 pootzboy (863), Calgary/ Kitchener, Alberta, Canada
Jul 7, 2004 Updated: Feb 14, 2006
Dopplebocks are my favorite spring drink with ripe cheese and/or wild game….I’m a deer hunter so this one was a no brainer….had to buy them up. I was lucky to get the last of the stock of this great Kloster- made dopple for the year .
The pour was a clear but dark cola-red color with medium effervescence and a rocky frothy tan head that reduces to a capping lace. Strong aromas of hazel nut brittle, fruit preserves and a hint of cinnamon. Starts very rich...silky-oily mouth feel with a massive malt wallop...sweetness pervades in the rich malty body with distinct notes of burnt toffee, some berry and spice mingled with the very rich malts ( the hops at this point sit in the background preventing this from tasting overly sweet). The finish is beautifully lazy as the big malts and sweet spiciness mutate on the tongue to a more complex mix and the hops make this a semi sweet finish like raw baker’s chocolate with fruit and nuts in it….. then the lingering after taste leaves the metallic hops on the back of your tongue to mingle with a detectable "warming". A superbly complex and well crafted dopplebock. I have the last of this to come in cellared but I wonder how long that will last when the nights turn cold and the venison comes out of the freezer.
WabashMan (738), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Sep 1, 2008 I saw this fine brew on the list of a beer festival about five years ago and quickly put it on my "to sample" list. But when I approached the appropriate table, the worker insisted that it wasn’t one of the beers at that booth. I never did find it.
So imagine my pleasure when I finally saw this, in bottle, at a local store...after five long years and with a name that still came easily to mind, making it instantly recognizable. To build up such hopes...well, it can lead to disappointment. But not this time.
This nice doppelbock pours a dark, burgundy tinged brown, with a large, light tan head. Nose is a nice interplay of sweetness from rich, dark fruits, roast and chocolate, and malt, of course. Flavor is much the same, with the roast and dark fruit flavors dominating, but very well rounded overall. Really, a lovely beer, and one that I’m happy to have found nearby (and at what I think is a pretty good price!). Well worth the wait!
jfb (42), Freising, Germany
Sep 1, 2008 (bottle) darkest ruby-red colour with a bubbly mahogany head. strong nose of dark fruits, with cookie-dough, chocolate and a few roasted touches. flavour has a fresh roasted malt base that accentuates all the components of the aroma, along with a delicate hop spiciness and a light alcohol touch. medium and well-balanced body, not too sweet.
dkachur (771), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Aug 30, 2008 500 mL bottle from Wine Warehouse, dated 11.01.02. Reddish brown pour with a 2-finger head. Aroma of brown sugar, banana and grain. Taste is wheat, brown sugar, raisins, banana, caramel. Full bodied but very light texture. Very nice.
Mitch_Wayne (104), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 20, 2008 If you are looking for something very malty this is your beer, it is also very full boided and has great balance along with a nice mouthfeel. The caramelly sweetness in this works very well, the metallic notes play second fiddle and get ignored by me mostly. A highly recommended beer in my books.
andreic (18), Australia
Aug 20, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown. Small off white head that didn’t last. Left a little lacing. Smells very malty - cereal/weetbix dominates with some toffee. Tastes very malty as well - toffee, molassas, cereal, with a toasty slightly bitter finish. Its real viscous and syrupy feeling. A tasty beer but perhaps slightly sweet and syrupy for me.
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