Wasatch Devastator
Utah Brewers Cooperative

Wasatch DevastatorWasatch Devastator
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Utah Brewers Cooperative
 
Style:
Doppelbock
Ranked #116
ABV:
8%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,744
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 13.59%
Reviews:
205
Ratings:
599
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 28, 2023
Added:
Dec 23, 2007
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  145
If you're going to sin, sin big. With 8% alc/vol and a creamy richness, this brew has developed a serious cult following. Imagine that - a cult following in Utah?!
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by omnigrits:
Photo of omnigrits
Reviewed by omnigrits from Texas

3.24/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a perfect pint glass.

A. Dark amber with almost no head and no lace.

S. I'm struggling to find any aroma coming off this beer. I'm hardly getting anything apart from a faint whiff of caramel.

T. Given that there smell was so non-existent, the taste is surprisingly strong, but not exactly what I was expecting. Much more toffee and caramel than is usual, and some oxidised sherry-like notes which are quite pleasant to my palate, but shouldn't be in a doppelbock. A faint hint of bitterness in the finish.

M. Medium bodied and very little carbonation.

O. A pleasant enough beer to drink but not a great doppelbock. They've got the malt-forward aspect right but it's a bit on the sweet side, and there's definitely an old ale character to it.
Dec 28, 2011
More User Ratings:
Photo of MonDak_Joe1953
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.54/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can. Best by date stamp on can bottom is smudged for the month, sometime in 2023.
Muddy brown colored body. One finger of khaki colored head. Leaves spots and threads of lacing.
Aroma is slightly sour toasted brown bread. Malts with raisin.
Taste is sweet but no caramel or toffee; the sweetness is more in a dark fruit vein. Lots of dark bread malt for flavor. Lingering sweet malt in the aftertaste.
Slightly less than medium mouth feel. Higher ABV% is well hidden. Good carbonation.
To me there is more sweet than rich in the flavors. Strays a little from the toasted bread motif.
Oct 28, 2023
Photo of GreesyFizeek
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.16/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can purchased at The Wasatch Brew Pub in the Salt Lake City International Airport. Not on draft because of archaic Utah beer laws that don’t allow anything on draft over 5% ABV.

This one pours a nice golden brown color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like caramelized honey, breadiness, some light dark fruit, a touch of spicy hops, and molasses.

This is pretty excellent, and feels just about spot on to my palate. There’s a rich and deep malt character here, caramelized, bready, and just slightly fruity, with a touch of very warming bitterness – maybe booze, maybe hops, whatever it is, it works well.

This is creamy, rich, and quite drinkable.

I enjoy this quite a bit – it feels like the dictionary definition of the style.
May 18, 2023
Photo of Manta200
Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky

3.69/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At the brewery from the can.
Apr 04, 2023
Photo of NorsemanOne
Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

3.65/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz can poured into a pils glass

Pours a muted brown with amber undertones

Boozy and caramelly nose

Good caramel sweetness, strong malt and the plum really shines through in the aftertaste

Heavy body, but not syrupy
Feb 01, 2023
Photo of MadMadMike
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

3.93/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can at Wasatch Brew Pub in Park City, UT, into a can looking logo glass. Pours deep amber, loose foam that didn’t make it all the way thru the drink.
Smells like dark caramel, medium roasty.
Taste is sweet and caramelly, plum, raisin, not a long finish at all. 8% ABV is present but not overwhelming.
Feel is medium thickness, low carbonation.
Overall, it’s good, far from great. But nice to get a can from the source.
Sep 23, 2022
Photo of Sabtos
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.28/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Semi-clear dark brown with a short khaki blanket.

Semisweet date meets toasted pumpernickel and so on. In an attempt to be economical with my words while on vacation, this is solidly on point and quite satisfying.

The medium body has a rounded crispness and finishes semi-dry, developing a touch of tobacco and roast as it warms.
Apr 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.08 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Jan 08, 2022
Photo of mscott
Reviewed by mscott

3.65/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Color consistent with class. ABV at 8.0% consistent. Solid beer for class but nothing noetworthy and kind of lackluster. Good beer but nothing exceptional and no threat to German best in class (Ayinnger, Spaten, etc).
Aug 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by BiologyBob from Texas

Jul 05, 2021
Photo of SaltyScot66
Reviewed by SaltyScot66 from Utah

2.87/5  rDev -22%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
I picked up some of this at the DABC. I bring this up, because I’m hoping the poor storage of beers by them made my experience less than enthusiastic. The taste was a bit on the cider side and I really didn’t enjoy it.
Dec 19, 2020
Photo of b_mule
Reviewed by b_mule from Utah

4.56/5  rDev +23.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Picked this up at the DABC, in Utah you can’t get it at a normal store. I was nicely surprised by the flavor, mainly because didn’t know how to pin it down. Still don’t. Thought it was a little boozy like other reviewers stated. But got used to it. One reviewer said notes of raisin, I’m going with that flavor at the source of that unidentifiable taste. I think it’s a thicker mouth feel, a little dense, but not syrupy. I’ll say that I make sure to pick up a six pack when I go for bottles of something else. A nice surprise flavor-wise. Kudos Wasatch Brewery.
Nov 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.96 by rsuarez1982 from Texas

May 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.35 by Anacross from Oregon

Mar 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Mar 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.48 by Mortarforker from Texas

Feb 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by bump8628 from Oklahoma

Feb 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.16 by superwho24 from Arkansas

Jan 30, 2020
Photo of AlanMccool
Reviewed by AlanMccool

3.1/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Good dopple. It is a bit sweet and a bit boozy, but a fair brew. I experienced a bit of quality control in carbonation. Beer 1 in six pack had a nice inch creamy head and beer 2 none at all.
Dec 20, 2019
Wasatch Devastator from Utah Brewers Cooperative
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 599 ratings