Double Vision Doppelbock - Grand Teton Brewing Co.

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.91/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

So, my ratings may seem a bit odd. I love the color and the overall beer, it's damn fine. However, it's more like a porter than a doppelbock to me. Here's why...

Color is most definitely more towards the black side of brown. Nice off tan head, somewhat thick and gooey. Nice lacing. Ok, not a bad look for a db, albeit a bit dark.

Aroma is not as sweet as most dbs that I've tried. It's roasty and rich. Toasted dark bread, some prune and hints of raisin. Not all that dry, but it ain't sweet.

Clean flavors. Nothing out of sync. That porter thing is just begging for attention. Roasted malt, baked dark chocolate, some leather and hints of green pine or grass. While not a dry beer, I doubt this would make waves in Germany. Irish might love it. The plum and raisin just don't overcome the roasts.

Which is not a bad thing. This a very nice beer, pair it with anything grilled and with tangy BBQ sauce. Still, for the style I think it misses.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 07:14:52 | More by Mebuzzard

vette2006c5r

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Double Vision pours a black color, with a small lacing head. Their is a strange sour aroma, on a crisp malty backbone. The taste was a bit boozy, had a slight sourness to it, and was rather grainy. Full flavors. Overall an interesting beer that wasn't bad, just not sure if it was for me.

Serving type: on-tap

05-06-2013 03:59:46 | More by vette2006c5r

zeledonia

Minnesota

4.36/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Haven't had a doppelbock in a while, and I'm looking forward to this one. 2013 vintage. Tasted 16 April 2013.

Pours very deep brown, nearly black. Light behind it reveals deep reds, and a surprising clarity. One finger of tan head, good retention, nice lacing.

Smell is a brown sugar bomb, followed by figs and plums. It's all dark and sweet, and it's excellent. An amalgam of varied, intriguing sweetnesses.

Taste is a step down from the smell, but a small one. It's similarly sweet and fruity, but it doesn't have quite the same depth or variety as the smell. Has a nice soft bitter drift in the back end, that kinda lays on top of all that sweetness.

Feel is quite pleasant. Medium-bodied, almost chewy, with a light fuzzy carbonation that stays medium-low throughout. Quite good, actually.

One of the best doppelbocks I've had, in the realm of the classic European ones, and easily surpassing even the better domestic ones. It's really clean, with no rough edges, only sweet, rich, and dark. Yum.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 06:45:48 | More by zeledonia

grandbeerdaily

Minnesota

4.7/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Grand Teton
Double Vision Dopplebock
8.0% ABV

Appearance:Pitch black with a tan, persistent head. Completely opaque but clear, showing its lagered character.

Aroma: Rich chocolate, roast, and lightly toasted bread compose a very complex malt aroma. Slight alcohol warmth with a very neutral hop profile, lightly piney, spicy and earthy.

Taste: In the forefront I get big malt chocolate, dark and rich. A bready sweet base can be tasted all the way through. There is a surprising ester character that comes off as figs and dates, and the sweetness becomes plums and raisins. These are all complemented by the roasted and earthy-bitter notes that appear in the finish. The malt really gets to shine through out the drink and exhibits a complex character that is inviting and warming. The lagered-yeast character is very clean and adds intrigue.

Mouthfeel: This bock has a big mouthfeel but is light in body and drinkable. The water is carbonic and the bubbles tickle the tongue and excites the buds. The mouth is coated with a slick, yet smooth film that provides a long, and fulfilling aftertaste of roast and earthy-bitter notes.

Overall: Truly remarkable body that provides drinkability to a very big beer. Very rich flavors engage the palate and a sweet, fruity middle slowly permeates. A strong, roasted finish is slightly bitter but reintroduces the sweet and rich malt. This transformation makes the beer very dynamic, complex, intriguing, and, most importantly, drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 06:23:32 | More by grandbeerdaily

falloutsnow

Illinois

4.16/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

From: Binny's, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Bottled 12/27/2012
Glass: Ayinger doppelbock glass

Grand Teton's Double Vision is a fine example of the doppelbock style, though with a stronger emphasis on roasted and chocolate malts than what its Germanic forebears typically developed. The caramel, roast, and chocolate flavors are in fairly equal balance, with the lead flavor depending on where upon the palate the sip is currently resting. Truly one of the better doppelbock offerings by a US brewery, definitely one to seek out and try if you enjoy the style.

Pours a 2.5cm head of dense, small-bubbled, tan foam that lasts about 1.5 minutes as it finally succumbs to a full descent, ending up as a thin dusting of wispy foam atop the body. Lacing is quite good, of fairly complex webs and patterns that line the walls of the glass. The body is a very dark brown hue, opaque, with light bringing out deep ruby hues. Carbonation is not visible though the body.

Aroma is a fairly balanced interplay between caramel and chocolate scents, with chocolate and roasted barley slightly edging out the latter. Toasted hazelnut and smoke aromas are faint, but also present if one searches for them (these become a bit more noticeable as the beer warms).

An excellent balance between heavy toasted and roasted malt, the interplay between caramel and chocolate is masterfully done. Front of palate features rich caramel sweetness with a bit of dried fig and dried leaves (likely from hops), which adds some depth. Mid-palate is of rich caramel, somewhat syrupy chocolate, hazelnut paste, slight raisin and dried figs, hints of roasted coffee beans, and mild dried leaves (German hops). Back of palate is nuttier, somewhat bitter, and features a stronger caramel over chocolate flavor. Aftertaste is primarily of roasted malt, some subtle smoke,

Beer is medium-heavy to heavy in body, with carbonation of medium-low intensity, leading to a slightly foamy, but mostly creamy mouthfeel. Closes quite dry with fairly strong stickiness lingering on the palate, likely due to the remaining sugars in the beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 00:30:29 | More by falloutsnow

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.94/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A finger of tan head on a dark brown body. Looks great.
The aroma is wonderful: burnt and roasted malt and caramel.
The taste is dark and complex. Burnt wood and mild lemon bitterness rounded out by caramel sweetness.
The texture is smooth, just short of creamy with moderate carbonation.
A excellent drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 04:09:00 | More by Fatehunter

JamesMN

Minnesota

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: So dark it is basically black in color but not cloudy at all. Thin cap of foamy light tan head.

Aroma: Brown sugar, raisins, caramel, and just a hint of dark malt.

Taste: Starts with rich caramel and amber malt flavor and then paints the palate with roasted malt flavor about before the finish. Some hints of dark fruit and liquorish as well that are reminiscent of the Russian Imperial Stout style. Don't taste any of the 8% ABV and it almost seems like a low number based on how robust the flavor is in this beer. The balance in the flavor is really remarkable. The sometimes overly sweet malt flavor of this style is counteracted by the roasted flavor and light bitterness from the hops. The finish is clean and the aftertaste is a harmonious mixture of caramel and roastyness.

Mouthfeel: Just above medium in body but very full feeling. Somewhat aggressive carbonation but mostly unnoticeable. Average drinkability.

Final Thoughts: Pleasantly surprised with the quality in the flavors of this brew. Double Vision by Grand Teton is a great example of how versatile the Doppelbock style can be. Would I drink it again? Yes, it makes a great dessert beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 00:01:52 | More by JamesMN

UCLABrewN84

California

3.78/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

On tap at Slater's 50/50 in Pasadena, CA.

Pours a clear crimson-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and toffee. Taste is much the same with a slight coffee flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some solid aromas and flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2013 02:40:41 | More by UCLABrewN84

TheSixthRing

California

3.9/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - Served in a 16oz pint glass, this doppel comes near black with ruby brown highlights. Off-white, half finger head with fair retention. Decent, streaky lacing left on the glass.

Smell - Sweet, malty aroma. Bready. Caramelized sugar. Faint nuttiness.

Taste - Lightly toasted malt character upfront; brown sugar sweetness gives way to a big nutty profile, then finishes with faint chocolate. Ghostly traces of coffee can be detected well into the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Medium body with moderate, soft carbonation. Sticky. Goes down smooth with a semi-dry finish.

Overall - This is a solid example of a doppelbock, that it came from an American brewery is encouraging. It's a malt forward beer, but the overall impression is of a fairly balanced brew. Huge nutty character is somewhat remeniscent of Fat Tire; had I been told this were a New Belgium brew, I wouldn't have second guessed it.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2013 02:07:36 | More by TheSixthRing

Jason

Massachusetts

4.09/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750ml brown bottle with a vintage date on the label.

Massive head, lots of stickage on the glass. A shade away from full on black. Smells like a bakery, bready all around with a ton of malt sweetness ... not cloying though. Clean alcohol and faint herbal hop on the nose as well. A malt bomb and very clean at that, faint ripe dark fruit and a slow warming alcohol in the middle. So many levels of maltiness, very complex. Perfectly balanced for the style and pretty drinkable for its size. This is a special beer ...

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 02:32:07 | More by Jason

mynie

Indiana

4.64/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

As I’ve blearily mentioned, I am dealing with the shingles. Experiencing the disease has caused me to question some mainstream medical conclusions, namely the assertion that the reason old people are more susceptible to “the shing” is because they have weakened immune systems. That’s a bunch of hooey. My immune system is great. The real secret to getting the shing is curmudgeonliness, the accumulation of poor humor manifesting itself in ungodly awful pain.

This is real old school medical, like blood-letting or the removal of melancholy stones. Shingles is caused by an abundance of yellow bile which in which the accumulation grows beyond a mere choleric temperament and causes the development of braised pox. Prodrome symptoms include general bad humor that’s followed, naturally, by the manifestation of bilious sentiment.
What I’m getting at is the shingles is my punishment for being a bastard.

And, like all violent punishments, it does nothing but reinforce the bad behavior it was meant to correct. My writings have been even more rambling lately, even grumpier. For example—and I swear I’m not joking here—about two hours ago I suffered a blast of post-herpetic neuralgia pain that was like the entire left side of my body was having an ice cream headache. The pain was so intense that I literally threw up. No kidding, no bullshit, it hurt so bad I stumbled into my bathroom and vomited.

How do I deal with this? By writing 750 words explaining, quite poorly, why Chris Dorner wasn’t really a bad guy. Again, no shit, that’s what I did. (I didn’t, like, publish it anywhere, but still…)

Lately beer has been medication. And I don’t know if pharmacists have some sort of method for making sure that their own ailments don’t leak onto the drugs they suggest to patients, but the Yellow Bile had soaked into my choice of beers—fiery, alcoholic stouts and the kind of double IPAs that can be used to dislodge zebra mussels from the cleat of a barge. That has worsened the disease. It had fed it.

What’s necessary—vital, even—is to embrace sun and sprightliness and green grass and little baby bunnies. Springtime just fucking kills Yellow Bile.

This is Teton’s re-release of what is rated as the best doppelbock any American brewery has produced since the late 90s. Believe the hype. One sip and the world gets all blue-eyed and pastel, like the artwork on a Paas kit.

Full review: http://mynie.com/?p=285

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 02:03:46 | More by mynie

harrymel

Washington

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Decided to crack one, just because.

Pours a nice dark coffee brown with no translucency and a solid sheet of candy toffee foam. Smells of graham, toasted malts, cola, brown sugar, toasted pecans and some bits of sugarcane. Flavor follows suit with good thick caramel, graham cracker, figs and raisins, and a good dose of turbinado. Full bodied with loose, soft carbonation and a semi dry finish. Nice beer, glad I bought so many when I discovered this thing three years ago.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 05:04:27 | More by harrymel

MasterSki

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2009 bottle purchased at Discount Liquor. 1L swing-top. Served in a Jester King tulip.

A - A finger of tan foam settles to a thin collar and some film, leaving minimal lace. Transparent dark red-brown body.

S - Caramel, bread, cake, dark fruits, milk chocolate, a bit of Whoppers, and a slight hint of complementary oxidation. No obvious alcohol.

T - Quite mellow and smooth, with plenty of vanilla, dark fruits, roasted grains, cake, bread and some malted milk chocolate.

M - Smooth medium body, lower carbonation, no obvious alcohol, and a lightly sticky finish.

D - This was shockingly good. It's a bit too sweet to crush, but it matches up extremely well with the best German doppelbocks and seems to age fairly gracefully as well. I went back for a second pour of this one, and I'm sad to see it is retired. Why isn't Grand Teton re-visiting this beer? It's the best thing I've had from them by a substantial margin.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2011 20:26:19 | More by MasterSki

ChristianBlack

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got this from a friend of mine. Dark brown, almost black with a creamy head. Really nice lacing.

Caramel, roasted malts, chocolate, a slight bit of smoke, really really sweet smelling.

Sweet caramel flavor, slight hints of chocolate and not as much alcohol as I had imagined. Complexity of malt helps.

Thick and creamy, and slightly warm from the alcohol -- very nice!

Quite easy to drink for 8.0%. It wasn't a problem to finish this one quickly. Excellent dessert beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2011 12:56:51 | More by ChristianBlack

DrJay

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2009.
Very dark brown with only a faint ruby tint peeking through the body of the beer. Dense, creamy beige/tan cap, lots of lacing, great head retention. Looks nice! Big malty aroma, lots of caramel and toffee, cocoa, some prunes, malted milk, chocolate, earthy sweetness, faint vanilla and licorice. As it warmed, more of a bready aroma and a hint of smoke. Smells great. Low bitterness, the flavour was dominated by malt with alcohol providing some balance. Sweet, chewy malts throughout, lots of caramel and toffee. Less chocolate than in the aroma, but more of a plum/prune fruit character mid-palate. Slight hop bitterness in the finish along with some lingering alcohol warmth. Full bodied with creamy carbonation, silky texture. This stuff is delicious. Rich and malty, but still quite drinkable. I picked this up on a whim, not knowing anything about the brewery, and couldn't be happier with the result.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2010 23:30:04 | More by DrJay

axeman9182

New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

1L bottle, split with a friend, with my share going into my Duvel tulip.

Double Vision pour a shade or two lighter than stout black. The tan head rises to a decent height, and has some definite staying power. Unfortunately it doesn't leave much of a trail as it creeps down the side of the glass. The nose is straight dark fruits, it smells like a clean quad that doesn't have any kind of spicy yeasty flavors. The flavor is a bit more nuanced, it takes that plum/fig/raisin base and adds a healthy dose of milk chocolate and a slight suggestion of oxidation (little enough that it actually works well with the beer instead of detracting from it). The mouthfeel is absolutely luxuriant, a full and creamy body paired with pinpoint, yet subdued carbonation. Double Vision is a beer my parents brought home from a trip to Vegas, and while I hadn't heard of Grand Teton before, this beer has put them on my radar in a big way.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2010 03:18:58 | More by axeman9182

brentk56

North Carolina

4.65/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Just shy of a stout in color with a thick tan head that lasts forever while leaving some dots and strands around the pint glass

Smell: Rich aromatics of dark chocolate and prune, with undertones of anise

Taste: Sweetened prune, up front, with developing chocolate tones joined with a bit of balancing hoppy bitterness through mid-palate; intriguingly spicy just after the swallow, the finish provides a lingering chocolate and fruit layer on the tongue

Mouthfeel: Full-bodied and creamy, with smooth carbonation

Drinkability: As good as any doppelbock I have ever had; love the balance and, especially, the silky smooth mouthfeel

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2010 01:54:54 | More by brentk56

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours dark brown where a minimum of light shines through. Moderate head that dies to a single layer of minute bubbles, leaving a minimal amount of spotty lace.

Chalky, powedered cocoa aroma.

This is a rich beer, both in body and flavor. Lots of darker chocolate flavors. It's a chewy beer with a touch of alcohol oiliness. There's a much higher level of bitterness than most d-bocks. I like this because it provides balance, but it makes it closer to a mildly hoppy porter.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2010 01:32:34 | More by smcolw

drabmuh

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle opened by OldSock last night, thanks Mike. Beer is brown and dark. Clear and no head, no carbonation, no lacing. Beer kind of coats the glass. Looks OK, wish there was some carbonation.

Beer smells strong like malt, syrup, cherries, its very nice. Very aggressive, no real alcohol aroma.

Beer is medium in body and flat on the palate. Its forward sweet and finishes a little tart but mostly a coating feeling of the mouth. Its not dry, it finishes nicely, its drinkable but again I wish there was some carbonation. A very nice doppelbock.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2010 22:00:03 | More by drabmuh

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.8/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I believe I got this one from Bitterbill, cheers Bill! Review based on notes

750 ml bottle opens with a whoosh! Pours chestnut with 1 finger of mocha colored head. Superior head retention & lacing

S: Bready, fruitty, woody hops & some boozeyness

T: Follows the nose, plum notes, hints of licorice & brown sugar up front. Breadyness, dryness with a touch of persimmons & licorice as this warms. Finishes fruitty & dry

MF: Chewy, low carbonation & warming once warm

Great drinkability style-wise, like mother's milk GT needs to make this an annual offering & sell in Mizzou or Kansas!

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2010 16:04:04 | More by russpowell

VikingBeer

Kentucky

4.47/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into my imperial pint glass from an awesome giant one-liter swingtop bottle with an informative tag, including a February 2009 bottling date. Thanks a ton to Joe, aka Jojomdma, for the trade!

A moderate pour yields about a finger of dark-tan head that subsides to about 1/4" that persists for all 30 minutes of sipping. The color is a gorgeous ruby-brown, so dark it's nearly black, and totally opaque except at the edges of the glass. A gentle trickle of small bubbles persists, showing off the bottle-conditioned carbonation. Quite simply one of the prettiest doppelbocks I've ever poured, and I've poured quite a few.

A gentle swirl-and-whiff delivers a rich scent of dark currants, Kalamata olives, raisins, brown sugar, and roasted grains with a spicy aroma akin to fresh pumpernickel bread. A touch of coffeeish smokiness carries through the sweet and roasted scents, along with a downright head-clearing smell of fresh white pepper from the hops, which also contribute a subtle tea-leaf character to the aroma. Despite the 8% alcohol content, no boozy fusels intrude.

The taste echoes most aspects of the aroma. First, a rich blast of roasted malt hits the tongue, with flavors of chestnuts, dark whole-wheat bread, unsweetened chocolate. The spicy elements are actually less prominent in the taste than in the aroma, but are still present and provide a nice balance to the dominant roasted-malt character of the beer. Plenty of dark-fruit flavors follow, including the aforementioned raisins and currants. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the flavor is a lovely milkiness that sweeps in right behind the malt, reminiscent of a milk stout, but more pronounced than most milk stouts I've had. Pepper pushes through hard in the middle and contributes to a dry, nutty and appetizing finish. As with the aroma, there is almost no booziness in the taste.

The delicious milkiness that is the most distinctive element of the flavor continues in the mouthfeel, which is smooth and creamy. The carbonation is surprisingly rich compared to most doppelbocks I've had, and might be too much for some. Even over the thirty to forty minutes I spent drinking my pint, the carbonation lessened only a little, revealing a medium-full body. I'm not sure how I feel about the carbonation; the effect, along with the milky flavors, is similar to drinking the world's driest, nuttiest milkshake. I think I like it though.

This is a dangerously drinkable beer. I can think of perhaps one or two beers of this strength that have hidden their alcohol so well. There is no booziness or alcoholic flavor at all. Eventually, the alcohol and the richness of flavors catches up with you, but for the strength of alcohol and flavor this is about as "quaffable" as it gets. I hope Grand Teton is still brewing this so I can try a fresh bottle for comparison, but since this was 18 IBUs at the plant, I can tell it's aged beautifully. At $15/liter, this beer is worth every penny and then some. Grab as much as you can get, make some baked beans and brown bread, and have a party. Thanks again Joe!

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2010 06:23:54 | More by VikingBeer

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the large quart (32oz) flip top bottle: served in a 20oz mug - Pours massively dark marooned brown settling like blood under moonlight black with a slim slivered highlight of dark amber at the bottom. Solid medium sized foamy cap of light sandy brown which towers up with might from a slow pour to creep down to a light skimming. Creates thick cob webby lacing and some spots all over the mug while it settles and is consumed.

Aroma is very well set in a malt laden sweetness with deep figgy, pruney rummyness lathered in a chocolate coating and dashed with a partial roastyness.

Taste grabs with the malt and doesn't let go as it starts deeply tangy with the dark fruity sweetness of figs and prunes, nearly soured, but far more in check and toned down to perfectly dispurse it across the entire palate with a soothing, soft, tangy ease of comfortable silky warming. Creamy dark chocolate laced middle and soft dark cherry and smokey bacon tanged finish.

Big bodied malt covered smoothness and lathery creamyness. Quite a decadent dark malt creation of creamy smooth and soft malt thats semi tangy and very, very ease to let slip down the gullet. The touch of dark chocolate in the middle is superb!

YUM! I'm seeing Double already as this stuff is quite the Vision of Doppelbock goodness. Being at 8% and a full quart this will wiggle your knees when you try to get up after drinking the whole thing. Damn, if ain't worth it! A fantastic brew by the folks at Grand Teton!

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2010 02:29:35 | More by tavernjef

far333

Connecticut

4.05/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Compliments of barleywinefiend
Brewed with glacial spring water according to the Reinheitsgebot, hopped with Liberty and fermented with lager yeast from a monastery brewery near Munich. Bottle conditioned, 8% ABV. 18 IBU.
Served at cellar temp in a pilsner glass.

Deep mahogany colored with caramel highlights and a giant two finger head of frothy dimpled thick foam that lingers long.

Rich and inviting aroma of cocoa and darkly roasted bread. Hints of raisin and smoke. Rich flavor of darkly roasted malt, dark crusty bread, raisins, cocoa, espresso bitterness, leather and smoke notes.

Silky and luscious mouthfeel, very smooth. Full and creamy, slight warming of the cheeks.

Tremendous beer, very rich and tasty. Many thanks for sending this one my way Josh.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2010 23:20:59 | More by far333

BedetheVenerable

Missouri

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 10oz snifter

Appearance: Dark mahogany beer; the bar's pretty dark, but I still can't really see through this even when held up to the light. A medium cream-colored head soon fades to a thick, persistent ring

Smell: Vibrant, pretty aromas of sweet caramel malts, toffee, and a good dose of dark fruit. Rich and inviting.

Taste: Tons of dark fruit, sweet toffee/caramel, and a wonderful hint of warming alcohol.

Mouthfeel: Rich, creamy, almost luscious

Drinkability: Could get you in trouble pretty quick.

Conclusion: Tried this at Sycamore; it was their happy-hour special. Glad I did; this is a beautiful dopplebock, one I'd definitely drink again if I saw it.

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2010 04:59:17 | More by BedetheVenerable

brownbeer

Missouri

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark brown enough to be opaque with a thick, tan head.

Toasty, bready aroma with complex dried fruits and chocolate. I'm suprised at how good this smells.

Flavor is quite sweet, which could be toned down just a touch for drinkability but true to style. Bready, a touch of honeydew mid-palate, juicy raisin and rich malt sweetness, just the right amount of alcohol presence.

An excellent beer full of rich flavors and nuances.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2010 01:28:54 | More by brownbeer