3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear amber w smaller white head, slight retention, minimal lacing... very malty aroma, slightly sweet, seems like its gonna be sticky, some dark fruits present... moderately lively, not very sweet, lingering warming sensation, full bodied as a result... malty flavor, almost a touch bland... decent, but not my favorite doppelbock...
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours brown with good head. Nose and taste is caramel, breads, toasted malts and dark fruits. Rated 7/2/02
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 350ml.Color dark red with small head. Aroma caramel, bread, dark fruits. Taste sweet caramel, bread, roast. Great beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap. Pours orangish brown with small white head; aroma is malty sweet, caramelish and slightly bready, and also quite fruity; flavor is also malty sweet and slightly fruity with a gentle hop touch in the finish, but also quite sharply alcoholic and not quite as full-bodied as I like my doppelbocks to be. But not bad overall.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottled, light brown viscous pour with tan head, sweet malt aroma with lots of spice and dark fruit notes, tastes of sweet malt without being cloying with light roast and spice notes, full bodied with light carbonation with residual spice and roast on palate
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
sweet & malty aroma. Pours amber with a thin tan head. Rich & warm in the mouth. The malt sweetness cries out for a salty, roasted chicken. Very delicious.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Murky red pour with thin white head. Slight scent of malt. Taste is nuts and bread, not as deep in flavor a Celebrator, but good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle.
A - Clear amber garnet color with an average sized foamy off-white head with average retention and a good layer of foamy lacing.
S - Sweet caramel and apple malt with some bready smell. Some nutty smell and a subtle touch of alcohol. Lots of sweet malt.
T - A lot of sweet caramel malt. Also a good amount of apple, pear, and dates. Some nutty flavors, but it doesn’t really bring an earthy taste along with it. A touch of spice is also present (mostly cinnamon like). Toasty flavor in the middle of the sip. Finishes with a slightly tart berry/dark fruit taste. Also a touch of warming alcohol on the finish.
M - Slightly above medium body with moderate carbonation. Quite smooth and fairly refreshing.
D - Good drinkability. Of course it is a touch sweet and pretty malty, so you have to be in the mood for that, but it is fairly balanced and not cloying. Easy to drink and although there is a slight alcohol warming, the alcohol taste is hidden quite well.
Notes: Solid doppelbock. It didn’t necessarily blow me away but it was very nice. A lot of malt and sweetness. Definitely recommend trying this, especially if you are in the mood for a full, malty beer.
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