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Stoudts Smooth Hoperator

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2193.61/5.03.59/5.07.2%90.3Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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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 wcampbell (576), Central, South Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
May 11, 2009  
I had no idea this was a doppelbock. Crisp, medium bodied, and medium carbonation. Hoppy, citrus taste with a lightly bitter, piney finish. Very smooth and drinkable. Caramel malt flavors in the background. A little different.


 curly (580), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 10, 2009  
Dark amber with a thick tan head. Sweet citrus-lemon, tangerine, pineapple, aroma. Taste is pretty sweet but has a good bitter finish. Very nicely balanced and is rich in texture.


 daknole (2896), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 8, 2009  
MMM good. Amber pour. Aroma is juicy, both with hops and some nice malt and evern some fruit. Flavor has a great backbone of malt, citrus hops and some tropical fruit flavors. This is a really cool take on the style. Fun beer.


 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2009  
Golden-amber. A toasty nose with caramel malt, hints of herbs...but a bit better than that sounds. Citrusy, bright hops with toasty malts. Fairly firm body. Clean. Interesting.


 zizzybalubba (362), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/510/20
May 3, 2009  
12 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet. Pours dark orange. Aroma of cut grass and citrus, very unlike a doppelbock. Taste is moderately hopped with sweet malt flavor. The mixture makes for an overly hoppy doppelbock and the hop flavor is not as pleasant as I would care for. It’s a decent beer but not one I would buy again.


 ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 3, 2009  
Butters Big Blowout tasting - Poors a clear copper. Aroma of floral hops and caramel malt, hint of citrus. Hop taste dominates. Malty sweetness sticks with you in the aftertaste. Enjoyable Doppebock


 MmmcKay (276), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2009  
Butters cellar reduction tasting. Hmmmm. Almost like a half doppelbock, half pale ale. Hybrid beer. Amber, copper in color. Definitlely light citrus, sauvignon blanc aromas. The bitter hops dominate the palette without a doubt. The doppelbock charactistics are a little off balance in my opinion. Cool, very unique beer though.


 Butters (1646), Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
May 3, 2009  
Bottle shared at Butters Big Blowout. Pours a clear burnt orange with fair ring of off white head. Pleasant floral and pineapple hop aroma. Flavor is a nicely balanced malty floral hop. Piney hop bitter finish. Interesting take on a typically malt dominant style. Like an american pale red ale actually. Could easily drink a sixer of this.



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