Dark Doppelbock
Capital Brewery

Dark DoppelbockDark Doppelbock
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From:
Capital Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Doppelbock
Ranked #25
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
91
Ranked #8,007
Avg:
4.07 | pDev: 8.11%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
103
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 18, 2022
Added:
Mar 29, 2002
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  7
Dark Doppelbock pays tribute with an assortment of smooth toasted malt flavors brewed for a rich brown colored, full-flavored experience.
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.9/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a clear, but deep mahogany, brown color with a strong tan head.

Aroma: Strong aromas of brown bread, smooth caramel, chocolate, toffee. Some coffee cake and maple syrup.

Flavor: Strong flavors of brown bread, caramel, maple syrup and toffee. Smooth and lightly sweet.

Feel: Medium to lighter body than expected. Lower carbonation. A lightly sweet mouthfeel that is relatively light and clean.

Overall: A nice doppelbock here. Nice appearance, aroma, flavors. Wish it had a bit more of a full body though. Sort of lacking on the body and so the flavors fade quickly. Not to say it's a bad doppelbock, but based on some of the previous reviews I'd like to see a little bit more. Overall, drinks nicely, but I probably won't hunt it down to find it. (Rating: 3.90)
Dec 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by ShipwreckedRaccoon from Wisconsin

Dec 22, 2020
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Reviewed by cheeseheadinMinneapolis from Wisconsin

3.98/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer has a short shelve life.
Flavor: heavy toasted bread, almost roasty. hints of toffee/caramel, micro amount of dark fruit/plum and maybe chocolate. Very smooth and easy drinking consider the abv and rather strong flavor. Abv is very well hidden . It's sweet but not cloyingly sweet. rather straight line flavor wise. nice beer, rather old school maybe but that's ok 4.09/5
Mar 06, 2020
 
Rated: 2.92 by Ichoosefiction from Belgium

Jun 25, 2019
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Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin

3.77/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L - Dark amber. Appears clear. Medium tall, tan head with good persistence.

S - Rich sweet maltiness. Syrup, toffee, raisin.

T - Rich and malty. Quite sweet. Black licorice and a little toast,

F - Full.

O - Nice rich malty beer.
Feb 17, 2019
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a nice sized, brown head of foam. It smelled of chocolate, caramel malt and toffee. Nice dried dark fruit flavor with toffee, caramel and chocolate.
Feb 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Jul 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by SSGCujo from Wisconsin

Apr 30, 2018
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.99/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: rich amber-brown hue with a clear body and a finger of compact, frothy tan foam. Very attractive indeed.

Smell: very malty with a bready sweetness and a date-like fruity character. I like it.

Taste: bready, biscuity, a little bit sweet; there's almost a cola/kvass feel to this guy, it's so bready. I don't dislike it at all; it's very dopplebock-ey, if a little bit sweet for my taste.

Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a low level of carbonation and a decent creaminess.

Overall: this beer is darn good, and definitely a good example of the style, if not exactly to my palate. But nice indeed!
Apr 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by mmilyko from Nevada

Feb 16, 2018
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.1/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark, brownish-orange body; relatively thin yet lasting head. Deep dark, roasted grain aroma; toffee; nuts. Rich, heavy sweetness in the taste; many similarities with the smell; cocoa and bitter chocolate. Heavy, smooth body; luscious on the palate.

This is one fine doppelbock. The flavors and feel come across as bold and decadent and very satisfying.
Feb 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Jan 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.61 by kinggimp from Wisconsin

Jan 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by travelguy from Ohio

Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by rarigney from Washington

Nov 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by RBuckley73 from Nevada

Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Aisha from Massachusetts

Jun 01, 2016
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

3.92/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz bottle courtesy of the generosity of @Ri0. Before I received his BIF box, I’d not heard of Capital brewing at all. I’m always happy to try an American doppelbock, and think it’s a criminally neglected style among American brewers, but couldn’t they have come up with a better name than Dark Doppelbock? Sounds like something crafted by the Department of Redundancy Department. Well, I guess that lack of a catchy name means this beer will live or die by how it tastes, which is really how it should be, after all.

Poured into a Hofbrauhaus weizen glass (one better suited, perhaps, to a larger size bottle than 12oz – really need to find some that are somewhat smaller), this was a dark, rubyish, mahogany color that took on an almost crimson color when held up to light. There was a big, creamy-looking beige head that took it’s time settling.

The nose was dominated by banana-y cloves and roasty dark malts, with the cloves taking the lead. Slightly coppery aroma as well. As it warms, things get a little fruity, not unlike apples.

The taste is sweeter than I expected, and less complex than most doppelbocks I’ve had, but is still a treat to drink. There’s a fair amount of brown sugary sweetness, and some toffeeish flavors. As it warms, a little bit of booziness creeps in. The finish is slightly bitter.

Fairly light bodied for a doppelbock. Creamy, coating mouthfeel.

Definitely different when compared to most doppelbocks I’ve had. Lighter and sweeter, with less of a dark fruit flavor than usual, but very tasty. It actually reminds me as much of a dunkelweizen (another of my favorite German styles) as a doppelbock. Very glad to have had this unique beer. Thanks, Ri0!
May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.73 by RushLimbmalt from Minnesota

Mar 01, 2016
Dark Doppelbock from Capital Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 103 ratings