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This is a new Hofbräu beer for me, and what a beauty. Classic, dark copper color. Head and lace aren't great, but this is an 8+% beer so nothing to be concerned about. A ton of toffee and caramel upfront, but it comes with a slightly bitter,...
I love this beer. I love everything about it. From the packaging through to the last drop, the whole package feels authentic and satisfying. Pour is an amazing, garnet color with absolute clarity. Copper notes hits when the light bounces off it...
One of my favorite styles from a brewery that I have a checkered history with (some things I absolutely LOVE, some I hate, and I absolutely feel that they have lost their way of late). Anyway, happy to report that this is a lovely experience....
Lovely, clear deep chestnut brown pour as hoped for. Off-white head is good, but retention not great with only a little lace. Nose and tastes offer requisite, sweet malts with again plenty of depth. Brown sugar and toasted malt. There's nothing...
Purchased on a whim from Kahn's in Indianapolis. Wasn't seeking bocks or even Germans at the time, but didn't recognize this so gave it a whirl. Standard 16.9 oz presentation. Pour is as expected. Dark chocolate body, mocha head. Pitted head, lace...
One of those absolutely random bottle store finds that keeps me going into just about every beer store that I ever see. I think that I’ve had this before, but I find no notes. A dirty, dubbel-like pour, but the pop on opening is encouraging. The...
Pour is a muddy brown as one would expect with the kind of head that one might initially expect. Mocha and high. After the initial pour the lace disappears completely and it becomes rather flat. For all intents and purposes this is a Flemish red in...
So what do we have here? Apparently it's a Lager, and five seconds of research tell us it's a Doppelbock - or at least an amped-up version of the classic Brooklyn Lager - not entirely sure they are the same thing, but hey, that's what Brooklyn seem...
Black body with a thick, creamy, almost old fashioned Guinness like head. The retention is OK, but the lace is not as good as the original , creamy presence (initially) suggests. Nose has a little caramel (but less in the taste) and is...
Ahhh, dammit. Such a shame. This beer looks absolutely spectacular when poured into the Tucher Weizen, half-liter glass. The natural light shows a beautiful burgundy color, with a decent tan head and some truly rich hues. It looks great....
The usual Schlenkerla bottle shape, purchased from Green's on Ponce in Atlanta, GA, USA. The pour is a particularly attractive, gold color with a moderate, white head. It looks really nice in terms of the color, but I would much prefer a bigger and...
12 oz single, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a muddy, Dubbel-like mid brown with a disappointing lack of clarity. Musty aroma with some blue cheese notes and a mild acidity - slight lactose aroma. Strange. Tastes reflect the nose and offer a...
I think that in general, GB beers receive less than a fair shake, and I find many of their German based lagers tasty, brewed close to style and generally worthy. 12 oz single from Total Wine at Perimeter, Atlanta, GA, USA. A great depth of garnet...
750 mL corked & caged from Hop City, Atlanta, Ga, USA. One of the three new LTM beers to reach Georgia relatively recently and I felt the Doppelbock would be the best place for me to start. Pop on opening is not great that concerns me slightly but...
500 mL bottle, different to the current presentation in the BA db and a $2.99 purchase at Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Let me preface this sentence by saying that I am a fan of malty, sweet, non-hop forward brews, and I am VERY experienced in the...
22oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. 2010 version, "The Year of the Grape". Very typical of the Rejewvenator series. Described on the label as half Doppelbock, half Dubbel! A difficult to beer to classify but delicious and rich in malt just...
In a word, impressed. You never quite know what you are going to get with these cheap, 12oz singles from TJ's but to be honest more often than not I have been really pleased with what I've found. This was no exception. Really deep, garnet copper...
Cherry Oak Doppelbock? Not sure what to expect here, nor am I convinced that all of these elements are necessary but we'll see. Sep 09/09 on label, I guess that's the bottling date. First in the series. Boxed bottle from Hop City, Atlants, GA, USA....
12 oz bottle from a recent Bruisin' Ales transaction - thanks guys! One of my favorite styles from a brewer that I know very little about (are these the guys with the exploding bottles??) Poured into the Ommegang chalice we get a nice, rich, dark...
Somewhat surprising. Single from Total Wine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour yields a very dark brown body with some bubbly head that fades fairly quickly. Nothing much to report here. Nose gives a slight sherry note, with a sweet Old Ale aroma. It promises...
One of my favorite styles from a solid brewer. Despite Victory having been in GA for sometime now, we've never had any of this. 12 oz bottle as part of my Secret Bunny package, thanks mday. Best Before Dec 2 09 printed on the label. Poured into the...
On tap, Taco-Mac, Perimeter, Atlanta, GA, USA. Sat at the bar next to a Texas resident who tried to persuade me not to order this, but even though I listened carefully to his arguments I felt I had a duty to see for myself. As it turned out, his...
Coney Island/Shmaltz makes some great beers so I am excited to try this one. I'm a touch skeptical of the need for a full 10% here, but we'll see. Poured this 650 mL into the Tucher Weizen glass to give a lovely copper colored body and a high,...
Notes added 07/14/21 and pictured. Still as bold and constant as ever. Malt and alcohol dominate, and the craving for kartoffel and würst never lets up. As you were. Funny how this beer was once so sought after, as a leader in the style, and as a...
11oz pour, Taco Mac, Marietta, GA, USA. $5.50. Surprised to see this here - bonus! Golden body with excellent clarity. Surprisingly good carbonation considering ABV. Head is absent (possibly because of the crappy pour) but at this ABV unlikely to...
Thanks go out to BA russpowell for this. WOW! I've had this one for a long time in the back of the DBF and I had very low expectations for it on a number of levels. Firstly I've had a couple of FC brews before and I was less than impressed....
12 oz bottle from Sam's Blue Light, Durham, NC, USA. Typical dark amber, clear body with a large initial head that fades quickly. No lace. Typical for the style, at least a solid American example. The toasty, liquor based notes; the prominent...
Additional notes 04/26/23 (pictured) Honestly I thought that this beer was long gone in terms of availability in the USA since I haven't seen it much since the original notes from 2008 below. In 2023 it cost $3.40 for 12oz, Notes similar to those...
500 mL screw-top single from Tower, Piedmont, Atlanta, GA, USA. I think it was $3.69. Amber color that lacks depth. Some impressive head, but this leaves very little lace ultimately. It's more froth than anything else. Some alcohol in the nose, but...
750mL corked and caged affair - silk screened bottle. 2007 vintage, bottle conditioned. Nice looking, brownish-red body in keeping with the style. Head is large and smoke colored (yellowish tinge). Head is a bit light and airy so it disappears very...
12oz single from Green's, Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. $4.99. OK, I think that you need to be in the mood for this. Obviously this is a VERY high alcohol brew and with that comes some syrupy body and excessive (relative) sweetness. Having said that,...
750 mL corked & caged. The Wine Shop, Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA, USA. 2007 (bottle conditioned) vintage. Took a long time to remove the cage, and when I finally did, this one had a lot of carbonation. Poured into the 20 oz pint glass....
Purchased on recent trip to SC, at Green's. $13.99, 750 mL corked & caged. Great looking, clear, red pour with a small head and some lace. Looks liek an Imperial Red Ale. Fruity nose with plenty of apples. Smooth with a little alcohol in the dry...
12 oz single from Mac's downtown, Atlanta, GA, USA. Now also available in GA in six packs. Good carbonation (lots of fine bubbles) and some small head; a little lacing. Good deep brown color with a slight tawny-red hue. A little alcohol in the...
2005 bottling, sampled in November 2006. Pours still, as expeced, to reveal a lovely, simple light amber body. Alcohol in the nose is huge - also as expected. Very strong, almost medicinal or chemical. Tastes are better and smoother than the aroma...
12 oz single at Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. $1.70. Initially a nice head with the aggressive pour, but of course this is quickly lost to absolutely nothing because of the ABV. Good legs come with the alcohol. Color is a beautiful, roasted...
From BigLove as part of BMB 48 BIF. Mid-copper pour with a lighter color than I would expect for a DB. Prettylow carbonation. Samll head and only a tiny amount of lace and film on the surface. Nice, sweet alcohol malt nose that carries through to...
Thanks to Beerinator for the opportunity to try this as part of XBIF 39. In the end this was a somewhat disappointing Doppelbock. All the important charcteristics were there, but it left me feeling unsatisfied. Good looking dark mahogany pour, but...
Bottled 2006, huge 1.0 L flip top. Deep brown with a large head initially, but this soon fades to leave very little head or laing. Aroma is deep alcohol and burned and roasted malts. The roasted bitterness was surprising to me. I expected much...
Super, slightly viscous red/brown pour with a small head and some sticky lacing. A threatening toffee alcohol nose that sets the table for the tastes. Big and bold up front, with caramel, toffee and sugary sweetness dominating. However, there is a...
Not good. Thomas Creek have been in GA for sometime now, and I have only got around to trying this one now. Not a very nice experience at all. Pour is decent looking with a brown body and decent head that leaves some lacing. The aroma seems to be...
Nice dark mahogany pour, with a small head due to the higher ABV. Some bubbles in the head and a little bit of lacing. Quite a bit of alcohol in the nose along with the obvious and strong malts. Taste is very malty, but the alcohol is pretty large...
Delicious. Super, dark-brown, garnet body. Aggressive pour produces a magnificent thick frothy head. Some nice lacing into the bargain. Looks great. Caramel malts are completely and magnificently present. It's all malt but it has an unexpected, and...
Golden pour with a nice white head. Aroma and taste are all liquor based alcohol with some sweetness. Not as cloyingly sweet as I was expecting, but still very sugary and the alcohol can creep up on you. Lots of alcoholic strength and a bitterish...
Slightly disappointing lack of "pop" to the swing top bottle, but pours to give a beautiful red brown body and a small tan head. Very little lacing. Big dark malts and some caramel make up the aroma. Definitely a more organic, earthy feel to this...
Very nice Doppelbock, true to the style. Typical orange red/brown pour with that orangey/yellow dense and creamy head, so typical of a good DB. Aroma is obviously very malty with some fruit presence and a little alcohol. In terms of alcohol it...
Image is taken from a newer bottle in the summer of 2021. Not as malty and full as I was expecting or had been led to believe. A simple Doublebock with a low profile character in many respects, and an easy drinker. This is most definitely NOT a...
Additional notes 07/10/24 Pictured. As ever it always seems to drink heavier than that 7.4, with a malt base that's hard to match among any other beers. It's never 'roasty' for me, rather always rich and dense. Tiny coffee notes probe a bit,...
Thick looking, malty monster, with an amazing dense cascading bubble laden head. There is minimal lacing. Beautiful mahogany, amber crystal clear pour. Very round, full mouthfeel as the layered malts compete for your senses attention. Obviously...
Pictured from 12/21/22 on draft at Hoppy Gnome, Fort Wayne, IN. Original notes 10/06/04 As is usual with the decent Doppelbocks, this is a complex beer with a lot of richness, fruit, sweetness, smokiness and caramel tastes and aromas. So often I...
A nice example of how to combine a decent alcohol content, a popular style and a sound beer in a macro type way. Pours dark brown with quite a lot of carbonation. A little too much in the bottle that I tried. It's a good looking beer that appears...
Oh yes, it's a malty monster alright, a real nice surprise and one of the most interesting beers I think that I've ever had. It's a spectacularly good looking beer, with a deep, deep, mahogany red color and a small, but perfectly formed head. It's...
Pictured 05/22/24 Original notes 08/19/04 $8.79 Four Pack, Green's Beverage, Ponce de Leon, Atlanta, GA. Dark brown, almost black pour with a large creamy head that receded very quickly. There was almost zero lacing with this beer. The aroma I get...