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Lightning Fulminator Lager


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A Doppelbock brewed by
Lightning Brewery

Poway, California USA

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73.09/5.03.02/5.0Spring8.5%0 Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Fulminator is a twist on the latin word for lightning and the German naming method, “-ator” for naming dopple-bock beers. This is a high gravity dobble-bock style lager, it has a hefty addition of wheat for even greater body.
An extra–strength strong lager beer made with a hefty dose of malted wheat. We make our dopple-bock with premium imported “pilsnermalt,” white wheat, and dark wheat. We also incorporate the traditional step of decocting or boiling up part of the mash to increase the fermentable sugar in the wort and the mouthfeel of fermented beer. After fermentation, we lager to smooth out rough tastes, naturally carbonate, filter under conditions that maintain carbonation, and package the beer.
We have found this is the smoothest 8.5% A.B.V. beer we have ever had. A real classic big German-style beer with just a hint of aromatic and bittering hops added to balance out its’ big malt character.

 JorisPPattyn (4262), Antwerpen, Belgium
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/59/20
Apr 24, 2008  
No head; orange beer. Orange nose, some caramel, and - nothing from the yeast? Sweet, a bit liqueurish, malts and caramel, a bit of US-hops, and then... Slick, even viscuous, no effect of the yeast. The bottle calls this Kellerbier If you please! Filtered Doppelbock sounds about right.


 badlizard (1430), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Brown with a fizzy head. Faint sweet malty aroma. Smooth sweet taste balanced with a mild bitterness and not even a hint of alcohol in the taste.


 riversideAK (1562), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/101/55/102/58/20
Oct 23, 2007  
Had this one at Stone Anniversary party. Muddy orange brown with a gross foamy head. An ugly beer. Odd sweet aroma. Flavor is extremely sweet and syruppy with some dry notes too. Had a sour vinegar flavor as well. There had to be something wrong with this one, so I will have to rerate.


sblair (37), SD, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2007  
On tap Hamiltons. Malty but with a crisp finish. LIght fruit is there its just tucked away nicely and with a light sweet flavor. Nice doppelbock


 trokini (840), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
May 21, 2007  
Draft at Pizza Port, Solana. Brown pour with a short tan head. Caramel and malt aroma. Flavor was flat and weak. Some nice malt, caramel, and toffee, but very thin.




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