Tommyknocker Butt Head Bock

Brewed by Tommyknocker Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Idaho Springs, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Dirty cloudy brown in color. I’m picking up caramel, peated malts and yeasty notes in terms of flavor, but sadly the flavor is weaker than the actual smell, which gives the impression of a richer tasting ale. Average bodied but incredibly thick, almost like syrup but the the low carbonation and thickness give it an easy creamy feel. Overall, it’s a disappointing beer that makes a great first impression but nothing else. It’s not an offensive beer by any means but it leaves alot more to be desired.

12oz bottle. Pours a decent head, aroma is strong and malty, some lacing. Taste is strong as a dopplebock should be, I get chocolate the most. Average-high carbonation. The description makes it seems sweeter than it is, although the mouthfeel is really good and full. Good beer overall!

Great smell of caramel malts, very smooth palate. Not as exciting a flavor as the Sam Adams Double Bock, but a close competitor. But I would still prefer the Sam over this (but I can’t find it at the moment).

Tap @ the brewpub, Idaho Springs. Pours dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, nuts, caramel. Taste is rather sweet with malt, caramel and nuts. Medium body, soft carbonation. 040312

Pours a clear mahogany body with a thin white head. Caramels, nuts, and dark fruits. A little thin, but it’s decent.

Draft. Deep brown color. No head. Looks quite heavy. Very carmelish and syrupy with lots of malt. Definitely a nice meal in a glass.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2012 Deep malty sweetness with a caramel, nut, and cocoa flavor. Smooth and full bodied. A little heavy on the malt, though. A hint of crisp hops in the finish.

I’d call the color cherry wood. The head was small and dissipated quickly. Very malty aroma as per the style. Also caramel. Big beer with big body. A solid medium, possibly medium-heavy. Very sweet up front with the malty and caramel flavors showing themselves distinctly. No hop aroma or flavor and on the barest bitterness to balance the big malty sweetness. It’s a simple beer, not overly complex, but with enough character to make it interesting. Overall: recommended.

Tasted at the 2012 St. Louis Centennial Beer Festival from a bottle into sampler glass. Poured a clear brown color with weak foam and no lace. Very little aroma of malt nor hops. True-to-style dark lager doppelbock malt backbone, low-grade hops bitterness. Medium body, well-concealed alcohol, bittersweet and slightly fruity aftertaste. Okay, not great.

Clear medium amber, no head, no lace. I didn’t expect much more than a flat beer; instead I was pleasantly surprised with the big flavor. Sweet caramel malt with a burnt toast flavor that arrives just before a tangy carbonation blast nearly covers the mild hop balance at the finish. Lingering at the end is a definite warm touch of alcohol.