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Blonde Doppelbock
Capital Brewery
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- From:
- Capital Brewery
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
Ranked #82 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,360 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.62%
- Reviews:
- 195
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2023
- Added:
- May 05, 2002
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 17
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Ratings by 160Shillings:
Reviewed by 160Shillings from North Carolina
3.67/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aroma: Strong malt aromas with slight caramel. Moderate alcohol aroma.
Appearance: Deep gold color. Creamy white persistent head made of fine bubbles.
Flavor: Powerful malt flavor with abundant melanoidin. Slight caramel flavors. Warming alcohol flavor from start to finish. Decidedly sweet with low bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body with medium carbonation. Very smooth.
Overall Impression: A stronger but lighter version of a bock, perhaps a double version of a Maibock.
Comments: This beer taste more like a malt cordial than what most people think of as beer. At 7.8%, it is more of a treat than something you would drink with dinner. Still a very special treat for malt lovers.
Mar 20, 2012Appearance: Deep gold color. Creamy white persistent head made of fine bubbles.
Flavor: Powerful malt flavor with abundant melanoidin. Slight caramel flavors. Warming alcohol flavor from start to finish. Decidedly sweet with low bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body with medium carbonation. Very smooth.
Overall Impression: A stronger but lighter version of a bock, perhaps a double version of a Maibock.
Comments: This beer taste more like a malt cordial than what most people think of as beer. At 7.8%, it is more of a treat than something you would drink with dinner. Still a very special treat for malt lovers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle:
Pours a dark blonde color. Fairly clear when I hold it to the light. 1 finger white head forms, but isn't long lasting at all. No lacing on the glass.
The aroma has a hint of sweetness from the malt. Slight hints of biscuit on the nose.
Taste - Interesting is a good word for it. This is a malty beer, for sure. A good amount of buttery biscuit comes through. I also get some honey notes on this beer. There's a slight bitterness on the backside, from the hops I presume, that provides an offset to the slight sweetness.
Pretty solid body. Nice and thick. The beer coats my throat a bit as it goes down.
Very interesting beer, and a pleasure to try.
Jul 08, 2023Pours a dark blonde color. Fairly clear when I hold it to the light. 1 finger white head forms, but isn't long lasting at all. No lacing on the glass.
The aroma has a hint of sweetness from the malt. Slight hints of biscuit on the nose.
Taste - Interesting is a good word for it. This is a malty beer, for sure. A good amount of buttery biscuit comes through. I also get some honey notes on this beer. There's a slight bitterness on the backside, from the hops I presume, that provides an offset to the slight sweetness.
Pretty solid body. Nice and thick. The beer coats my throat a bit as it goes down.
Very interesting beer, and a pleasure to try.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a mostly clear, deep orange color with a mild white head. SRM of 12. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of honey, maple syrup, brown bread, crust, and sweet strudel off the end. Slightly toasted. (4.00)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of sweet honey, syrup, strong caramel. Some bready flavors. Slightly toasted. More honey and caramel than anything. Leans sweet off the end. (3.75)
Feel: Heavier-bodied. Mediocre carbonation. Feel is heavier and sweet. (3.50)
Overall: Cannot say I've never had a "blonde" doppelbock before this one. Pours as expected. The aromas were actually similar to a doppelbock. Then on the flavor is leaned more toward a Maibock. Maybe slightly more toasted along the lines of an "imperial" Marzen. Sweet, slightly stickier, and heavy. (Rating: 3.79)
Apr 01, 2023Aroma: Strong aromas of honey, maple syrup, brown bread, crust, and sweet strudel off the end. Slightly toasted. (4.00)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of sweet honey, syrup, strong caramel. Some bready flavors. Slightly toasted. More honey and caramel than anything. Leans sweet off the end. (3.75)
Feel: Heavier-bodied. Mediocre carbonation. Feel is heavier and sweet. (3.50)
Overall: Cannot say I've never had a "blonde" doppelbock before this one. Pours as expected. The aromas were actually similar to a doppelbock. Then on the flavor is leaned more toward a Maibock. Maybe slightly more toasted along the lines of an "imperial" Marzen. Sweet, slightly stickier, and heavy. (Rating: 3.79)
Reviewed by cheeseheadinMinneapolis from Wisconsin
3.68/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Update. 2020 batch wasn't very good about a 3.78/5
2018 batch bottles. Pours a clear straw golden color. not much head and what little there is dissipates fast.
Smells good, Toasted bread and honey.
taste : toasted bread, butter and honey, touch of caramel/toffee, micro amount of hop spice. Sweet and smooth. 7.8 ABV very well hidden.
A solid Mai Bock, a heavy duty version of the style flavor wise
I changed my score 4.06 in 2018, retested in 2019
Apr 08, 20182018 batch bottles. Pours a clear straw golden color. not much head and what little there is dissipates fast.
Smells good, Toasted bread and honey.
taste : toasted bread, butter and honey, touch of caramel/toffee, micro amount of hop spice. Sweet and smooth. 7.8 ABV very well hidden.
A solid Mai Bock, a heavy duty version of the style flavor wise
I changed my score 4.06 in 2018, retested in 2019
Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota
3.71/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a single into a willbecher, pours a clear light glowing rusty sienna with a thin foamy white head that subsides without much lacing. Nose brings lots of sweet breadiness, a little toffee, some light grassy notes too. Taste follows but doesn't quite have the depth. Lively feel with medium body and carb.
Oct 26, 2016
Blonde Doppelbock from Capital Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
298 ratings
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