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RATINGS: 542   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.45   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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This is a true dopplebock and Dark Horse Brewing’s only publicly distributed lager. It was so normal that we couldn’t stand it so we made it into a coffee dopplebock. Ha, take that Germany, with your Reinheitsgebot purity law! Anyway, we use fair trade organic coffee from our friends at The Ugly Mug Cafe in Ypsilanti, MI We did a label contest and opened it up to the public for this beer. We had so many awesome entries that we couldn’t just pick one winner so we have 2 labels for this beer. We stagger the bottles in the six packs but with no order in mind.


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3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bytemesis (1413) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - MAR 18, 2013
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany with a medium creamy tan head that dissipates with some lacing. Aroma is coffee, ashtray, caramel. Flavor is light sweet, no real bitterness, definitely ashtrays and coffee. Some astringence present. Medium body, bubbly mouthfeel. Good enough.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mansquito (2499) - Nueva York, New York, USA - MAR 18, 2013
Total Wine, Fairfax 12oz: Pours a dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is of coffee grounds, roasted malts, but really doesn’t have much of the aroma that is associated with doppelbocks. Taste is slightly sweet. Loads of coffee ground. Kind of like espressoish. Really easy to drink. Quite nice.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikemccarthy (87) - Huntington, West Virginia, USA - MAR 18, 2013
Pours a dark copper with a thick, tan head that stays. Superb lacing. Mildly malty aroma. Rich, creamy mouthfeel. Sweet, roasted, malty flavor with subtle coffee notes that enhance the taste. Smooth, sweet finish. Very good product. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for the Daystrom M-5

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
dimenhetfield (2354) - , Florida, USA - MAR 17, 2013
12oz bottle poured into glass. This was an interesting mix of coffee and pepper flavor. Drinks really easy and smooth. A very interesting and tasty beer.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
JStax (1671) - Devola/Marietta, Ohio, USA - MAR 16, 2013
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle. A little clumpy, hazy copper with a lighter beige head. Aroma is spent coffee grounds. Taste is coffee grounds with a mildly spicy sweetness coming through in the finish.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Funknmilla (647) - Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 9, 2013
12oz bottle...Jan 2012...the pour is a ruddy brown ,like a light cola... with no head immediate coffee burst but muddled...the aroma is raisin and prune ...dates and figs as well , in the aroma as well as the palate...it’s strange like coffee mixed with prunes, this will make you go! creamy yet effervescent on the palate

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerandBlues2 (7418) - Hanover, Maryland, USA - MAR 6, 2013
Bottle. Pours clear brown with a medium, frothy off-white to light tan head, medium-short retention with light lacing. Aroma is coffee, light German melanoidin malts, spicy and earthy Noble hops with dark dried fruit notes. Flavor is malt dominant with light hops and bitterness, and a clean lager character with a dry finish. Medium-full body, medium carbonation.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
rane (779) - Nibe, DENMARK - MAR 6, 2013
Bottle. I liked this experiment even if it hasn´t got so much to do with a doppelbock. Dark red brown with pale brown head. Aroma sweet coffee notesn and some sweet malt. Very inviting. Taste lots of coffee and sweet malt.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jeremytoni (2709) - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA - MAR 1, 2013
From a bottle poured a dark brown color with a fair amount of head. Toasted malty flavor with a lingering coffee flavor.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Jesterdeal (1043) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - FEB 25, 2013
Bottle. Aroma of creamy coffee, nice dark molasses, figs and chocolate. The coffee is subtle on the nose. Pours very murky and brown with a decent film. Taste is intensely rich with great smooth coffee cappuccino notes. Nice doppelbock fruit and sugar. Much smoother than expected.


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