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Stoudts Smooth Hoperator

Stoudts Smooth Hoperator - Doppelbock

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92
overall
Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Doppelbock

Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
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on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2183.61/5.03.59/5.07.2%90.1Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
This medium bodied copper colored strong lager is in a class all by itself. First released in celebration of our 20th Anniversary. Ed Stoudt calls this beer an "American-style Doppelbock" He believes it to be the first high gravity lager brewed with German Malts and American Hops. This brew has a delicate malty palate up front, which is abruptly overshadowed by the dominating ho presence that can be attributed to 1.5lbs/bbl of hops that were added to this brew for aroma & flavor. A hop lover's beer indeed.

Yeast: Bottom Fermenting Lager
Bittering hops: Summit
Aroma hops: Amarillo
Malts: Two-row,Vienna & Others
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 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 8, 2008  
@Blind Tiger-on tap-pours a tan head and amber color. Aroma is nice citrus/pine hops. Taste is nice citrus/pine hops (Amarillo?). Lighter hops some medium malt. Soft carbonation.


 rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
Hoppy aroma with a mild sour background. Clear orange color with a small tan head. Neutral beginning with a sharp bitter finish. Medium body and refreshing palate.


 urbnhautebourg (974), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 5, 2008  
I really applaud Stoudt’s for adding a lot of hops to a bock. The result is not really unlike Rogue Dead Guy. I did not find a ton of interesting or subtle flavors, but I did very much enjoy the beer taken as a whole. They kept this from getting really hot, or sticky or gooey, as so frequently occurs with high gravity lagers.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 3, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a large creamy beige head. The aroma is moderately sweet caramel malts, grapefruit and other citrus, lightly floral, some earthiness. The flavor is sweet caramel malts with a significant grapefruit hop presence. Mild bitterness leads to a somewhat dry finish. Medium bodied and tasty.


 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Um, not sure I’d call this a doppelbock, but I’ll rate it pretending it isn’t. Pour was ruby red with nice fluffy head and lacing. Wonderful aroma of flowers and grapefruit. The flavor was sweet ping grapefruit, caramel malt and floral notes. Big sweet base and huge hop profile as well. Almost crisp and refreshing, despite the huge sweetness. They shouldn’t call this a doppelbock...not at all...but I liked it.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/516/20
May 31, 2008  
I liked this beer. Had it in a bottle, thought at first it was an IPA, by name and appearance. But the hop flavor was weak for and IPA. I thoroughly enjoied this brew.


 BenDover (125), Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/510/20
May 29, 2008  
Pours a nice dark copper, bit of off-white foam, looks nice. Aroma is a bit biting, mostly hoppy, not like a doppelbock. Taste is like a watered-down IPA. I’m not detecting any malty doppelbock-like flavor here at all. Just a not particularly strong IPA.


 JFURYCAT (782), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 24, 2008  
Bottle from Sabatinis Pizza in Exeter, PA. This is not an IPA? It has a certain grassy resin quality with the hop presence that made me think it was but I noticed the hop presence is evened out by a malty base despite the bitterness in the finish. It seems kind of farmy but is a tasty creature nonetheless.



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