2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Pours a typical bock, dark amber body with a frothy beige head that sticks around. Nice lacing. The aroma is faint, slightly coppery. Taste is light considering it’s a double bock, caramel, hops, slightly metallic, leaves a sweet, metal aftertaste. Not bad, pretty typical bock.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light toast and toffee aroma, obvious that it will be sweet beer. Clear, dark chestnut appearance. Sweet flavor, but not a sugary smack like some. Good bitter balance, although this feature fades as the beer warms. As a heretic I prefer doppels ice cold anyway. Sludgy, cloying body that kicks around on the palate. Two thirds as good as premium German bocks for hald the price.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber pour with an off-white head. Nose opens with caramel, toffee, and toasted bread. Nice dark fruit and cola notes, a hint of chocolate, and very light roast. There’s a slight bitterness to the flavor, but otherwise it’s mostly sweet malt. Caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and dark fruit. Some cola, roast, and mild chocolate flavors, too.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle, dark cola color with creamy foam, malty dark bread aroma, flavor is spicy and hot, malt, caramel notes , cloying
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Typical Gordon Biersch high-quality lager at incredible TJ value. My problem with Doppelbocks is that the sweetness and/or alcohol often overwhelms, but this rendition has a fine balance of rich maltiness, mellow warming alcohol, smooth bitterness. The malty aftertaste lingers long enough on the tongue for the alcohol to gently infiltrate the senses.
This will be my go-to winter beverage. Might be worth setting aside a case to see how it ages.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark amber brown with lasting head and lace. Earthy caramel toast hay aroma. Roasty caramel medium sweetness with earthy woody bitter finish and some lingering roasty malt. Medium body. Clean and balanced. FRESH. Pretty good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle served in pint glass in 2011, 1+ month before "Best by" date
Deep mahogany color; clear; thin off-white head with brief duration but lasting ring. Nice aroma of roasted and caramel malt. Malts are also the main flavor components, but it has some spiciness as well. Not very sweet overall, and definitely not as sweet as the aroma; IBU = 28.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle. Rating #235. Very dark amber pour with a beige head. Light toast with a caramel sweetness. Flavor is more caramel, mild bitterness and a bit more toast. (2331)
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours clear tawny with thin, creamy off-white head; decent retention and spare lacing. Aroma is caramel and cookie malt, toffee, floral hops, and figs. Flavor is heavy malt with light hops; sweet finish. Light/medium body, medium carbonation, and low warmth.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours clear dark brown with ruby highlights, a medium, fizzy light tan head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is nutty, chocolate, and toast malt with dates, nutmeg, and leaves. Flavor is malt dominant, light hops and bitterness, dark fruity esters, spices and a sweet finish. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation.
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