Kraftbrau Doppelbock

Formerly brewed at Kraftbrau Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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UPDATED: JAN 28, 2008 Got htis one on tap at the brewpub. Maroon-ish white head, nice amber body. Nice mild malty flavour, with just a little hops taste at the end. A quality doppelbock

On tap at the brewpub. This one was the best of the bunch that sampled. The ABV is nicely hidden in this malty brew. Toffee, dried fruit, plums, and an underlying sweetness to the finish made this one quite enjoyable.

Poured ruby-colored with rich, golden highlights, mostly flat, with a thin line of halo above. A hint of fruit started the aroma (and I stand by my wife’s observation of "cherry"). Additional aromas were light plastic and leather with rye, pepper and a sharp hit of alcohol. My first guess at this was a "rye bock" and it seems I wasn’t too far off base. I simply loved the way this felt... starting lightly syrupy, moving to smooth and buttery, and finally finishing with astringence to cut it off sharply at the end. Flavor found sweet malts and light sugars with intoxicating fruity syrups to round it out. It was the alcohol that made me change my guess from "bock" to "doppelbock" and I surprisingly hit the nail on the head.

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At a mini-meeting of The LoSBD, RAYBOY01 imposed a blind taste test on MrsFrankenkity, frankenkitty, and me from a growler he brought back from a brews cruise. "Guess the style." Damned if I knew, and I wasn’t alone in that. It looked like a reddish iced tea. The aroma was fruity, cherries, as MrsFrankenkity pointed out immediatey. Bananas as it warmed, but I believe I was alone in that observation. A bit of alcohol, too. A tad thin, but that might have been the result of its travels. The flavor was fruity, but more like dried dark fruits, along with a toffee-ish, sweet malt and dark brown sugar. Not a bad drink, but, DOPPELBOCK??? WTF!

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Rich roasted malts with a strong caramel/toffee base...but also some dried fruits...raisins and figs...come along for the ride as well. Big abv pretty well concealed. Texture is slightly syrupy and the sweetness can push the envelope towards cloying, but generally a pretty good effort.

Appears a mahogany color with a small head that fades quickly. Smell is of malty toffee with tons of sugary malt mixed sweetness and a slight sourness going on. Taste is of the same aromas with a breadiness that seems very authentic to me. Mouthfeel is smooth, bready, medium bodied, and pretty nicely done.

dark reddish body with minimal off-white head...aroma of roasted malts, faint hops, and a few spices...flavor is strong and was full of roasted malts and sugars, and a few other flavors that i just couldnt put my finger on...pleasant on the mouth

Poured deep, cloudy red-brown with nary an off-white head (only a few bubbles). Tangy dark malt aroma, toasty with a hint of alcohol. The flavor never quite came together for me- the beer had a definite tangy character with a touch of caramel and fruit and a toasty character with just a hint of raisin. Alcohol wasn't domineering. Overall not a bad beer but not noteworthy or exceptional.

Dark brown hue with little head or lace. Aroma is very amlty with hints of caramel, coffee, molasses, roasted nuts, biscuit, prune, and earthy yeast esters. The taste is very sweet and heavy malted. There are muted undertones of fruit, nuts, smoke and syrup. The alcohol is noticeable but not overpowering. The mouthfeel is slightly sticky and soft, a bit coy. While this brew has some nice characteristics, it laces a hop punch to provide complete balance.

bery dark brown almost black, when held to the light a little ruby color shows through, small dark brown head, nice pleasing sweet malt aroma. full bodied and very malty with sweet caramel and chocolate malts, and a touch of bitterness in the finish. Very tasty