tallmatt67 (99), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 29, 2003 (bottled) Dark amber, brilliant. Pungently strong sweet caramelly malt and rich fig or prune aroma. Thick, chewy full body leads with sweet malt and leads to well-balanced appropriate hop bitterness. Alcohol is well-masked and there's a lingering sweet figginess. Nice!
 Drew (2408), Kent, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 28, 2003 This is all plums, raisins and rum; cinnamon spice - it's all very nice. Leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy.
urbnhautebourg (974), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 27, 2003 Damn, is this Germanic. The malt has so much character: peat, caramel, light dose of deep stewed fruit, but also bright orchard fruit. Big fluffy head. The body has three tiers of deep dark wood colors. The nice light palate keeps this hugely drinkable. "Workaday"? Come now.
aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 24, 2003 NICE HEAD IS ALWAYS A GOOD START. Malty aroma forshadows a full textured experience; tastes like carmelized dates. Very nice.
fly (1331), austin, Tejas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2003 Thinking that the name means one that commits unspeakable acts with a badger and trying my best not to let it influence my opinion. This is meaty, beefy, big and bouncy. It has all the malt I expect and just a tad more bitter than some dopplebocks which may or may not be enough to get the hop police here to ease up. And not even a trace or hint of badger in the thing. Prost!
hennes (932), Fountain, Michigan, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 7, 2003 The best catch of the day at Jack's in Traverse City. Hugely malty, with some fruit (plum), caramel, and aftershave spiciness. A fair rise of coffee and other raost bitters (dried cedar shavings?) dries out the close and keeps it from getting too sweet. It's been awhile since I had a dopple, but this one, consumed with a good book in my bay window, pleasantly blew me away. The book is complex and intriguing, too: Swann by Carol Shields. Check out both!
raindog (558), Evansville, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 2, 2003 Updated: Aug 5, 2003Dark,mahogany.Highly carbonated.Fizzy,tan head settles to a small ring. Sweet,bready,fruity,metallic,nose.Mouthfeel is thick,syrupy.Big body. Sweet,dark fruity,flavors.Some toasted malt flavors as well.Finish is malty,un-clean.Little bitterness.Decent doppelbock,but many better.
daboskabouter (1470), Fergus, Ontario, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 30, 2003 Bright suburn color. Raisin and sweet malty nose. The body is sweet and thick with malt. Raisins and dark fruit are here as well. Too bad for the touch of iron at the end, otherwise a nice beer.
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