3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This one poured a very dark brown with a very thin head that dissipated quickly. It had sweet caramel malt as expected from a dopplebock, almost with a hint of coffee. The hops were sprucelike with a touch of grain (maybe the yeast). A very good dopplebock, just as expected. Nothing more or less.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
from a sampler / singleton from Sonoma in Delavan. Amber color; thin head; mild taste....a good but not great double bock...
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a transparent, ruddy copper colored body with a thin finger of off-white foam. Malty, melanoidin rich aroma of raisins and toast. Honey and grape. Mild alcohol warmth, clean, and no hops noted. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a chewy malt texture. Rich malt flavors of toast, raisin, and light leather. Light herbal hop bitterness in the finish, along with a moderate alcohol warmth that also adds some bitterness perception to balance the malt sweetness. Rich malt sweetness, but well attenuated, ensuring adequate drinkability. The commercial description of a beefed up oktoberfest is accurate, but conceptually doesn’t work as well as blond doppelbocks or traditional darker doppelbocks for my palate. I don’t find the flavors to be any more complex than an oktoberfest, but the drinkability is decreased. Regardless, it’s still a well made beer with an impressive malt flavor.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big thanks to chewy08rx for sending this one out my way.
A: Pours a slightly-murky deep, creamy gold with a nice white head. Minimal lacing as it went down.
S: Sweet caramel malt with a bit of butterscotch and toffee.
T: Caramel, bready malt, butterscotch, toffee, and slight hints of alcohol; a nice richness altogether.
M: Creamy and smooth. Goes down way easy for a doppelbock.
D: Very nice. I love the take on the style.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 04-17-2010
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle pours a translucent but really bright, blazing ruby amber with a creamy, frothy off white head. Aromas of fruit, apples, pears, malty, a little boozy, dried leaves. Flavor is sweet, fruity, pears, caramel, whole grain bread, a little banana, some rum, some raisin, a touch medicinal. Full bodied, lightly sticky finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle thanks to MattS-NJBeerCo-pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, some spice/herbal hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel secondary spice hops.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pour a nice dark red amber with a medium head with a slow fade. Aroma was nice and was slightly sweet with malts predominating. Taste with similar with the with slightly sweet malts going in with hint of the ’high gravity’ alcohol and it finished with medium hop character. Palate was good but not outstanding. Overall, very nice smooth brew that has similarities to malt liquour but with much more character.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle shared with rateyourpoison. Pours a slightly hazy amber brown color with a small creamy off white froth. Aroma is very rich malts, nutty and toasty. Delicious overripe fruit note that is just bursting, so sweet and juicy. Flavor starts with a subdued rich sweet molasses and caramel note, picking up a subtle spice note with a nice honey and smooth grainy backbone. Finishes sweet and refreshing, a bit nutty in the aftertaste. Medium to full body and a surprisingly sharper carbonation. Really good American attempt at a classic German style
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz btl thanks to FunkyBrewster. Clear copper pour with a light tan head. An aroma of carmel and toffee maltiness. Crisp to start with that sweet carmel malt followed by a bit of hop spice. Nice malt and hop balance. Not too gummy, just the right amount of richness.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle: Pours a Dark Red/Golden, with an off white head. Aroma is one part honey, one part apple peel. It’s pretty smooth tasting, with modest carbonation. Very Sweet brew; Caramel Malt, Light Hops, Honey, Brown Sugar, and something slightly bitter that I can’t put my finger on. It’s better than I expected, frankly - but honestly, I just drank a Celebrator and an Andechser...
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