uhre (339), Denmark Jul 30, 2008 Updated: Aug 1, 2008Amber colour. Aroma of dark fruit, malt - sweet. The flavor is dark fruit, alcohol and with a bitter aftertaste to balance it all. Beerman6686 (1263), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 28, 2008 Poured a hazy brown color with a large off white head. Aroma was very sweet, soem dark fruits, and alcohol. Flavor was extremely smooth, nice and sweet dopplebock, hides the alcohol very well, a bit fruity also. Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark Jul 27, 2008 Bottled - tasted blind. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark Jul 27, 2008 From bottle #13 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours hazy deep amber with lacing light tan head. Spiced and hoppy aroma. Light caramel malt note. Roasted and toffee flavour. Warming alcohol. Lingering dark caramel malt. Fruity finish. Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark Jul 27, 2008 #13
Bottle [Sk8viking great American blind tasting] Average creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Fair display of lacework. Cloudy amber color. Aroma of lovely peach and apricot, vinous and toffee. Over the palate came bread, alcohol, dry wood. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and dry alcoholic texture. Moderated to heavy sweet flavor with good counter sweetness. Lingering hoppy finish. 7 / 3 / 7 / 4 / 15 = 3.6
Jblauvs (530), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Jul 18, 2008 brownish ruby pour with a full offwhite head. Strong sweet malts in the nose, perhaps caramel. Sticky malt taste, chewy mouthfeel is wonderful. dark fruits of over ripe dates and figs. malty and delicious. BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA May 18, 2008 Bottle acquired via jjpm74...THANKS John!!! Deep garnet with a dense off-white body. The aroma is toffee, caramel and brown sugar. Flavor is extremely malty with dark fruit and noticeable alcohol. A big beer. ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA Apr 21, 2008 2006 bottle.
Appearance: Pours a clearish, ruby-hued body topped by a full, though short-lived yellowish head.
Smell: Strong maltiness in the nose, with a full scent of luscious toasted caramel. Figs and plums provide some fruitiness. Hint of breadcrusts and booze.
Taste: Rich, toasty caramel maltiness with a big sweetness. Touch of light aniseed, a drizzle of fruit-flavored syrup. Only a slight hop bitterness. Hint of ripe red apples near the sweetish finish. Taste of toasted grain lingers into the aftertaste. The alcohol is present, sure, but nothing to fuss about.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel.
Drinkability: Very nice doppelbock from Smuttynose. Full of malts and plenty chewy without ever wandering into syrupy territory.
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