Fort Collins Doppelbock

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Smoked
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has strong notes of beech wood smoke, as well as medium notes of caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes beech wood smoke, alcohol, caramel, and malt, leading to a dry alcoholic and smokey finish. A bit too much alcohol. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark orange to amber with a shortlived head. Aroma is dark caramelish and mild smoked. Smoked and sweet caramelish. Good balanced between smoke and malt sweetness. Ends linger sweet and slowly building smoked.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Fat baconish smoke in the nose with some burned caramel. Solid body, rich in burned caramel but dominated by a distinct Bamberg smoke. No real bitterness. 280110

Bottle at Papsø. Clear orange red coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and rye bread with notes of hops and berries. Sweet flavour of caramel and rye bread with notes of hops, bacon and smoke. Hoppy finish.

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear red/brown - white head. Nice smokey, high malty, ryebread, caramel, candy, too high sweetness.

( 22oz bottle ) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of smoked beef jerky, pepper, caramel, and some smoked gouda. Flavor of caramel, smoke, and roasted malt.

Date: 04/11/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark ruby, wispy off white head, streaks of lace, huge smokey bacon aroma, creamy body, lots of smokey flavor on a dry caramel malt base,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

(12oz bottle, thanks Barry) Crystal clear copper body with small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, smoked cheese, caramel, some cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, caramel, some smoke, light roast. Medium-full body, alcohol is well-masked.

Deep amber with a tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and toffee notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and toffee and hints of smoke. Finished sweet.

on tap-pours copper with a light tan head. Aroma is smokey/peat/sweet medium malt. Taste is chocolate/smokey/peat/sweet medium malt, some earthy/spice hops, hint of medium fruit.