Red Duck Boppel Duck
Red Duck
- From:
- Red Duck
- Australia
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.91 | pDev: 3.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 23, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
2.82/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.82/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
330ml brown bottle purchased from Leura Cellars.
Pours a deep red colour, quite clear, but relatively thin and fine in the body. Head forms a coarse matrix initially, but settles to a thin ring, almost nothing. Minimal lacing and minimal body. I can't say it looks all that great, but it's not offensive really.
Nose is slightly thin as well: some toasty darkness, and a hint of dustiness. Slight aniseed characters, a suggestion of booze—but overall, it's pretty light. It definitely lacks the richness and sweetness of a good doppelbock. This feels like a pretty weak comparison.
Taste is similar. There's a thinness that permeates this beer from head to toe—the malt is thin and slightly savoury, and the rest of the palate is pretty weak. There's some vegemite notes, a little roast and a rather unnuanced booze that comes through towards the back.
Feel is also very thin—it would work in any other lager, but a doppelbock surely needs more weight and sweetness than this.
Overall, this is disappointing stuff from Red Duck—I love that Red Duck try so many different beers, and I love that there are always beers like this from these guys for me to try. But of course when you have such a wide approach to making beers, you're going to make some duds.
Aug 09, 2014Pours a deep red colour, quite clear, but relatively thin and fine in the body. Head forms a coarse matrix initially, but settles to a thin ring, almost nothing. Minimal lacing and minimal body. I can't say it looks all that great, but it's not offensive really.
Nose is slightly thin as well: some toasty darkness, and a hint of dustiness. Slight aniseed characters, a suggestion of booze—but overall, it's pretty light. It definitely lacks the richness and sweetness of a good doppelbock. This feels like a pretty weak comparison.
Taste is similar. There's a thinness that permeates this beer from head to toe—the malt is thin and slightly savoury, and the rest of the palate is pretty weak. There's some vegemite notes, a little roast and a rather unnuanced booze that comes through towards the back.
Feel is also very thin—it would work in any other lager, but a doppelbock surely needs more weight and sweetness than this.
Overall, this is disappointing stuff from Red Duck—I love that Red Duck try so many different beers, and I love that there are always beers like this from these guys for me to try. But of course when you have such a wide approach to making beers, you're going to make some duds.
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