Another one. I’ll post results in a little bit. But anyone want to take some guesses: |
they all taste the same . |
2 |
no love for doppelbocks? |
Celebrator sticks out by quality and dryness and had some surplus ImpStout liquorice notes usually absent in the style. Animator and Salvator are both typical examples of the Doppelmalt=doppelsugar kind imho. Haven’t had the others. |
Originally posted by matt7215 |
2,4,5,1,3. is what I am guessing having only had 2 out of 5.The Ayinger is quite impressive for what it is, specially after you think it is gimmicky because of the fact of the plastic bock. |
Originally posted by beastiefan2k I like them, but it’s sooooooo hard to find a truly good one. I dunno anything about Silver City, but you must admit the other 4 are from pretty generic large-ish breweries...did any of them score above 3.2? I mean, I wish I still loved Celebrator like I did 15 years ago, but it’s a 2.8 beer for me anymore (regardless of whether I think of it as a Dunkel, Dunkler Bock, or Doppelbock). Paulaner has always been pretty simple/plain across the board. Never had a Primator score above 3.0 either. But blind ratings are still always fun...I sometimes feel like I’m trying to guess some "correct" answer, and my credibility is on the line. Exciting. I suppose I’d guess the Hacker to be at the top and the Ayinger at the bottom (not counting Silver City, which I couldn’t even hazard a guess about). |
Haven’t had Silver City, but here are my ratings for the others: |
This was weird numbers wise. Here are the standardized scores (controlling for each rater’s average). Meaning the closer you are the 0 the closer the scores are average. Originally posted by Ernest The raw scores were all pretty depressed. Aside from Celebrator, the other 4 beers average from 3.26 - 3.36 (this is why standardized scores are much more telling). FWIW, the highest rating given out for a beer was Silver City at a 4.5. The lowest was for Primator at 2.7. Originally posted by Ernest knowing the 5 beers obviously made it easier for me and I was able to identify the Celebrator, Salvator, and Silver City. I had never tried the Primator or the Animator and had no basis to guess. I had never tried the Silver City but to me it had a recognizable American hop character not found in the other beers. Originally posted by adnielsen you were the closest |
Originally posted by bartlebier I found this to be true in my experience. Originally posted by Ernest Obviously, not everyone on this site has to agree. I still apparently like Celebrator, as corroborated by the blind rating. The blind rating for Celebrator and Salvator were right in line with my [old] ratings. Furthermore, I can’t seem to come across a German doppelbock that is better. So, am I not getting the better doppelbocks or am I just ignorant of what an exemplary doppel should be like (seeing that no one really thinks Animator or Salvator are that either) to better attenuate my scores. |
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