Baron Liberator

Brewed by Baron Brewing & Lunar Brewing
Style: Doppelbock
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

Date: 05/03/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

clear dark brown, smokey chocolate malt aroma, thin yet creamy body, rich dry dark chocolate flavor, lots of earthy essence keeps it dry, touch of sweetness tries to come through,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Very dark brown colour. Big nutty character. Fairly malty overall, toasty, with light chocolate accents. Moderate body. Decent, simple doppelbock.

22oz bottle. Poured a dark and deep brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, toasted caramel, chocolate, roast, and some coffee. Tastes of roastiness, bitter chocolate, and nuts.

Bottle courtesy of Larry Pitonka. Pours dark brown with a thin ring of off white bubbles. Smells of cocoa, chocolate and roasted malt. Tastes of chocolate and roasted malt. Good, but a far cry from a doppelbock.

Dark black brown, some lacing. Nose of light sweet spice and moderate roast, a little coffee and dry notes. The flavor is nutty and chocolaty, lots of coffee; like canned Japanese coffee, which I also tried today. The finish is chewy and lightly dry, overall it’s pretty nice.

Dark brown color with a moderate, small tight bubbled head. Wet grain aromas. Toasted malt and light coffee in the background. Seems somewhat thin ans slightly watery in feel. Light toasted malt and a dry floral hops component in the flavors. The strength is not evident. Light roasted malt finish. Seems to get a touch thicker as it warms. More like a strong dunkel verses a doppel. Not enough residual sugars to add the malt flavors and a rich thickness. Thanks to Andre’ for this one.

Picked up a single 22-oz bomber at Bottleworks in Seattle, WA. Pours a clear reddish copper brew with a creamy off-white that quickly dissipates and leaves behind some spotty lacing. Aroma of citrus and fruity character, a hint of caramel malt, some roasted nuts and toffee. Taste is medium to full bodied, with more flavors of roasted nuts, caramel, a hint of toffee and some yeast. Finish is slightly metallic slightly dry along with aftertastes of caramel, and roasted nuts.

Dark brown with no head. Aroma is roasted malt and sweet chocolate. The flavor is sweet and roasty. A little dry and somewhat crisp in the finish, but is a pretty creamy lager. Decent.