Innstadt Doppelbock Extra
Innstadt-Bräu

Innstadt Doppelbock ExtraInnstadt Doppelbock Extra
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From:
Innstadt-Bräu
 
Germany
Style:
Doppelbock
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 10.64%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 07, 2016
Added:
Jun 11, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by AltBock:
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Reviewed by AltBock from Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
16.9oz bottle with a simple black and gold label. No, this beer is not from Pittsburgh. Inside the gold part is the name of the beer in large ass silver letters. Above the name of the beer is the name of the brewery in a red banner on top of a blue oval. Inside the blue oval is a tiny drawing of the brewery. The back label contains all the mandatory US info and some weird notch date system on the side. Out of numbers 1-5 and letters A-D, mine was notched 1D.

When poured into a Paulaner Salvator Pilsner glass, this straight up German Doppelbock was a clear cherry amber with some faint orange highlights along the side. The initial head of foam was a good 1/2 an inch in height and dirty white in color. It wasn't white, beige, or tan in color. This head of foam had fast retention, but it did manage to leave behind a tiny string of rings and small blots of lace now and then. The color was nice to look at, but the head of foam wasn't much to talk about.

The aroma was on the sweet side of things. Not candy sugar sweet. It was more roasted and sweet. Up front in the aroma was the roasted malts. It was after the malts when the aroma got sweet on me. This part of the aroma was sweet with caramel, molasses, figs, and black cherries. After all the sweetness, the aroma then finished up with some yeast and wheat bread. The aroma was a little unique.

The taste wasn't as sweet as the aroma suggested this beer might be. It was more dry and roasted than sweet. The taste was dry and roasted with roasted malts, a drop of molasses, a pinch of caramel, a subtle black and here and there, and then it finishes up with a bitter wheat bread taste. I know I mentioned a few sweet flavors in there, but the sweetness just wasn't there. The sweetness was quickly covered up by the beer's roasted overtone.

This was a medium bodied German Doppelbock that a pretty good level of carbonation and a dry and slightly roasted aftertaste. There wasn't much going on in the aftertaste. My taste buds found some dry roasted malt, black cherry, wheat bread, and yeast. This aftertaste didn't bother to stick around. That would be too much to ask.

Overall it's pretty much a standard run of the mill German Doppelbock. It won't knock your socks off, but it won't offend your tastebuds either. Would I buy another bottle? Probably not.
Jun 09, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JoelClark from Idaho

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Mar 08, 2014
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear, brownish-orange body with a thick, creamy off-white head. Deep, sweet malty nose; estery. Thick, creamy, sweet flavors; toffee and charred brown sugar; faint hop bitterness at the finish. Medium-heavy body.

A very solid doppel bock. Rich with a robust malt backbone and deeply sweet without being cloying. Nice interplay with the alcohol and hop bitterness to balance out the malt profile. A well-done job for a traditional styled beer.
Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by harpus from Alabama

Sep 19, 2013
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Reviewed by pkalix from California

4.02/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
very nice creamy head. nice color of brown, dark mahogany.
smell is of sweet "doppel-ly" malts.... typical doppel, indeed.
slightly roasted, syrup-y and a bit bitter. typically sweet but with a twang of bitterness seemingly a bit beyond the normal of this type. decent but not spectacular.
Aug 17, 2013
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

3.94/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the capped bottle into a pilsner style tall glass.

A real creamy light tan colored head is the first thing I notice, and a super dark mahogonay body. When the glass starts to fill it gets just blood deep red nearly with lots of dark brown hues. Light rising carbonation. Whipped up like chocolate ice cream looking topping and some rings of lace. A very nice looking doppelbock.

Classic aromas of toffee and sticky yeast abound. Not as grand as some others but very solid, with a little bit of nutty character to match with it also.

Mouthfeel is interesting, a good licorice like coating through the palate and teeth, but not much sticky malt presence and a light touch in feel. There's some sharp carbonation on first sip but then get's quite moderate. It's a bit distracting to enjoy the palate. Some sticky malts and light toffee, a good amount of stinky yeast on this also.

Overall enjoyable and some great qualities, but I probably would prefer some of the classics, but this is no slouch and can do nicely.
Aug 05, 2013
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.66/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an almost opaque super dark crimson-brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, biscuit, and caramel aromas. Taste is much the same with caramel and dark fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some nice toast and roast characteristics to it.
Jun 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Luiz0930 from California

May 31, 2013
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Reviewed by Mebuzzard from Colorado

3.63/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This is a solid doppelbock, but perhaps a bit light on everything for the style. While not a bad tasting beer, it misses a bit on each rating category.

A light brown, ruby pour just shy of brownish. Tan head, some sticky lacing.

The caramel aroma is a bit stale, perhaps some oxidation going on. Semi sweet, but not sticky. Faint apple and raisin. If there were more of everything this would be a great beer. As it is, it's a solid one. Nothing wrong with that.

Nice feel to it, could use some more sweetness and stick. Nice with some smoked cheese.
The price point is great, at $3/bottle.
Mar 11, 2013
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

3.42/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A half finger of tan head on a dark copper colored body.
The aroma is fresh bread, caramel, burnt wood and licorice.
The taste is mild bitterness with a ton of malt sweetness middle to end. Rye bread and licorice too. Good but fairly sweet.
Crisp texture with moderate carbonation. The finish is a little sticky.
Jan 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jan 09, 2013
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Reviewed by Theheroguy from Maryland

3.95/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Deep mahogany and full bodied, my first venture into dopplebocks and this one was great. This beer has a cream colored head which thin but persistent. The smell is one of caramel and malt and molasses. In terms of taste the molasses and malt dominate the caramel, almost too much so. Carbonation is mild but noticeable. Overall this was a great beer I would buy it again.
Oct 08, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Birdlegs from Washington

Jul 22, 2012
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Reviewed by LoadedSchells from Minnesota

2.18/5  rDev -42%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A- Pours a dark caramel amber with minimal head and not much retention.
S- Typical German bock. Lots of malt, sweet bread, and a bit of toasted nut.
T- Kind of dissapointing. It's kind of bland for a doppelbock, you get a dose of sweet malt, a mineral quality similar to beers where the wart is boiled with hot granite stones, and thats about it. A little more sweetness and some chocolate and toasted nut flavors would be nice given its a doppelbock. Alcohol is pretty invisible.
M- Thin for even a standard bock. I like my bocks to be just on the light side of chewy and creamy, this does neither. Slammable, which is the best thing it has going for it.
O- A very disappointing doppel, give me an Ayinger Celebrator any day over this.
Dec 09, 2011
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