Granville Island Merry Monks Dopplebock

Formerly brewed at Granville Island (Taproom)
Style: Doppelbock
Vancouver, Canada

This is the stuff! Sadly a "limited release" from GI (for Christmas), and I think I’ve bought up all that was left at the local. Lovely amber colour, slight head, brilliant taste - perhaps some dark cherry in there? Make available year ’round, please!

From memory. Had a pile of these last Christmas - great scent of malts and slight fruitiness, not exactly Belgian but close enough. Nice big alcohol buzz. Good stuff.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, purchased at the brewery on February 7 2007, savoured on January 23 2009; eye: copper, dense, no effervescence, tiny beige head that falls rapidly and turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: quite malty, lights spices, caramel, light grain; mouth: lots of malt, lots of caramel, light roasted malt, finale is quite malty with a good presence of caramel and presence of spices, foamy texture, rather sweet, medium body, slick, sticky, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, achetée à la brasserie le 7 février 2007, savourée le 23 janvier 2009; œil : cuivrée, dense, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige qui tombe et se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : très maltée, léger épices, caramel, léger grain; bouche : beaucoup de malt, beaucoup de caramel, dense, léger malt rôti, finale très maltée avec une bonne présence de caramel et présence d’épices, texture mousseuse, plutôt sucrée, corps moyen, coulante, collante, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

Tootsie Roll caramel-ness in this thin-bodied beer. Extremely malty, a little sticky even with a mild spicy/herbal aftertaste. A little undercarbonated.

Pours ruby red with a thin white head. Smells fruity with some nice caramelly undertones. Tastes of rich caramel, touches of chocolate, dark fruit, pepper, some cinnamon. Finishes sweet. Nice!

[1035-20080108] 650mL (c/o DuctTape, w/ him, jerc, others). Light wheat aroma. Clear, amber brown body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Wheatie floral flavour has hints of cardboard and cashew. Light-medium body. Weird floral characteristics.

Bottle shared by DuctTape. Crisp brown body with a nice foamy off white head and lacing. (3+) Dry toasty malt aroma with an odd fruity character. Similarly toasty caramel malt flavour, warming alcohol, tangy malt character. Average plus palate is fairly smooth. Odd fruity character seems off for the style, and while not entirely unpleasant its a bit odd. Bit disappointing.

nice dark redish brown color. quite clear. small off white head that dissipates quickly. Slight malt in the aroma, not as much as i expected, its more fruity. Flavour is rich, and full of dark ripe fruit, such as figs, and berries. The malt is there, but not as prominent as you would expect in a doppelbock. A good beer, but not very akin to the style.