Brewmaster's Premium Reserve Dopple Bock Aged In Oak Bourbon Barrels
Sprecher Brewing Company

From tasting notes. L: Pours brilliant deep brown under a luscious, sudsy 2” light tan foam collar that produces thick ledges of lace. S: Rich malt, traces of bourbon and vanilla, a hint of wine and plum or raisins. T: Rich malt, plum or raisin, bourbon, vanilla, hints of chocolate and caramel. F: Creamy, sweet and thick. Soft palate with very finely textures bubbles. O: A beer for when there is a nip in the air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought a bottle of this with some very high hopes that it was going to blow my mind. The beer poured out as a decent looking brown color with some thin white head on top. The smell of the beer gives off a little bit of a bourbon aroma to it. The taste of the beer was alright, I guess I was hoping for more a vanilla flavor in it but it seemed that the oak was more dominant in there. The mouthfeel of the beer was alright, had a good carbonation but just didn't really do too much else for me. Overall, disappointment sets in, I thought this would have been so much better but I suppose I was wrong. Better luck next time.

Thanks Alex for bringing this to share in line before DLD.

Pours a clear light brown. Almost orangish. A bit of white head that dissipates quickly. Smells incredibly bourbon heavy. The rest of the beer fades into the background as the bourbon overwhelms. Some sweet malt on the nose and tongue but mostly vanilla and a touch of oak. Overall, a great bourbon profile but not really much else going on

Surprised to see this in store today, I felt a bit nostalgic because the last time I've seen a Sprecher imperial series 1-liter bottle in southern California was 2 or 3 years ago. I snatched it impulsively without reading the reviews prior.

The poured color was a very dark brown with a thin head. Smell like a typical bal-aged beer, vanilla, molasses, etc.

It's a bit thin, the based beer was supposed to be a doppelbock but it was completely masked by the barrel-aging. The mouthfeel was adequate, not thick but not terribly watery. A bit of a boozy heat could be felt on the nose.

Overall it is decent but not outstanding, as Sprecher is basically a just-above-average brewery.

A: blackish brown, trace head, patchy lacing

S: bourbon barrel aroma, hint of roasted, nuts, malt, whiff of smoke

T: sweet malt, hint of nut, spicy bourbon finish

M: Medium body/could be a tad heavier, big prick on tongue

D: Quite nice. Sprecher really is a hit or miss brewery for me. This is a hit, wish it was a little more heavy, but still worth seeking out.
I would say not sessionable, but no need to gracefully sip it either.