Saxonator Dunkles Doppelbock - Jack's Abby Brewing

tigg924

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: orange brown in color, 3/4 inch head, hazy, high carbonation

Smell: deep caramel, alcohol, and deep dark fruit

Taste: deep caramel, alcohol, light roasted malt, and dark fruit

Mouthfeel: medium bodied, medium-high carbonation, sweet with slight bitterness

Overall: Good combination of sweet caramel with a touch of bitterness. Excellent value for the price. I will pick this up again even though there are others I prefer in the style.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 17:13:41 | More by tigg924

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