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RATINGS: 546   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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3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerandBlues2 (7466) - 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 (784) - 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 (2728) - 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 (1098) - 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.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Leafs93 (1414) - Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 17, 2013
Pours dark deep brown with a white head. Aroma is roast coffee, bread, toffee and raisin. Taste is bittersweet, lots of delicious coffee in this. Medium bodied with a slick and creamy texture.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Phatdog1 (127) - Brentwood, New Hampshire, USA - FEB 9, 2013
12 oz poured into a shaker. Off white head. Nice sticky lacing. Light malt aroma. Mild coffee. Burnt sugar. Hazy brown with lots of small particles. Sweet malt flavor up front, brown sugar, caramel. Searching for the coffe. If it’s there, it’s very faint in the finish. I get the dopplebock, but lost on why advertize the coffee side of it. Tasty, but I’m left expecting something more.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mikem409 (1215) - bloomfield, Michigan, USA - FEB 6, 2013
bottle. pours brown with medium head. slight coffee aroma. taste is thin lots of nuts and coffee

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Cavrecon22 (1) - Illinois, USA - FEB 5, 2013 does not count
Nose is malty with a hint of chocolate. Pours a dark copper color. Taste is light , chocolate is prominent here, finishes smooth. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
cards04 (840) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - FEB 4, 2013
Pours a murky raisin colour with sediment. Aromas are cold black coffee and dried fruit. Very similar flavour profile...some candy sweetness too. I like this. Interesting, quite different.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jredmond (4108) - Manhattan, New York, USA - FEB 2, 2013
Bottle courtesy of Vin at the Daduary 2013 tasting. Pours a deep murky brown with minor lacing. Aroma is coffee, light cocoa, pepper and spice. Mouthfeel is medium to thin with similar notes - definitely a decent amount of pepper to this brew, but overall very nice.


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