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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%
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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.


3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Pigfoot (2266) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - APR 23, 2004
The label of this tasty doppelbock features a pair of goats sipping from the same chalice of dark, frothy brew. Color is a dark auburn, or a near-reddish...how's that? Head is mighty tall and off-white. Aroma is fresh and clean, with a touch of nuts and spice, and something indiscernible, that I wish I could neatly categorize. Taste: full, rich, malty, sweet, flavors of toofee and caramel, lush, excellent texture, a real meal in a bottle, that tapers off into a dry, lingering finish. A very nice doppel, but shades away from the real malty monsters like Ayinger. Michael Jackson was generous enough to include this Minnesota staple in his Great Beer Guide, and as I look at his writing on the subject I find that he did it again, found what I could not in this beer's aroma. He calls it: "cookie-like." That'll do!

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Drew (2411) - Kent, Ohio, USA - APR 15, 2004
Smoked caramel malts with a slight sharp/sour edge and lightly hopped. Body is smooth and deep caramel colored. Sugar and toffee finish.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
JK (3400) - Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - APR 11, 2004
Mild malt aroma. Brown. Flavor is sweet with malt, and very little hops. Medium bodied. I like the caramel bock better.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Prostman (1077) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 24, 2004
This was a pretty good Doppelbock but I have tasted better. It poured a similar color to Salvator but the taste was not as smooth. Still worth a try.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
roder60 (1234) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 19, 2004
UPDATED: APR 12, 2004 Kinda fruity/nutty aroma and very malty almost carmley flavor. Heavy palate and light hazy head. Very nice balance for a beer with this high of an alcohol tolerance. Goes down extremely smooth. Good buy.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
howie (549) - DeForest, Wisconsin, USA - MAR 7, 2004
UPDATED: OCT 24, 2005 Deep amber body, thin coarse head. Malty, fruity aromas. Some toatiness. Sweetish malty flavors, slightly roasty. Hard-water minerals. Interesting that this uses all American hops! Nice, fresh tasting dopplebock, nicely priced, and should replace the Optimator and/or Salvator that you might keep in your fridge.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
YourDarkLord (1800) - Urbana, Illinois, USA - FEB 24, 2004
Garnet color with a fleeting tan head. Complex nose of fruit, candy, nuts. Toffee in the flavor. Not a great example of the style but very drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Syd (920) - Waconia, Minnesota, USA - FEB 7, 2004
Bottle pours a red amber color with a nice looking head. The aroma is of fresh bread and sweet malt. The flavor is malty, slightly hopped, a touch fruity, and with a rich sticky body. Overall, this is pretty easy to drink and not bad for Schells.


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