Iron Hill Ironator Doppelbock

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Fantastic. Thanks to eaglefan538 for picking up a growler for our Wildcard Sunday football enjoyment. Pour was dark, murky with one finger tan head. Faint aroma of grape and other fruit. The flavor was wonderfully complex, grape fruity malt dominated with some wood notes, chocolate and just a touch of acidity. Sweet and bold without being overwhelming. A wonderful concoction of flavors. Nice.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Re-rate, 1/09, same batch as 12/08: This time only adding in more of the grapey and faint vinous notes, certainly a malt-emphasized take on the style, but lots going on. This brew could take on celebrator if only it had a bit more hops to mix in there. Re-rate, 12/08: Pour was dark dark brown with a tan colored head, great retention, great lacing. The aroma was chocolate with some nutty caramel notes. The flavor was excellent, nutty, bready, caramel, munich-type malts over a dry base that featured only lightly grassy hops that were faint. Yet, at the same time, this was no malt bomb of stickiness. Clean finish, much like an imperial munich dunkel would turn out. Cheers on this one. Original rating: Had this at the Wilmington location and it was probably a different beer than listed above (only 7%abv or so). A very nice beer that poured with a ~1cm thick tan head on top of a dark brown-black body. Aroma was of coffee. Flavor was sweet and coffee-like with a smooth and somewhat thick mouthfeel. I liked this one. Maybe too sweet.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Poured a brownish red color with a thin, off white head that left very light lacing on the glass.Aroma of roast, chocolate, caramel, light smoke, and nuts. Taste of sweet caramel, light roast, chocolate, citrus, and a lingering fruity finish. Alcohol was extremely well masked, with just a touch showing up when the glass was finished.