Millstream 20th Anniversary Dopplebock

Brewed by Millstream Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Amana, Iowa USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Bottle from Ed, thanks! Pour is a slightly hazy/muddy dark copper brown, with not much head, and no lacing. Nose is yeast, caramel and plum, light roast. Taste is much the same, with a bit more roastyness than the aroma betrays. Mouthfeel is slightly chalky and suffers from a lack of carbonation. overall, a decent beer that could have been much improved by increasing the carbonation level.

Bottle at Yespr’s - Thanks. (As: Millstream 25th Anniversary Dopplebock). Clear dark brown - white head. Chocolate, coffee, dark malts, berries, fruity, nice malty, cocoa, dryness, ok hoppy, light bitterness. OK.

Bottle at yespr. Cloudy orange-brown coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of dark chocolate. Sweet flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of spices, dark chocolate and hops. Sweet finish.

shared by yespr at yespr tasting cloudy brown small light brown head. malty and caramelly, slightly flowery aroma. flavor is malty, dark caramelly, almost roasted. lacks hoppy balance.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Skyview. Comes as: "Millstream 25th Anniversary Dopplebock". Pours a cloudy brown with hardly any head (probably due to a loose cap, the bottle had leaked during shipping). Lovely aroma of pumpernickel and nuts. Solid body with a great malt base, pumpernickel, nuts and molasses. Carbonation is low. Hardly any bitterness. 290911

22 fl oz bottle as 25th Anniversary Dopplebock. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is toasted malty, breadish and light caramelish. Sweet, breadish, caramelish and roasted breadish. Dark malty and roasted into a medium dry and caramelish malty finish.

2010 25th anniversery bottle.Pours a almost plum like color,little carbonation,small amount of head.Mild aroma of caramel malt sweetness.Was getting alcohol at first,but is smooth ,sweet drinkable,just a bit of citrus bitter finish.Some chocolate,barely some roast,some english grain or yeast.But basically caramel sweetness with a mild dry finish.I would have liked it more carbonated but still a decent beer on a rarish occasion.

Pours a lightly hazy dark brown with a tiny, soapy tan head. Aroma is big on caramel, woody notes, roasted nuts, a little spice and dark fruits. Flavor is lightly roasty and toasted up front, lots of caramel, dark fruit, molasses, light hints of nuts and herbal hops. Finishes with toasted wood and black tea. Palate is medium bodied, creamy and a little syrupy throughout, with almost no carbonation. Pours a clear, dark brown with an almost non-existent soapy head. Aroma is caramel, sweet malt, light chocolate, sweet, toasted maple, dark caramel and molasses. Flavor is sweet malt, chocolate, light toasted nuts, syrupy chocolate and molasses snaps, ethanol, earth and (maple) woody notes and an earthy, medicinally bitter finish that seems to linger forever. Palate is pretty heavy in body, syrupy on entry, slick on the finish and almost completely lacking in carbonation, feels like a stale rum and coke. This sounds good on paper (other than the flatness), but the execution leaves something to be desired, pretty boozy as it warms. This sounds pretty weird, but it sort of works for the flavor profile of the beer. I enjoyed this beer quite a bit, it could definitely use a little more carbonation, but it is quite tasty as is, very nice, mellow sipper.

5/20/11. Bomber thanks to Tim and Rachel. Malty caramel aroma with a hint of oxidation that is borderline barleywine like. Big caramel malty flavor that again reminds me of a barleywine. Nice!

UPDATED: JUN 16, 2012 Dark red, darker than many other doppelbocks in comparison with no head to it. It does have a little of the doppelbock malt crunch to it but it is a little subdued, almost watery or lacking the alcohol punch to it. Not bad overall, but not among the best.