick palate immediately fading away almost asking for another sip. alexanderj (2212), Chino Hills, California, USA Mar 16, 2008 Bottle; pretty cheap price. Pour a darker shade of brown with a medium, very light brown. Aroma was very good with chocolate covered caramel, fruit, dough and yeasty alcohol. Very quality palate. Good taste with a high amount of complexity. A great example of the style. HughConway (364), Alabama, USA Mar 15, 2008 500mL Bottle. Pours dark, dark brown with thick tan head. Sweet malt aroma. Nice sweet taste. Great beer. dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 14, 2008 3/7/08 - 500ml bottle at Ginger Man in Dallas. Pours red w/ brown hues. Nose is sweet caramel and toffee, slight fruit aroma. Taste is much the same, caramel and toffee wit hhints of chocolate. Very tasty and quaffable doppelbock.
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