Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock - Dark Horse Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.75
pDev: 14.4%
Reviews: 395
Hads: 291

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Dark Horse Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
Doppelbock | 7.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (356), on-tap (39).

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Reviews by AmitC:

AmitC

Indiana

3.85/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours with less than a finger thick off-white creamy looking head. Low on carbonation. Decent to good lacing. Color is brown to copper with slight ruby hues. Opaque and hazy.

Smell :Roasted malts and coffee. Slight caramel and bready notes.

Flavor : Very much like the nose. Coffee is extremely prominent and looks like a ground coffee powder was added during the brewing process. Coffee provides it characteristic bitterness of coffee powder and it is certainly overbearing the malt. Coffee dominates the sip upfront and towards the end. Malts in the middle fail to provide the balance.

Mouth feel: Medium to slightly full body. Low on carbonation. Dry on palate. Not very easy to drink to overpowering presence of coffee.

Good brew nonetheless. Style wise a 4. With a personal bias: 3. Would i buy it again :No, But was definitely worth a try.

After note : Some dark coffee powder like thing settled down at the end of glass.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 00:49:16 | More by AmitC

More User Reviews:

twkirkby

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-20-2013 09:48:50 | More by twkirkby

GinsuDave

Michigan

3/5 rDev -20%

05-17-2013 00:53:53 | More by GinsuDave

Laslomcd

Ohio

4/5 rDev +6.7%

05-11-2013 22:42:16 | More by Laslomcd

Mini4x

Massachusetts

4.05/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

I am not sure it's "beer" the label says 'malt beverage' so I assume there is some technical difference. (soory I'm not that smart.

Nice light fizzy texture, crisp, good coffeee taste and aroma.. missing actual beer tastes though, but it's quite a nice drinking beverage.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 17:32:48 | More by Mini4x

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-10-2013 16:59:32 | More by twenty5

Oboogie

Minnesota

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-10-2013 13:59:54 | More by Oboogie

ChrisKayler

Virginia

3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Drinking this one on a nice stormy evening, after stuffing my face with some chicken tacos. Listening to some hardcore punk ... Drip of Lies.

Glass: Port City "Craft Pub" pint glass.

Appearance: Dark reddish brown. It looks like rust. Extremely hazy, with light still able to penetrate when hold up to a light source. A fairly aggressive pour produced little head, about a half a finger which quickly dissipated. No lacing to speak of.

Smell: Coffee, a bit of chocolate, underlying sweetness like that found in Belgian quads. I get that impression mostly from the yeast, perhaps, although there may be some dark fruit and caramelized aroma to be found deep within. The coffee smell seems a bit artificial almost, like those found in many coffee flavored beers.

Taste: Coffee comes through first, and certainly sticks around on the tongue long after swallowing. Some sweetness is there, as well as a bit of a bit of breadiness perhaps. Really though, the coffee is most prevalent, and even as a coffee drinker I find it to be a bit much. Would prefer more of those classic dopplebock flavors.

Mouthfeel: It leaves a definite resin like stickiness on my tongue. Lips feel sticky as well. Medium carbonation and medium body. Slightly dry finish.

Overall: Eh, it's good if I am in the mood for an iced coffee made with somewhat stale tasting coffee. The sweetness and malts are great, but they take a definite backseat to the coffee.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 00:41:23 | More by ChrisKayler