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Afternoon Delight
Sun King Brewing Company
- From:
- Sun King Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 10.1%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 9.95%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 13, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 26, 2013
- Wants:
- 41
- Gots:
- 11
German-style bock aged in a Pappy van Winkle bourbon barrels.
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Ratings by PBRmeasap1980:
Rated by PBRmeasap1980 from Indiana
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Apr 24, 2015
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Apr 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
3.96/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
draught
Quite dark auburn, with a bit of chestnut, in the look. Quite a bit of bourbon to start, with a spiced caramel note, to the aroma. A little lighter in body to a regular doppelbock. Lots of bourbon and a lasting alcohol glow, with a spiced caramel and a bit of toffee, in the taste.
IBU: 23
Nov 13, 2021Quite dark auburn, with a bit of chestnut, in the look. Quite a bit of bourbon to start, with a spiced caramel note, to the aroma. A little lighter in body to a regular doppelbock. Lots of bourbon and a lasting alcohol glow, with a spiced caramel and a bit of toffee, in the taste.
IBU: 23
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.17/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Very nice frothy beige head with good retention. Body is a rich dark brown with purple and red highlights.
Smooth but restrained nose, revealing little. Brown sugar, bourbon, raisin, nuts.
Tons of yeast expression on the palate, lending a huge banana and vanilla note to the proceedings. Brown sugar, toffee, raisin, dark bread; lighter notes of leather and chocolate. Bourbon is noticeable but entirely complementary.
Dec 21, 2020Smooth but restrained nose, revealing little. Brown sugar, bourbon, raisin, nuts.
Tons of yeast expression on the palate, lending a huge banana and vanilla note to the proceedings. Brown sugar, toffee, raisin, dark bread; lighter notes of leather and chocolate. Bourbon is noticeable but entirely complementary.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.33/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2015 canning
Appearance: A nice looking bubble show produces three fingers of ecru foam capping the hazy burnt orange liquid; decent lacing action
Smell: Smooth Bourbon aromatics of oak and vanilla join with the caramel and dark fruit tones of the Dopplebock
Taste: The Bourbon makes its presence known at the outset, with caramel, molasses and dark fruit tones joining; oak and vanilla add another dimension, after the swallow; the finish and aftertaste emphasizes that smooth Bourbon tone detected in the aroma
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: You don't come across many Bourbon barrel aged Doppebocks; surely, I can't recall another off the top of my head; anyway, while the barrel treatment does mask some of the Doppelbock character, this is a really enjoyable beer to drink
Thanks, TravisMason, for the opportunity
Dec 30, 2016Appearance: A nice looking bubble show produces three fingers of ecru foam capping the hazy burnt orange liquid; decent lacing action
Smell: Smooth Bourbon aromatics of oak and vanilla join with the caramel and dark fruit tones of the Dopplebock
Taste: The Bourbon makes its presence known at the outset, with caramel, molasses and dark fruit tones joining; oak and vanilla add another dimension, after the swallow; the finish and aftertaste emphasizes that smooth Bourbon tone detected in the aroma
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: You don't come across many Bourbon barrel aged Doppebocks; surely, I can't recall another off the top of my head; anyway, while the barrel treatment does mask some of the Doppelbock character, this is a really enjoyable beer to drink
Thanks, TravisMason, for the opportunity
Afternoon Delight from Sun King Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
120 ratings
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