Double Bock
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- From:
- John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 0.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 02, 2005
- Added:
- Jun 18, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by weeare138 from Pennsylvania
4.37/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.37/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I tried this in a 10 oz cask right after to compare and I was pleasantly surprised.
Appeared the same dark mohogany with a decent but loose off white head that stuck around. Nice bits of lacing sticking.
Smell is of the roasted malt but wait...that cask brings out a deeper, richer, syrupy, malty, molasses mixed with caramel aroma that is great.
Taste is of the same beautiful richenss found in the nose along with deep roasted nuts and ripe fruit. No surprises here.
Mouthfeel is great as well. Smooth and creamy with mild carbonation mixed into a wonderful presence along the tongue and palate.
Drinkability is good. Alcohol is more recognizable in this slightly warmer and naturally carbonated version of the already kick ass draft version.
Finger licking good!
Jul 02, 2005Appeared the same dark mohogany with a decent but loose off white head that stuck around. Nice bits of lacing sticking.
Smell is of the roasted malt but wait...that cask brings out a deeper, richer, syrupy, malty, molasses mixed with caramel aroma that is great.
Taste is of the same beautiful richenss found in the nose along with deep roasted nuts and ripe fruit. No surprises here.
Mouthfeel is great as well. Smooth and creamy with mild carbonation mixed into a wonderful presence along the tongue and palate.
Drinkability is good. Alcohol is more recognizable in this slightly warmer and naturally carbonated version of the already kick ass draft version.
Finger licking good!
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I was quite pleasantly surprised to find a doppelbock of this caliber coming out of a brewpub. Not that the brewers there aren't great, but production time is usually limited; and they really nailed this one with a perfect 'roundness', and great smoothness. The board lists it as having a starting gravity of 18 degrees Plato, which is the required starting gravity for a doppelbock in Germany, and should yield around 7.6% abv.
It delivers the appropriatly clear, deep amber & mahogany body with a reddish cast beneath an off-white head that holds OK but drops to a minimal collar and leaves limited lace. Unfortunately, that's fairly common in even the best doppelbocks.
It offers a clean, toasted malt aroma with a soft background spiciness (that's probably more from alcohol than hops).
The body is medium with a moderate carbonation level and a smoothly creamy mouthfeel.
The flavor is of a rich, toasted malt with a light caramel side, and some obvious alcohol. There's little hop flavor, but it's balanced bitterness leaves a dry finish. Not really complex, but very rich and enjoyable.
It is strong though, and I only order it in the 10 oz glass. And I was lucky enough to find it on the handpump as well, which softened it a bit and brought out the malt, but unfortunately, the alcohol as well. I prefer it cold from the standard tap. Nicely done!!!
Jun 18, 2005It delivers the appropriatly clear, deep amber & mahogany body with a reddish cast beneath an off-white head that holds OK but drops to a minimal collar and leaves limited lace. Unfortunately, that's fairly common in even the best doppelbocks.
It offers a clean, toasted malt aroma with a soft background spiciness (that's probably more from alcohol than hops).
The body is medium with a moderate carbonation level and a smoothly creamy mouthfeel.
The flavor is of a rich, toasted malt with a light caramel side, and some obvious alcohol. There's little hop flavor, but it's balanced bitterness leaves a dry finish. Not really complex, but very rich and enjoyable.
It is strong though, and I only order it in the 10 oz glass. And I was lucky enough to find it on the handpump as well, which softened it a bit and brought out the malt, but unfortunately, the alcohol as well. I prefer it cold from the standard tap. Nicely done!!!
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