Wolfgang Doppelbock Lager - Great Divide Brewing Company

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Clear, garnet and rust color mix. About one finger of head after a hardy pour. Tan foam eventually recedes to nothing.

Smells like a lot of dark fruit, rich, toasted and roasted bread crust. Sweet, roasted and rich aroma overall.

Rich, syrupy palate with a little abv.% heat that cuts through the palate on the finish.Rich, dark fruits, caramel and some dark toffee all mix together with a faint Earthy hop undertone. Rich, malty, sweet, and strong. A pretty good Doppelbock if I do say so!

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 20:30:49 | More by scruffwhor

chris1919

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-17-2013 22:19:58 | More by chris1919

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-16-2013 02:29:42 | More by MinorThreat

Rayek

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-10-2013 20:51:22 | More by Rayek

Artjsantos

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-10-2013 16:48:48 | More by Artjsantos

JellyJacket

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

05-07-2013 00:52:17 | More by JellyJacket

JoeBlevins

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

04-29-2013 05:38:24 | More by JoeBlevins

sendbeer

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

04-25-2013 13:24:52 | More by sendbeer

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.84/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22 ounce bottle - $5.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Bottled On: Well, it's regrettably illegible, though, I can make out 2012.

Appearance: Pours a dark reddish-brown body with a wispy, sudsy layer of yellowed froth.

Smell: In the nose, a sizable pile of brown sugar, slight nuttiness, and toasted dark breadiness with the faintest hint of chocolate powder. Resounding fruitiness in the nose of candied dates and prunes. Even-handed dose of spicing. Some alcoholic wafts noted.

Taste: Fairly sweet upfront, with plenty of caramelized sugars, brown sugar, toasted (dark) bread crusts and some nutty, grainy hints. Very faint chocolate, molasses. As with the nose, there's a big 'pop' of fruitiness present. Herbal-toned, leafy hops, low bitterness. Wolfgang remains malty, fruity, and sweetish until the warming finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation. Slightly chewy, fluffy mouthfeel.

Overall: I liked it better than I thought I would. Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 18:14:28 | More by ChainGangGuy

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.3%

04-13-2013 19:35:44 | More by Gregwa

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

04-10-2013 15:12:31 | More by Whiskeydeez

ndaniel

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +19%

04-03-2013 21:36:37 | More by ndaniel

bulldogg915

Wyoming

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

04-02-2013 21:35:43 | More by bulldogg915

Woodysbeard

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6%

03-30-2013 23:34:29 | More by Woodysbeard

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-25-2013 12:34:21 | More by drgonzo2k2

Chuck_25

Kansas

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-22-2013 03:15:33 | More by Chuck_25

pathman

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

03-16-2013 01:17:29 | More by pathman

Bierguy5

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

03-15-2013 00:07:24 | More by Bierguy5

SHerninko

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed a bomber at a BYOB in Phoenixville, PA on 3/13/13.

*Appears very nice in the glass. 5 oz pours to share the bottle. Darker golden color. Nice slight head, some bubbles, carbonation just right.
*Smells include: Some muffin/bread, semi sweet, malty but balanced.
*Taste is: toffee, dark candy, sweet but not too sweet, balanced, very unique taste.
*Mouthfeel is thicker than thin, creamy, low carbonation smoothness, no bite,
*Overall a very enjoyable DB. Need to sip it a bit, its true to it's style and slightly thick. "bread is a glass".

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 14:56:32 | More by SHerninko

superspak

Michigan

4.2/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 6/5/2012. Pours fairly crystal clear deep mahogany color with a nice 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, raisin, prune, molasses, toast, toffee, chocolate, dark bread, biscuit, nuttiness, and roasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great complexity and balance of dark malty flavors with well balanced fruitiness. Taste of caramel, raisin, prune, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, chocolate, biscuit, nuttiness, and light roasted earthiness. Lingering notes of caramel, dark fruit, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, biscuit, nuttiness, and light earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice flavor balance and complexity of dark malty flavors with moderate fruitiness; and zero cloying sweetness present after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and slightly syrupy mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent doppelbock! Great balance and complexity of malt flavors with moderate fruitiness; and extremely smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering; one of the better examples I have had in the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 04:21:04 | More by superspak

champ103

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

03-13-2013 02:14:15 | More by champ103

G-Hawk

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-11-2013 02:40:01 | More by G-Hawk

roostor07

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

03-05-2013 15:55:03 | More by roostor07

dbone_has_biers

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-05-2013 05:11:01 | More by dbone_has_biers

AltBock

Ohio

3.35/5  rDev -16%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz. red foil capped bomber bottle. Simple, but informative recycled paper label with a silhouette of a German man with mug of beer chasing a wiener dog with a sausage chain in its mouth. Right above them in a big red sash is the name of the beer. Off to the sides is a bottle date, food pairing suggestions, and a paragraph that has a brief history of the style and tasting notes in it.

Poured into a simple Pilsner glass. This Doppelbock appeared to be a mahogany color, but I believe it was more of a cherry wood color. No real highlights in this beer. Solid cherry wood color. On top was a 1/2 an inch dirty white head of foam. It wasn't white, but it wasn't tan either. Good retention that left behind a small skim of foam and tiny spots of lace around the color. Above average Doppelbock appearance.

The aroma just wasn't popping out. Even when it warmed up and it was swirled around, the aroma still didn't come up that much. I got a whiff of roasted malt, dark chocolate, a raisin or two, and a little caramel in the background. Not bad, but the aroma could have came out more.

It tasted like it smelled. And like the aroma, something was holding it back. The first taste that came to me was the roasted malt. That taste was then washed away by a gentle taste of dark chocolate, a touch of coffee, and then it finishes up with a dried hop taste. The dried hop taste at the end made it a little interesting. I think some caramel or molasses sweetness would have been better than a dried hops.

This was a medium bodied Doppelbock with a faint aftertaste. This faint aftertaste only consisted of a pinch of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and more dried hops. This aftertaste doesn't bother to stick around. 8% ABV? Felt more like it was between 5-6% ABV.

I'm on the fence with this beer. It looked nice, but it smelled and tasted like something was holding it back. I might try it again in the future. That's because it's a solid Doppelbock.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 05:18:10 | More by AltBock