3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very malty and quite powerful. A little smoked. However, it is nothing compared to the real Doppelbocks from southern Germany.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thank you to DYIsoccer- for bring this down to SD> I am going to rate the newsest vintage. I gave the 2004 a 7/5/8/4/17----- 2005---- Poursa cloudy brown hue with a small head. Aromas of cocoa a hint of coffee with a slight sour funk and a light bittering in the nose. Flavors of cocoa, caramel, with a mellow finish, but still seems overcloying. Very different than the 04 and should have it’s own seperate rating.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
I got this from BeerBeing in Bday ’07 and it is a 2006 vintage.
A: The beer has a dark body that has a ruby color when held to the light. There was almost no head.
S: It has an interesting aroma. There is a roasted note mixed with dark fruits, but there is another smell that is either alcoholic or phenolic.
T: The first thing I notice is the dark fruits, but there is a pronounced bitterness or astringency that is buried with the roasted malt in the background. The bitterness stays around as an aftertaste for a while as well.
M: The mouthfeel is good, about medium bodied.
D: I’m not crazy about this beer. It has too much roasted malt that creates too much astringency and bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared at the 6th annual Richmond Industry Gathering, 11/27/11. Pours a clear copper color with a thin creamy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of big toffee notes and bitter hops. The taste is bitter citrus hops, toffeeish malts and earthy hops. Medium bodied.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle thanks to Cavie. Dark pour with a tan head. Aroma is faint. Lots of coffee flavor, chocolate, roasted malts. A little watery. Lasting coffee aftertaste.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with a small, tan head. The aroma is coffee, caramel, dark fruits, and pepper. The flavor is very sweet, with a little sourness. The palate is medium, sticky and acidic. Overall, this is a sour and malty beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
2006 bottle. Duane shared this with me. I think the combination of a swing top and year of aging had a negative effect on this one. Brown pour with no head. Mild malty aroma, nothing much to get excited about though. There just wasn’t much going on in the nose. Flavor was bland and oxidized. Some hints of caramel and dark fruit, but the good flavors seemed very subdued and a metallic astringency was very prevalent. I’d like to try this fresh - it did not age well.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark brown color. Some sweet caramel aroma and flavor; good body strength; too much alcoholic, too simple.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Heavy sweet malts and a bockish character on the aroma. Dark color. A bitter malty flavor. Very bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml bottle thanks to Cletus. Pours a very dark brown color with a small white head. The aroma is nutty, some roasted malts and caramel. The flavor was lots of caramel, toasted malts, and was dominated by a sour almost fruity flavor. I’ve heard this beer is sometimes off, and the strong sour flavor with a hint of soy sauce might point toward oxidation or some type of off flavors. Not bad, but the sourness is unusual and unwanted. Some tobacco and meaty flavors also.
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