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The Creeper
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 10.27%
- Reviews:
- 49
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2010
- Wants:
- 52
- Gots:
- 14
Creeper Doppelbock is a big German-American style Doppelbock brewed with the band Pelican in honor of the band’s 10th anniversary.
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Ratings by Thorpe429:
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
4.12/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle purchased at the brewery over Christmas and shared at a recent tasting. Served in a snifter.
Pours a dark chestnut brown with a pretty good tan head. After the initial pour, the head dies down somewhat quickly but leaves some nice lacing and eventually settles into a moderately-thick collar. The nose is really quite sweet straight from the start with some really nice notes of chocolate, dark fruits, and toffee. The taste follows along this path, though isn't quite as sweet or complex as the nose. Very smooth. Good light chocolate notes and a bit of caramelized dates. Medium body with good carbonation. A nice example of the style.
Jan 16, 2011Pours a dark chestnut brown with a pretty good tan head. After the initial pour, the head dies down somewhat quickly but leaves some nice lacing and eventually settles into a moderately-thick collar. The nose is really quite sweet straight from the start with some really nice notes of chocolate, dark fruits, and toffee. The taste follows along this path, though isn't quite as sweet or complex as the nose. Very smooth. Good light chocolate notes and a bit of caramelized dates. Medium body with good carbonation. A nice example of the style.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
3.82/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance - The beer was a handsome dark brown with visible variations in the color.
Smell - The malts have accents of coffee and malt, but not to a high degree.
Taste - My initial impression is smooth dark coffee. It is not as roasty or chewy as I would expect from the style. The malts leaning more toward coffee makes this seem to be less of a doppelbock. The dark malts continue in the aftertaste, but are surprisingly thin.
Mouthfeel - In the mold of classic doppelbocks, this lacks the thickness. It just does not do far enough into doppelbock territory.
Overall - The profile just does not go far enough to be a great doppelbock.
Jan 18, 2016Smell - The malts have accents of coffee and malt, but not to a high degree.
Taste - My initial impression is smooth dark coffee. It is not as roasty or chewy as I would expect from the style. The malts leaning more toward coffee makes this seem to be less of a doppelbock. The dark malts continue in the aftertaste, but are surprisingly thin.
Mouthfeel - In the mold of classic doppelbocks, this lacks the thickness. It just does not do far enough into doppelbock territory.
Overall - The profile just does not go far enough to be a great doppelbock.
The Creeper from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
106 ratings
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