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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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.

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.

Draught at Horniblows Tavern. Pours amber, brown, with a medium off-white head, some lacing. Aroma is caramel, some toasty malts, very sweet. Flavor similar, lots of caramel, sticky, delicious beer. Pretty much a traditional offering.

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.

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.

(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.

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.

Amber brown color with a thin white head. Sweet caramel dominates the aroma. The flavor has caramel, toffee, a hint of raisin, and a bit of alcohol. Maybe not as thick as I would like it to be but a decent draft offering.

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.