4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at KSBF ’06...
Appears a hazed, amber toned brown with a small, bone colored tan head that slowly fades out and leaves hearty lacing around the glass.
Smell is of caramel, smoked malt, cocoa, along with a meaty, and creamy vanilla aroma that is very nice.
Taste is of the given aromas with a gentle smoked nuttiness that caresses the caramel flavors from the brewed grain.
Mouthfeel is smooth, medium-full bodied, along with a caramel roastiness that does the brew justice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Kennett. Dark reddish copper brown in color with a nice fluffy off white head. Malty caramel smokey aroma. Grainy. Toffee caramel smokey flavor. Roasty notes. Smokey and sweet tasting. Smooth. Finish is smokey. Full bodied. Very nice. Enjoyable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
KSBF 2006. Pours a translucent brown amber with a foamy light tan large head. Aroma of light smoke, smoked meats and a grainy maltiness. Flavor of smoke, sweet malts, cereal and various grains.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap, Kennett Square Fest 2006. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown colored body with a good sized fizzy beige head that took a while to settle. Aroma was caramel and toffee maltiness with some light nuttiness and a little bit of smoke in the background. The flavor was similar to aroma, mostly toffee and caramel maltiness, with the smoke being rather restrained. Finishes with some light roast, nuttiness, alcohol, and again, light smoke. Minimal noticable alcohol. Mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with a good dose of fizzy carbonation. Overall, this was a decent Doppelbock, but I would have liked the smoke to have played a more central role. It was billed as a Rauch Doppelbock, but I think that was overstating the smoke influence.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured a deeper brown color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of smoked meat (bacon), caramel, and light cocoa. Tastes of smoke, caramel, roast and a little nutty. Light alcohol in the finish. I found the smoke done well. It complimented the beer and went well with the other aromas and tastes.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured a lightly hazy, brownish amber color with a medium sized, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of nuts, caramel malts, light cocoa, and meaty smoke. Taste was roasty, with caramel malts, dry smokiness, wood, tobacco, and more nuts as well. Faint alcohol in the finish.
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