2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Deep brown body with a frothy beige head. Rich brown-butter aroma with diacetyl and cigar notes, plus some perfume. Has a faint, but foreboding raunchy element to it. Flavor is of well-caramelized toffee plus dark toasted bread crusts and subdued butter. Takes on a cheesy character after a few sips. Something isn’t quite right with this and unfortunately Legend has a knack for that.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Sample Date: 5/19/2009 Source:Legend Brewery) Pint at the brewery. Light caramelized malt aroma. Clear deep amber brown with a small white head. Malty and bready with a very light fruitiness. Finish is sweet and malty with a peppery yeast character. Pretty good.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A bit of an off odor that reminds me of musty something. It isn’t a show stopper but it is odd. The flavor hints of chocolate but has that flat funk. A drinkable beer but an odd beer. Not one of my favorites of one of my favorite styles.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz from Once Upon a Vine, Richmond. Fully expecting the worst, given the fragility of Legends bottles, I was moderately surprised to find this an enjoyable if unassuming doppelbock. Dark red pour, very transparent with the lightest of carbonation. Fruity malt aroma with a nice fluffy one-finger head. Caramel malts are certainly there in the taste, but there’s a very light, almost fleeting fruit quality to this, like a Lite version of the style. Not bad, and not an infected bottle, but nothing overwhelming.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft - A very thin, alcohol dominated beer. Hints of chocolate and raisen, but not one of the best offerings.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a rich dark brown with ruby hues, not a lot of head. Aroma is oddly vinous, with tones of other dark fruit, took me a minute to decide how I felt about it, but in the end I really enjoyed it. Flavor is fairly sweet with strong over tones of rich fruit: cherry, and raisin, with lighter tones of figs and raspberry. A fair amount of sweet caramel malt, some moderate doughieness, overly sweet, but a lot of nice complex flavors. Only vaguely reminiscent of any other dopplebock I have ever had, but some really nice complex fruit flavors that make this a really nice beer.
4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours a very dark amber with a full off white head. Great appearance. Beautiful aroma of bubblegum, almonds, with a touch of banana and a slight roasted note. Flavor is toasted bread, caramel with some roast and nutty flavors. A very slight off taste detected-maybe to caramelized or roasty. Med to full bodied, a very good beer overall.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml. bottle. Pours dark amber with copper highlights and lots of tight camel-colored head that leaves nice lacing as it dissipates. Aroma is of dandelions, and sagebrush. Front palate of malt with nutty, woody middle and finish of chocolatey leather. Not and extraordinary example of the style, but is drinkable and fairly decent.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Whole Foods in Charlottesville. Pours a deep ruby red with medium head and good lacing. Strong bubblegum/banana aroma. Smooth, malty taste, with a tad bit of coffee roastiness at the end. This is not very complex, but it isn’t bad.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
22oz. This is kind of a confusing brew... It was pretty good out of the shoot but after being open for 15 minutes it seems to have gone flat. Initially I found some creamy notions in the nose, but after the 15 minutes it seems to have little to no nose. Body is mostly spice, a bit of caramel, and some copper on the finish. Another drain pour from Legend?
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: 06/24/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark red, whispy tan head, light smokey malt aroma with hints of carmel and earthy hops, sweet smokey carmel malt flavor,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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