Bell's Consecrator Doppelbock - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate magazine Vol. II Issue X:

Dark ruby brew, with creamy beige lacing that drops to a ring with some stick. Soft aroma of brown bread, melanoidins and hints of dark, ripe grape. Smooth, creamy and fluffy on the palate. Carbonation is tight and prickly. Malts are sweet with more melanoidins, brown sugar, touch of caramel, faint hint of paper, and purple grape juice around the edges. And then the beer drops dry. As if it was never in your mouth. Ultra-clean and very well-attenuated.

Flavorful up front, clean in the end and extremely drinkable. Yep, this brew tastes German in comparison to many of the sweet, alcoholic malt bombs that Americans interpret the style to be. Horns up to Bell's for keepin' it real.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2010 17:30:14 | More by BeerAdvocate

WKole81

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -27.4%

05-25-2013 04:33:34 | More by WKole81

edbritton

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-24-2013 20:30:31 | More by edbritton

ackeeper

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-22-2013 01:59:46 | More by ackeeper

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-20-2013 14:15:33 | More by InspectorBob

NJB145

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +25.3%

05-19-2013 00:58:55 | More by NJB145

Cyhops

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-18-2013 00:06:12 | More by Cyhops

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

4.01/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12 0z bottle poured into a tulip
Bottled 1-22-13

A- Pours a viscous murky amber brown color. Little head to speak of.

S- Massive caramel. A ton of fig and raisins. A german yeast strain. A syrupy smelling beer.

T- A big caramel flavor at first. A candy sugar flavor and a yeasty undertone. A huge dark fruit profile to this beer. A lot of figs, and plums in the beer. A grainy, yeasty spicyness under the beer main flavors. A fairly simple flavor profile but well balanced.

M- A thick beer. Syrupy in the mouth. Medium carbonation, semi sweet. Surprisingly easy to drink for me.

O- A solid Doppelbock, nothing more. A fine example of the style but not one to seek out.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 22:55:24 | More by TwelveOunces

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-16-2013 22:26:23 | More by Slatetank

MrParker

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-16-2013 04:25:32 | More by MrParker

MSandahl23

Indiana

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-15-2013 20:21:11 | More by MSandahl23

GinsuDave

Michigan

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-15-2013 02:12:47 | More by GinsuDave

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-13-2013 18:26:26 | More by vrbulldog22

jokulhaps

Virginia

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-13-2013 02:47:16 | More by jokulhaps

SolipsismalCat

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a snifter.

A: Hazy red-brown with one-finger, fizzy, off-white head that lasted half a minute. Not much lacing.

S: Caramel malt and fruit.

T: Moderate to high sweetness and light bitterness. Caramel malt. Figs and other dark fruit. Toasty finish.

M: Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation. Thin feeling.

O: Pretty good Doppelbock. There are better ones out there.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 00:52:22 | More by SolipsismalCat

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-12-2013 00:22:44 | More by HarmonMW

NYR_Rob

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-11-2013 01:24:18 | More by NYR_Rob

tmm313

Georgia

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-11-2013 01:16:33 | More by tmm313

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-10-2013 14:48:12 | More by twenty5

barczar

Kentucky

3.65/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear reddish amber with a half inch cream head that leaves minimal lacing and dissipates fairly quickly.

Notes of deeply caramelized malt and nutty toffee are accented by toasted breadcrust and slightly fruity undertones. There's a bit of floral hop presence.

Flavor is nutty and sweet, with cola notes, almost ginger-like, adding complexity. Malt dominant, a bready, toasted, nutty quality hits mid palate to dry up the finish a touch. Underlying specialty malt fruit character surfaces at the brining, but is overtaken by caramel sweetness.

Body is moderate to slightly full, with carbonation a touch on the prickly side, and moderate alcohol warmth.

Definitely a malt forward beer, with enough character to keep things from being too cloying, but lacks the complexity of more traditional doppelbock melanoidin profiles.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 22:36:32 | More by barczar

tedho21

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

04-30-2013 20:03:27 | More by tedho21

Devilman

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.5%

04-27-2013 22:30:58 | More by Devilman

JimmyFlatRock

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

04-24-2013 20:59:02 | More by JimmyFlatRock

jreindl

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +5.5%

04-20-2013 13:14:53 | More by jreindl

BeerDawgs

Georgia

3.78/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A - Reddish brown, no lace or head. Small amount of clarity.

S - Candy sugar. Caramel, brown sugar. Malty..

T - Like the aroma, very sweet. Strong, but not too boozy. Cranberries, dried fruit.

M - Light bodied, crisp. Medium carbonation

O - A well done doppelbock.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 01:23:10 | More by BeerDawgs