Big Boss Liquidator

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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(22oz bottle, thanks wilkie) Small tan head with hazy copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, caramel, light earthy/floral. Taste is sweet, chococaramel, some earthy, light alcohol, faint cherry. Medium body, some stickiness, fairly smooth.

Bottle from Cindirene’s. Pours dark copper with fast-dissipating off-white head. Nose was malty, with brown sugar, hops, and tart fruit notes. The taste was malty, with hopcitrus, brown sugar, and a tart fruit flavor that got very lactic with the repour and stayed throughout the rest of the beer and all the way down the throat. At 6 months old, this one may have become infected, and I will make every effort to try it again. As it was, I drain poured about the final 1/4 of the bottle.

On tap at Watts Grocery, Durham. Nice amber pour with not much carbonation. Pleasingly sweet malt aroma, but not overpowering. The body is somewhat too thin, but that’s perhaps not a bad thing considering that the taste is much sweeter than the nose. Faint smoke and nuttiness in the finish. Decent doppel.

10 oz pour from Raleigh Times. Gee, I hope this sample is big enough to get a legitimate rating off of... Anywho, pours a translucent copper with a thin light tan head. The nose is sweet, malty, caramel, mild grainy aspect, some leafy hop aroma. Flavor is sweet and malty, bready/caramel flavors, mild phenol, spicy alcohol, very nice malt feel to this one. Palate is chewy with a mildly sweet malty feel. Tasty.

Dark amber pour with a thick off white head and drippy lace. Grain and malts on the nose with caramel dominating. Thin bodied. Bread, caramel, and slight spice.. I was expecting a little bit more fruitiness on this, but was still decent nonetheless

Bomber. Clear darkish copper with a 4-finger creamy head that finally settles to a lasting half-inch. Aroma is sharp soured grain, some bread and grass. Flavor is the same with some caramel and toasted nut. Medium body is smooth and dry. Soured a bit from infection but still decent.

22oz bottle courtesy Durhambeer. Pours a deep amber with a thick creamy white head. Bready aroma with notes of roasted grain and a lemony tartness. Taste is thick and malty, touch of roasted grain and a sour tart lemon. The sour is out of place, but I actually like it.

Bomber from City Beverage. First of all, the rating is horsecrap. I do not usually like doppelbocks, but this one stands above most of its bretheren. It pours ruby red, kind of see-through, with a good white head. The aroma is very toasty with hints of banana and berries. I cannot emphasize the toast enough. The palate is slick and quaffable. the flavor does not live up to the supremely toasty aroma, but is still good. Notes of banana, vanilla, berries, and bread are present. This is a slight departure from the usual formula, but is welcome. It is not vegetal, it is very well balanced, smooth, and masks the alcohol deftly. I don’t see the problem here.

On tap at Tyler’s. I liked this beer. Amber pour without a big head, so it doesn’t look like much. Nice caramel and bread aromas, and some vague fruit presence. Not just caramel/molasses/grain/etc. Lighter, too, and lighter on the palate. Solid.

Serving: 22 oz. bottle. Appearance: Very deep amber color with a small, foamy, off white head. The head fades fairly quickly. Aroma: Malty nose with some vegetal and caramel notes. Slightly off white vinegar note too. Flavor: The milk’s gone bad! Tart and sour with not much else in the flavor department. Light tart cherry notes. Methinks this one is infected. Palate: High carbonation with a medium, coating mouthfeel and a medium-short, sour finish. Overall: Further evidence that this brewery needs to clean up their act. This is the third different brew I’ve had from them that is infected.