Saxonator Dunkles Doppelbock - Jack's Abby Brewing

Maxwell

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark and raisiny brown with light ruby notes and a big old light cream head that sticks around with light tight knit bubbles that are replenished rapidly. The beers body appears lager clean, but dark and fairly opaque. The lacing is medium width, sticky, and wall-like across the glass. On the nose, the beer smells of spicy raisins. Thick caramel malts are also present and slightly chewy alcohol. The caramel malts even turn a little roasted as you swirl the beer in your glass. The beer tastes surprisingly suppressed with spicy raisin and alcohol and light grainy cereal. The beer begins with spicy cereal notes before transitioning into sweet raisin and slight caramel and a quick burst of spicy alcohol before the tastes turns again to grainy cereal malts and slight biscuit and the faintest hint of roast malt and bacon. As the beer warms up and I drink it further I get more and more of a feeling of slight rauchbier characteristics in it, similar to Smoke & Dagger. On the mouth, the beer feels thick and chewy, and hits the stomach similarly. The mouth is left clean except for a slight scrim of spittle that wets the mouth for another sip. Overall this is a fairly decent dopplebock from Jack’s Abby. They hide the alcohol very well, but the thickness of the beer makes it a sipper (obviously…). It’s chewy and tasty, but it really doesn’t standout flavor-wise outside of the faint hints of rauchbier. It’s a good example of the style with some slight variations to add a “Jack’s Abby-flair” to it. A good beer for sure, and another wonderful offering from Jack’s Abby.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 00:02:28 | More by Maxwell

TobiasG

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.7%

06-17-2013 00:46:23 | More by TobiasG

SHCC

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

06-09-2013 13:42:25 | More by SHCC

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4.01/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly chill hazed reddish brown color with a fluffy beige head that persists forever. Caramel, molasses, dark burnt sugars and dark dried fruits, its a malt heads wet dream. Very light aromas of earthy hop provides almost no balance. The flavor is malty and rich with all of the aforementioned aromas playing a part in the flavor. Heavy molasses with a hint of smoke dominates the flavor while the other tastes add character. Rich sweet and frigging smooth. Medium to thick body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet bubbly syrupy mouthfeel. Great Americanized version of a dopplebock.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 02:07:06 | More by johnnnniee

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-30-2013 22:01:45 | More by RummyRedbeard

BumpkinBrewer

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%

05-22-2013 18:54:21 | More by BumpkinBrewer

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-13-2013 20:39:23 | More by mendvicdog

DRBiser

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-11-2013 23:29:49 | More by DRBiser

takelondon

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-23-2013 13:46:42 | More by takelondon

scmoore81

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-20-2013 00:56:24 | More by scmoore81

ElGallo

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-08-2013 01:04:54 | More by ElGallo

tenacioustomato

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-07-2013 21:04:22 | More by tenacioustomato

meadnbrew

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-07-2013 20:41:13 | More by meadnbrew

CypherEnigma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-31-2013 16:12:21 | More by CypherEnigma

beertardis

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-30-2013 14:57:58 | More by beertardis

Jwale73

Rhode Island

4.1/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

500ml bottle served in a pilsener glass. November 2012 indicated on the label. Pours a lovely copper hue with a fizzy, 2.5 inch tan-colored head with a translucent clarity and quite a bit of tiny bubbles effervescing in solution. Head eventually settles into a rocky, quarter inch froth with residual spots and strands of lacing adhering to the walls of the glass as the brew recedes. Nose expresses grape bubblegum and some biscuity/wheaty notes. Taste follows nose; however, not as sweet as I would have anticipated; everything present in the nose coalesces nicely and leads to a pleasant balance. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with a pleasant, even carbonation and just a trace of oiliness to the texture. Overall, a very solid example of a style I'd like to see more of. Perhaps the best domestic Dunkle I've had (don't know why this is classified as a dopplebok). Alcohol is dangerously well-hidden as well. Wish these guys distributed in RI - thankfully I can easily cross the border to grab some.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 01:52:07 | More by Jwale73

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

02-27-2013 02:38:21 | More by Gregwa

musicsherlock

New York

4/5  rDev -1.7%

02-23-2013 01:19:25 | More by musicsherlock

davey101

Connecticut

3.89/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

November 2012 batch, 500 ml bottle into a tulip glass.

A - Pours a clear dark red body. Lots of khaki foam, thick edging with minimal lacing.

S - Caramel, dates, sweet brown sugar and malty bread. A bit of spice and booze on the end.

T - Dark fruit and caramel, spices, toasted malts, brown sugar. Syrupy sweet, a touch of booze on the end.

M - Thick and creamy, medium bodied with nice carbonation.

O - A very solid doppelbock. Not quite at the level of an Ayinger, but quite solid.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 02:12:52 | More by davey101

SFC21

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

02-17-2013 06:41:04 | More by SFC21

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

02-13-2013 17:14:05 | More by imperialking

dangermusic

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

02-09-2013 21:33:53 | More by dangermusic

horshack7

Massachusetts

4.71/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Appearance: Very dark mahogany with an off white head a good two fingers thick.

Aroma: Figs, brown bread, caramelized sugars, banana, clove, tremendous bready malts.

Taste: A very malty backbone, dark bread, minor notes of roasted hops. Figs, plantains, black licorice, dark fruits and toffee. The mouthfeel is chewy with some stickiness.

Notes: An amazing Dopplebock and very drinkable. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 01:14:30 | More by horshack7

TorsHammer

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.7%

02-06-2013 22:23:43 | More by TorsHammer

LOCAL

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

02-03-2013 20:19:22 | More by LOCAL