Wedge Dopple Bock

Brewed by Wedge Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

Listen, if you’re drinking beer in Asheville, you need to drink at The Wedge. There is no better brew pub. Granted you won’t find any food here other than peanuts in the shell--it’s all about the beer. But the beer is so good, who needs dinner?! This is an excellent doppelbock. I only knock a couple points for it being slighlty too sweet for my taste buds. But seems right on style as far as I can tell. Flavorful, nicely alcoholic at 7.3.

Date: February 07, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Appearance: hazy dark amber, creamy beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, lots of balancing earthynes
Flavor: rich sweet caramel malt flavor, light fruityness, touch of caramel candy character, earthyness adds balance
Overall: needs less earthy and more candy caramel
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Served on draft at The Thirsty Monk in Asheville. Pours a clear cranberry red color with a small head. Poor head retention and lacing. Fruity aroma with notes of pear, green apple and caramel. Taste is green apple, pear, toffee, caramel and bitter hops. Medium bodied.