Aktien Doppelbock Buronator

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Very dark brown color (could use for viewing a solar eclipse). Small head. Aroma is chocolate. A medium bodied dopplebock. It's like a chocolate malt explosion. Very malty, but there is a nice hoppyness to it as well. Very smooth taste. Very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter and chocolaty

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

sampled on 3/9/09. 550ml bottle with mitch. pours a dark amber/brown color. thin head. aroma is caramel, malty, lightly roasty. taste is sweet, caramel, malty, a touch bitter. body is medium. aftertaste is a touch bitter.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Vegas trip '08
I think I drank every beer at the condo out of a big red wine glass, this one included. Poured out a clear chestnut beers with one finger of super light brown head that gave out some silty lacing early on. Pungent aromas of raisins, huge roast, sweet spices, dark caramel and almonds (when warmer). Strong and intense and never lets up. The flavour comes across quite thick with some alcohol, more huge malts (roasted and toasted), licorice, christmas hard candy and toffee. Full bodied, mild carbonation. Finishes with nice raisin and dark caramel flavours in the aftertaste and a bit of alcohol. Not bad at all.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

gotta say, as doublebocks go, this one was disappointing. i wasn't expecting a Celebrator here, but a wannabe perhaps? nope...just raisiny sugary sweetness in the nose and flavor, lack of balance, and it didn't have that liquid bread quality i look for in the style. that said, i've never had a BAD doublebock, so it's still an ok beer, but probably the worst i've had within the style. had Mammoths right after...much better!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a dark brown/red - looks like a cola. Half-inch thick light tan head with minimal lace. Aroma of sweet malts, raisins, prunes, citrus/orange, molasses, and spice mix. The mouthfeel is smooth, thick and rich. Flavors of caramel malts, citrus, raisins, toffee, and spices.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Pours into my 25cl tulip with a three-finger thick, amber-tinged, tan colored head. The beer is a concentrated amber color that shows a brilliantly clear, concentrated cranberry hue when held up to the light. Ah, rich, fairly concentrated malt aromas greet my nose. A mix of caramelized malt sugars, browned-crusty multi-grain bread, brown sugar, raisin-like malt and basically a whole slew of other concentrated malt descriptors that I can't quite think of. Almost has a jam-like, though not quite fruity aromatic note here.

Thick and rich like a Doppelbock should beer; the beer coats the mouth with creamy, lightly sticky malt goodness. It is still not overly heavy and would be perfectly quaffable on a cold winter's night. Somewhat sweet up front; the beer has just enough complex, chewy malt character that this does not become cloying. Flavor notes reminiscent of traditional, moist, rich, German black bread, hints of molasses, a touch of chocolate / lightly roasted coffee. A touch metallic in the finish (perhaps tinny), though not overly so and it is barely noticeable. This one hits on all the right notes for a Doppelbock, though for some reason it seems to lack the qualities that would push it to the next level; a downright solid brew though.