 jhumphries69 (756), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 3, 2007
Corked & Caged 750ml bottle. Pours a deep and murky, orangey-brown with a thick, rocky, speckled, light tan head. The aroma has a grainy rye flavor that also has notes of chocolate and sweet, sweet malts. There is also a hint of yeast and alcohol in the aroma along with a very subtle note of spice and smoke. The flavor starts very malty, bready, and reminiscent of a chocolate-covered Reisen (caramel chew). There is a touch of rye, spicy noble hops, and lager yeast, too. By the middle of the tongue, the chocolate is accompanied by soft fruit and toffee. The sting of the carbonation on the middle of the tongue pleasantly collaborates with noble hop flavors to balance the malts. Another sniff reveals stronger notes of fruit in the aroma now. The finish is a well-conducted symphony of chocolate and malt, spicy noble hop bitterness, yeast, and alcohol. Despite the sweet flavor and body, the finish is dry with a unobtrusive, lingering impression of cocoa powder mixed in club soda. The mouthfeel is quite thoroughly bubbly and deceptively light. In some ways you can sense the gravity in the beer’s body, but swishing it in your mouth releases enough carbonation to make it feel light and airy. The beer feels quite dry, too - particularly at the back of the tongue and on the sides. Burps bring back some of the fruit and malt. Overall, a pretty fine beer!
jeremytoni (1215), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 6, 2010 From a bottle poured dark amber/brown with a lot of head. Sweet malty flavor with a lingering finish.
kwoeltje (1350), Manchester, Missouri, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 8/20 |
Feb 6, 2010 (corked bottle) two great tastes that don’t go together. Slightly reddish brown with generous head. Aroma of sweetish malt, some spice. Flavor was rye, bready malt, slightly sweet. As I said, the mix just didn’t do it for me.
asheft (1622), Marburg, Germany
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 [bottle @ RBESG 2009, Grand Tasting]
Pumpernickel and dusty base malt aroma. Hazy brown under a beige cover. Sweet honey pumpernickel bread flavour that is a little sour and a little bitter. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Rciesla (4064), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Spicy rye bread notes, some caramel notes, and a light fruit body. A modest warming with more spicy yeast tones and rye. Nice ale.
ricke (373), Malme, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Vintage 2008.
Serving date: 2009-01-09.
Served in snifter.
750 ml bottle, corked and caged. No freshness date to be found on bottle. Nice bottle artwork - no paper label, only print directly on the bottle - with a bock head with mesmerizing eyes. Some information on the beer and bock beers in general in the back.
Dark and ruby color with a big 3-4 cm off-white head that very slowly settles into rather thick lacings. A good looking beer.
The smell is grainy with hints of grass and weeds. Lots of caramel malts.
The flavor is very sweet. As with all doppelbocks, this one packs a lot of malts. Caramel malts dominate. Some toffee notes are also present. The sweetness also has a fruity character, primarily blackberries and raisins. A gentle hop bitterness that balances the malty sweetness appears in the finish. Towards the end, when it heats up and the originally lively carbonation is reduced a little, the beer has a slight change of character: Its body - which is medium at first - becomes a bit more full and the taste of toffee becomes more accentuated.
The alcohol is well hidden beneath the malty sweetness. All in all, it’s a very good beer, perhaps a bit to sweet for a full session though. I really like how it held up and developed all the way to the end. Would absolutely have one again if I was offered one. The price is a bit high though (in Sweden).
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
DJMonarch (7134), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009
Big malt aroma. Amber coloured rich and slightly sweet on the palate with a slightly dry wheaty finish.
17thfloor (1613), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 2007 750ml botte opened October 09. Pours a near clear viscous slightly red brown with a nice frothy off-white foamy froth. Aroma has some funk, leather, brown sugar. Flavor of leather, brown sugar, a bit funky, some infection. Medium bodied, fairly chewy.
thebeertourist (2921), Oslo, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 8, 2009 2008 bottle. Dark red-brown with a creamy tan head. Spicy and bready rye aroma together with raisins and hints of cellar. Solid nutty and bready flavours and dry throughout. Noticeable alcohol. Quite fizzy, full body. A great bock.
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