Herkimer Doppelbock

Brewed by Herkimer Pub & Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Pours a nice dark brown, with plenty of copper and ruby colors when held up to the light, and topped by just under an inch of tan foam. The head leaves a thick ring aroung the edges of the glass, but otherwise reduces to a thin film. Not much lacing. The aroma is quite mild chocolate malt. Flavorful beer, starting out quite heady with sweet chocolate and caramel malt. About midsip, some drier flavors take over - notably a drier semi-sweet chocolate and a lightly toasted raisin bread character. I prefer doppels on the dry side, so the transition was most welcome to me. A hint of lightly spiced hop bitterness comes through in the finish, and blends with a bit of raisin for a pleasantly tart fruity aftertaste. Mellow carbonation, medium body, quite smooth and drinkable

10 oz pour, almost black, thin head. Moderate malt aroma, hints of roast. Good sweetness, hint of malt & roast. Medium body. I don’t know this style, so, its ok. Not in Capitol Brewery lopped though

Rich Dark Brown Color with Red Hue..White Ring. Syrapy Rich Dry Malt Aroma. Syrapy Malt...Subtle Rye...Dry Malt Taste...Clean Mouthfeel. Smooth Dry Aftertaste. Alcohol Well Balanced...But Beyond the Alcohol....The Body and Flavor Make This More of a Nice Bock.

Snifter. 10 ounce, 12, 8? They didn’t tell me... Dark mahogany hue, slim ring of head, soon disappeared. Muted caramel malt aroma, nutty notes, with a trickle of maple. Good...-ish. Sweet and slick in the taste, toasted caramel is king, drying at the end. A bit grainy in the mouthfeel, but over-archingly candy-ish. Well-textured, medium-bodied, tasty, but very mellow for the style. A good doppel, but not very good. Almost smooth, lays languidly on the tongue, imparting flavor, but not sticking hard enough on the palate. Could use more depth, some greater heft in the body...definitely could be chewier, rather than sliding flavor softly on the tongue. But for a middle-of-the-road doppel, thumbs up.

Very red color, good head production. Some alcohol, in fact, it seemed at times to be the dominant flavor dimension, although it was well-supported by caramel, roasted notes, and a musty-cellared vein. Not as good as the dunkel.

Pours deep dark brown with minimal head. Good roasted sweet malty bock flavors. Very drinkable.

On draught at the Herkimer brewpub in uptown Minneapolis, MN. Pours a semi-clear brownish amber colored brew with a thin off-white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of caramel malt, brown sugar, a hint of yeast and some light chocolate. Taste is medium bodied, with flavors of roasted caramel malt, toffee, a hint of brown sugar and some alcohol character. Finish is semi-sweet with some caramel and alcohol aftertaste that quickly disappears. Definitely a winter beer for Minnesota’s frigid Decembers.

Tap @ brewpub. Dark brown color with tan head. Creamy, malty, and dry. Not as robust as the Dunkel, although the two were similar in many ways.

The alcohol is well hidden. Very light grain. Some caramel and light lager yeast. Just a little earth character. Dark brown color.

On tap tonight. Dark brown pour, little carbonation and a sweet malty aroma. Flavor was mostly one dimensional with tons of malt/brown sugar and not much else.