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Allgäuer Cambonator Doppelbock
Allgäuer Brauhaus AG
- From:
- Allgäuer Brauhaus AG
- Germany
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 11.75%
- Reviews:
- 88
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 25, 2002
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by roadhouse:
Reviewed by roadhouse from Florida
4.2/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle into a pils glass
Pours a clear chesnut brown color with some red-orange highlights. A one and a half inch cream colored head forms on top and settles down as a cap which retains throughout, leaving some minor lacing.
Aroma is of caramel, toffee, raisin, fig, and slight chocolate. Pretty standard for a Doppelbock really, but damn good.
Taste starts off sweet with caramel and toffee with some toasty maltiness in there as well with raisins, perhaps a hint of cherry, coming in the middle. In the finish there's a bit of chocolate flavor that comes out with the raisin making it very tasty.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth and creamy going down, and rather easy to drink since it tastes so good.
An underrated Doppelbock in my opinion, the flavor profile of this one reminds me of Celebrator. God I love Doppelbocks.
Jul 02, 2009Pours a clear chesnut brown color with some red-orange highlights. A one and a half inch cream colored head forms on top and settles down as a cap which retains throughout, leaving some minor lacing.
Aroma is of caramel, toffee, raisin, fig, and slight chocolate. Pretty standard for a Doppelbock really, but damn good.
Taste starts off sweet with caramel and toffee with some toasty maltiness in there as well with raisins, perhaps a hint of cherry, coming in the middle. In the finish there's a bit of chocolate flavor that comes out with the raisin making it very tasty.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth and creamy going down, and rather easy to drink since it tastes so good.
An underrated Doppelbock in my opinion, the flavor profile of this one reminds me of Celebrator. God I love Doppelbocks.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DaveBar from Canada (ON)
3.77/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Purchased at the LCBO as a sell off for $3.85 for a 500ml flip top bottle. Served at 4deg C in a tulip.
A- Opens well and pours a tiny head that is gone in seconds. Very dark brown. Clear
S- Good hops as expected from a doppelbock. Touch metallic
T- Very smooth and good malt backbone. Touch of heat. Nice blend all around.
M- Creamy good.
O- Pretty good beer. Enjoyed it a lot and am glad I had a taste of it
Food Pairing
This pretty good little beer went well with..... Roasted chicken with potatoes dusted with Italian seasoning
Enjoy
Feb 04, 2015A- Opens well and pours a tiny head that is gone in seconds. Very dark brown. Clear
S- Good hops as expected from a doppelbock. Touch metallic
T- Very smooth and good malt backbone. Touch of heat. Nice blend all around.
M- Creamy good.
O- Pretty good beer. Enjoyed it a lot and am glad I had a taste of it
Food Pairing
This pretty good little beer went well with..... Roasted chicken with potatoes dusted with Italian seasoning
Enjoy
Reviewed by IchLiebeBier from Virginia
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Dark chestnut, big head, long lasting
Aroma: Malty, sweet, fig-like
Taste: Starts sweet and malty, then finishes dry and hoppy; pretty well balanced overall
Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time, so please disregard those scores
Jun 15, 2013Aroma: Malty, sweet, fig-like
Taste: Starts sweet and malty, then finishes dry and hoppy; pretty well balanced overall
Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time, so please disregard those scores
Reviewed by MrVonzipper from California
3.46/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Clear cola brown with a 2 finger light tan frothy head. Very nice retention and good lacing. Substantial yeast sediment.
Dark malt and light caramel on the nose. Along the typical average smell of the style.
Flavor is predominantly just euro dark malt. Faint Caramel notes. Pretty rich. Faint dark fruits like raisin and figs.
Full bodied mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Overall it's pretty good. Average drinkability. Nothing that'll blow any minds but a good cold fermented dark beer.
Sep 20, 2011Dark malt and light caramel on the nose. Along the typical average smell of the style.
Flavor is predominantly just euro dark malt. Faint Caramel notes. Pretty rich. Faint dark fruits like raisin and figs.
Full bodied mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Overall it's pretty good. Average drinkability. Nothing that'll blow any minds but a good cold fermented dark beer.
Reviewed by nickd717 from California
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus Staudt.
Pours cloudy dark brown with a lasting beige head and some lacing.
Aroma is sweet and malty with caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and dark fruits.
Flavor is also malty and sweet, but not too sweet for the style. Caramel, toffee, syrup, and brown sugar. Lots of great dark fruits, particularly raisin and date.
Fairly full body with a smooth mouthfeel. Not at all boozy.
This is a very good doppelbock overall.
Aug 26, 2011Pours cloudy dark brown with a lasting beige head and some lacing.
Aroma is sweet and malty with caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and dark fruits.
Flavor is also malty and sweet, but not too sweet for the style. Caramel, toffee, syrup, and brown sugar. Lots of great dark fruits, particularly raisin and date.
Fairly full body with a smooth mouthfeel. Not at all boozy.
This is a very good doppelbock overall.
Reviewed by woemad from Washington
4.23/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.23/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
1pt.9oz bottle purchased at Enoteca in Post Falls, Idaho, for $3.99. No obvious freshness date. According to the label, this is a “Dunkler Doppelbock.” Does that mean that a doppelbock not labeled “Dunkler” is going to be light in color?
Poured a dark, cola-ish color that takes on a more rubyish tinge when held up to light. Decent sized beige head with lots of lace left on the sides of my glass.
I smell dark, roasty malts and some traces of dark fruits. Rather yummy smelling but not over the top at all.
Tastes like toast, with brown sugar and some dark fruit notes. In the background there’s a little bit of pipe tobacco and some booze, which I wasn’t expecting from something listed as having an abv percentage of 7.2. Finishes somewhat drier than I’m used to with doppelbocks, but not in a bad way at all.
Somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Not quite as full bodied as some doppels I’ve known but it certainly doesn’t feel like it’s missing any depth.
Not bad at all for the price. This isn’t a great, essential beer but it’s pretty good. It definitely went well with a late-morning omelette on a day spent at home nursing a sore knee. If I were out at a bar I wouldn’t want to session this but as a one-off it was rather tasty.
Jun 13, 2011Poured a dark, cola-ish color that takes on a more rubyish tinge when held up to light. Decent sized beige head with lots of lace left on the sides of my glass.
I smell dark, roasty malts and some traces of dark fruits. Rather yummy smelling but not over the top at all.
Tastes like toast, with brown sugar and some dark fruit notes. In the background there’s a little bit of pipe tobacco and some booze, which I wasn’t expecting from something listed as having an abv percentage of 7.2. Finishes somewhat drier than I’m used to with doppelbocks, but not in a bad way at all.
Somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Not quite as full bodied as some doppels I’ve known but it certainly doesn’t feel like it’s missing any depth.
Not bad at all for the price. This isn’t a great, essential beer but it’s pretty good. It definitely went well with a late-morning omelette on a day spent at home nursing a sore knee. If I were out at a bar I wouldn’t want to session this but as a one-off it was rather tasty.
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
2.8/5 rDev -26.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.8/5 rDev -26.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
a: This was perhaps the darkest doppelbock I've seen. It poured with a large off-white head that faded fairly quickly leaving little lace in its wake.
s: I found sweet bread, brown sugar, fig jam, and a little chocolate. Not as rich as some, but very inviting.
t: Falls far short of the smell unfortunately. Starts off okay with flavors of sweet bread and toffee that lack the layers I found in the aroma. The sweetness builds to near cloying levels towards the middle. The finish has an off tasting lingering bitterness and a bit too much heat.
m: Oddly heavy feeling.
o: There are lots of great doppelbocks out there and this just isn't one of them.
May 05, 2011s: I found sweet bread, brown sugar, fig jam, and a little chocolate. Not as rich as some, but very inviting.
t: Falls far short of the smell unfortunately. Starts off okay with flavors of sweet bread and toffee that lack the layers I found in the aroma. The sweetness builds to near cloying levels towards the middle. The finish has an off tasting lingering bitterness and a bit too much heat.
m: Oddly heavy feeling.
o: There are lots of great doppelbocks out there and this just isn't one of them.
Reviewed by falloutsnow from Illinois
2.98/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I tried this beer a few years ago and didn't think particularly highly of it at the time. I thought I'd give another one a try (from Binny's in Schaumburg, IL).
Pours thick, big bubbles in a bone white head that's about 1 finger in height. Head collapses, lacing around rim of glass in a few spots. Beer is dark brown in color with amber highlights when held up to light.
Smells of caramel, coffee, boiling malt, and alcohol. Slight hint of prunes as well. Still, none of these scents really merge well together and things feel a bit adrift.
Something is off here, at least in regards to doppelbock standards. This is definitely a sweeter-type doppel, but what I taste is dark, sugary malt, almost like a really heavy cola. A bit winey in flavor near the end. Cloying sweetness. Not really reminiscent at all of dark fruits, more of syrupy sweetness.
Finish is semi-dry. Body is thick, with a fairly low amount of carbonation.
I didn't find this particularly enjoyable, but it wasn't altogether awful, either. The taste is the major detractor, with the over-sweetness and slight cola flavors a real turn-off. I will probably stay away from this for some time, if I ever go back to it.
Apr 05, 2011Pours thick, big bubbles in a bone white head that's about 1 finger in height. Head collapses, lacing around rim of glass in a few spots. Beer is dark brown in color with amber highlights when held up to light.
Smells of caramel, coffee, boiling malt, and alcohol. Slight hint of prunes as well. Still, none of these scents really merge well together and things feel a bit adrift.
Something is off here, at least in regards to doppelbock standards. This is definitely a sweeter-type doppel, but what I taste is dark, sugary malt, almost like a really heavy cola. A bit winey in flavor near the end. Cloying sweetness. Not really reminiscent at all of dark fruits, more of syrupy sweetness.
Finish is semi-dry. Body is thick, with a fairly low amount of carbonation.
I didn't find this particularly enjoyable, but it wasn't altogether awful, either. The taste is the major detractor, with the over-sweetness and slight cola flavors a real turn-off. I will probably stay away from this for some time, if I ever go back to it.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On-tap at Gourmet Haus Staudt
A: The pour is a dark brown with plenty of amber tones to it. There's a large off-white head that sits on top.
S: Not an overwhelming aroma, but good. Some decent dark fruit notes such as cherries, dates, and raisins, but mostly dark specialty malts that provide a subtle roast and sweetness.
T: Starts off with a definite metallic tinge, but it fairly quickly fades to rather normal doppelbock flavors. Moderate raisin and date flavors with a decent caramel sweetness along with some molasses.
M: The body is medium with a certain creaminess on the tongue and moderate carbonation.
D: A nice doppelbock that was dangerously easy to drink. Wouldn't mind having this one again.
Dec 23, 2010A: The pour is a dark brown with plenty of amber tones to it. There's a large off-white head that sits on top.
S: Not an overwhelming aroma, but good. Some decent dark fruit notes such as cherries, dates, and raisins, but mostly dark specialty malts that provide a subtle roast and sweetness.
T: Starts off with a definite metallic tinge, but it fairly quickly fades to rather normal doppelbock flavors. Moderate raisin and date flavors with a decent caramel sweetness along with some molasses.
M: The body is medium with a certain creaminess on the tongue and moderate carbonation.
D: A nice doppelbock that was dangerously easy to drink. Wouldn't mind having this one again.
Allgäuer Cambonator Doppelbock from Allgäuer Brauhaus AG
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
99 ratings
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