Signature Series Double Hazelnut Brown Ale
Dry Dock Brewing Co.

Signature Series Double Hazelnut Brown AleSignature Series Double Hazelnut Brown Ale
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From:
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
Ranked #53
ABV:
8%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,183
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 10.67%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 26, 2023
Added:
Aug 27, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by beergoot:
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.27/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle label data: none noted.

A thin, wispy head sits atop a deep mahogany colored body. Big, rich nose of caramel and toffee with a smokey, bourbon-like undertone infused with roasted nuts. The flavor is a molten version of the aroma -- deep, heavy, incredibly complex. The feel is heavy, syrupy with a fuzzy smoothness; residual sugar raspiness with a dry edge.

A gargantuan toffee, caramel, and nut concoction, just as stated on the label. Nope, no false or misleading marketing hype here! Massively rich and potent malt bomb with cut-throat alcohol shark lurking in the depths...
Dec 06, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from 2018
22oz bottle at share, 2015 vintage. Dark brown pour, rich nutty aroma, some bourbon notes. Taste is velvety smooth, sweet and nutty, and boozy too. It all comes together nicely, and some aging has made this a bit better.
Nov 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.12 by cd34 from Illinois

Sep 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.89 by eluvah from New York

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by Akeah from Colorado

Jan 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by M_chav from New Mexico

Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Eddiehop from Texas

Dec 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by kmoen from California

Dec 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by BAsbill from California

Dec 29, 2015
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Rated by Kurmaraja from California

2.07/5  rDev -48.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
Infected? Flat murky mess that smells and tastes of dishwater.
Dec 18, 2015
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2900th Review

22 oz. Bomber
Gold Foil/Capped
2015 Vintage
10% ABV

Pours a very nice cloudy brown color, very nice carbonation, with a nice small creamy off-white head, with some sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with a pretty good dose of whiskey, sweet, nutty. The taste is malty, sweet, pretty big whiskey note, nutty like. Full body, ABV could be hidden better. Overall, a tasty brew.
Dec 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by ricoslim from Florida

Dec 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by WiggyKGB from Illinois

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by inpherno from Colorado

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by threedaggers from Kentucky

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by Stillmakingnoise from Colorado

Oct 17, 2015
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.44/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Because imperial stout is too easy, the Dry Dock brewers refuse to take the beaten path and embark upon an imperial-strength brown ale to engage the uniqueness of bourbon barrels for a complex palate spread that allows the bourbon to shine greater because of its calmer base style.

Their Double Hazelnut Brown Ale pours coffee-brown showing tawny margins and a dainty creme-like froth which quickly devolves back into the otherwise still body. Its bourbon-laden scent is lavish with hazelnut, coffee, chocolate and toffee, but with a vinous barrel-aged twang. Flavors are smooth, silky and sweet with creamy chocolate and toasted barley.

As the beer coats the palate, its under carbonated sweetness clings to the tongue and saturates it fully with long-lasting caramel, toffee, hazelnut and milk chocolate. Buffered with the mild vinous tartness, the oak and somewhat stale flavors add as much challenge to the taste as it does charm. Finishing just bitter enough to offset the cloying nature of sweetness, its fleeting flavors are nutty, toasty and broadly woodsy.

Full, lush but slightly lifeless, the still beer resists any fade toward dryness, crispness or clean flavor. Instead, it favors a long and saturated sweetness that dissected by red wine tannin, bourbon warmth and a hint of apple cider.
Sep 12, 2015
Signature Series Double Hazelnut Brown Ale from Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 50 ratings