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Schell Doppel Bock

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RATINGS: 64   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.34   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 207   ABV: 6.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The Doppel Bock style of beer ranges from the round to the profound to the enveloping. In describing Bock beer, the term "single" Bock is never used. Just Bock. Nor is a Double Bock twice as strong. "Double" Bock is a very unGerman exaggeration. "Super Bock" might be a bit more accurate. Clearly, when this style was first developed, the idea was to exceed what had previously been the strongest type of beer.
This was finally achieved by the monks of St. Francis of Paula, who probably first made beer as "liquid bread" to be consumed at the time of Lent.
Ingredients: Pale 2 Row, Munich, Caramel, Cara Pilsner and Black malts, domestic Mt. Hood, Cascade and Centennial hops.
Available January through March.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joeycapps (1467) - Waterdown, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 24, 2004
Clear chestnut brown. Finger of beige foam. Aroma of caramel, cookie dough, licorice, & fruit. Medium, syrupy feel. Moderately complex flavour of caramel, toffee, cookie dough, fruit (cherry?). Dry finish w/ an underlying hoppiness.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DougShoemaker (3149) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 17, 2004
Sweet malt, and caramel in the aroma, auburn, good sized tan head. Flavours of caramel, treacle and toffee. Very well balanced. Quite nice! Thanks to obisbeer and joey_capps for sharing.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Radek Kliber (5171) - Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), POLAND - SEP 19, 2004
Sweet made in full swing malty aroma, pleasant fruity notes . Deep dark gold , small head . Chewy , medium to big body . Nice mouthfeel well rounded with pleasant hop elements . Fun to drink.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
lachesis (758) - St Idesbald, BELGIUM - SEP 12, 2004
Great beer with an outstanding color and a fine airy head. The color of this beer is dark orange with a brilliant red shine. It has rich aroma’s of butter cakes, malts, rice crispy’s and quality vegetal hops = (green hoppyness). The taste is smooth and has hints of caramel, soft malts,candy sirup and fine dry hops. The afthertaste is dry and ends with a well balanced hoppyness.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jerc (5446) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 10, 2004
Nice brown-red colour with a moderate fluffy tan head. Sweet malty aroma. Flavour is largely sweet malt with touches of caramel. Finish shows a kiss of alcohol with a dry tangy not quite astringent aftertaste lingers. Nice smooth palate. Thanks obisbeer.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
5000 (3998) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - JUL 7, 2004
Bottle pours caramel in color, medium white head, light carbonation, with sporatic lacing.   Aroma was of light malts, slight caramel or toffee.   Flavor was somewhat sweet, of toffee or caramel.   Finish was somewhat light, expecting it to be a bit heavier.   Overall it was clean and somewhat crisp, easy to drink, but was hoping for something more robust.   Thanks goes out to batkins for the freebie!


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Nuffield (3058) - Roseville, Minnesota, USA - JUL 7, 2004
What happens when you cross a great beer style with a less-than-great brewer? I think the "great style" wins out in this really decent effort from Schell. Deep red color, generous densely-packed head. First aromas suggested Belgian Dubbel to me--spiciness, apple, vanilla, bubblegum--and the flavors carry some of the same, with some bready, alcoholic notes. Slightly sticky, moderately sweet, caramel notes. The palate is of average quality for the style--frothy, but not as creamy/syrupy as you’ll find in other examples. Still, this is a nice, well-rounded beer and a very nice beer to sit with.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
SledgeJr (3579) - Omaha, Nebraska, USA - MAY 19, 2004
In the bottle. Garnet brown in color. Beige foamy head subsides leaving nice money on top. Only a slight malt aroma. Nice sweet malt flavor upon first taste. I’m really pleased with this. Tastes tangy and sweet at the same time. Great top of the tongue caramel coating. Not too carbonated. Beautiful in appearance.


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Beer: Schell Doppel Bock Rating Avg: 3.34 No. of Ratings: 64
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