Stoudts Smooth Hoperator

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Doppelbock
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

12oz Bottle. Nice fresh hop nose. Juicy and vibrant in the American-vein. Pine-cone bristling. Pours a clear copper-brown, with an easy lacing of khaki. Flavor works off the hop tones, in a more bitter, yet still flavor forward manner. As the bold, glowing hop oil show fades, a residue of deeper, chewier malt caramels is left behind for nice balanced, twinged with a house yeast and a bit of alcohol complexity. This is a very nice beer! I like the temporal play of hops and malt, the balanced, and the finish. This is a well thought-out and executed beer. One of the better exploratory American versions of a classic German style that actually worked out for me.

hmm, like sam adams boston lager on steroids. Boston Lager would be Bonds with the Pirates, this is Bonds with the Giants. Bigger and bolder. The beer could benefity from more attenuation, but that’s a function of the lager yeast.

An unusual and enjoyable take on a double bock. The hearty malts do a decent job of offsetting the overwhelming hops, though this beer is not for those who don’t enjoy bitterness. Overall, a beer to be tasted.

12 oz bottle. Pours reddish mahogany with thin tan head. The aroma is fruity with plum, pear, cherry, etc.; also some graham crackers. The flavor is caramel, trail mix, dreid fruit, and some leafy hops. Some chocolate and toffee come out more as it warms. Grassy hops come out in the finish and balance those malts, then slightly overtake them. Pretty good.

Tap at The Craft Ale House. Pours a clear deep ruby amber with a thin lasting head. Aroma is intially tons of amarillo fruity and tropical hops, slight cat pee, orange rind, mango, and then some smooth sweet caramel malts. Flavor is a pretty good balance between the fruity troipical hops and a lto of sweet crystal and munich malts. Seemed a bit over filtered a bit slicka dn a hint of diacetyl. Pretty good idea actually - reminds me way more of a double amber, or east coast DIPA than a doppelbock.

Bottle: Poured an amber color with not much head. The aroma was citrus, hops, and roasted malts. The flavor was malty, flowers, grapefruits, and a touch of hops. Overall, a tasty brew.

Pours a pale orange-brown color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily. Stringy lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops and toasted malt. Medium, clean body with flavors of citrusy hops and sweet caramel malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a lingering hoppy aftertaste. Overall this "Americanized" Doppelbock is fairly good.

12oz bottle thanks to Odeed. Pours a dark amber with a nice tan head. Lots of lacing lining the glass. Nose is of peach-flavored tea. Taste is similar to nose, but better, sweeter. Mouthfeel is medium with a bitter finish.