Doppelbock
Prost Brewing Co. - Denver
- From:
- Prost Brewing Co. - Denver
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
Ranked #56 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,976 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 9.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 24, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Doppelbock means “Double Bock” and is usually stronger and darker than a traditional Bock. Our take on this winter warmer is a less sweet version of the style. Triple decoction produces a rich malty bier to enjoy as the snow starts to fall.
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Ratings by Spaceman_Jer:
Rated by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado
3.99/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jan 22, 2017
3.99/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jan 22, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DeathMetalJesus from Colorado
3.82/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3.82/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A true Dopplebock, very nice and easy to drink compared to a lot of beers with the same ABV (8.6% in this case), and definitely less hoppy than you might expect. A surprisingly smooth feel and slight maple-y, malt/bread taste. Sweet enough for someone new to this style to easily enjoy!
May 03, 2020
Reviewed by TH28 from Florida
3.61/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. 12/8/18 bottle date. Appearance: Deep ruby red, crystal clear, with a minimal khaki foam head.
Aroma: Toasted bread, bread crust, with some dark fruit, most closely like raisin
Taste: Rich malt sweetness. Bready with a touch of molasses and caramel. Starts sweet but toasted crust emerges late with a slight touch of raisin. Barely enough bitterness to prevent the sweetness from being cloying.
Mouthfeel: On the lighter bodied side for the style, and a low carbonation as well.
Finish: Dark fruit seems most prominent after the swallow with some bread crust and even a touch of roasted malt.
Overall: Beautiful color and clarity, but clearly different than most German versions of the style that have a stronger dark fruit arom and flavor throughout. This is very sweet, with some toasted bread crust to add complexity. Body was a bit lighter than normal for style, and carbonation was fairly low too. Not a bad doppelbock, but I’d pick one of the German versions over this.
Feb 17, 2019Aroma: Toasted bread, bread crust, with some dark fruit, most closely like raisin
Taste: Rich malt sweetness. Bready with a touch of molasses and caramel. Starts sweet but toasted crust emerges late with a slight touch of raisin. Barely enough bitterness to prevent the sweetness from being cloying.
Mouthfeel: On the lighter bodied side for the style, and a low carbonation as well.
Finish: Dark fruit seems most prominent after the swallow with some bread crust and even a touch of roasted malt.
Overall: Beautiful color and clarity, but clearly different than most German versions of the style that have a stronger dark fruit arom and flavor throughout. This is very sweet, with some toasted bread crust to add complexity. Body was a bit lighter than normal for style, and carbonation was fairly low too. Not a bad doppelbock, but I’d pick one of the German versions over this.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.97/5 rDev -26.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.97/5 rDev -26.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Regrettably brief impressions from an 18 month aged bottle:
APPEARANCE: Clear amber body. Pale khaki colour head of 7-8 minute retention.
AROMA: Wonderful. Fresh baked bread, sourdough (probably from the yeast), deep malts. Definitely evokes the "liquid bread" moniker for doppelbocks. The kind of aroma you'd expect of a beer in a style known for sustaining monks for 40 days at a time.
Does seem a bit simple for a doppelbock, though.
TASTE: Follows the aroma for the most part, though a blip of buttery character does kick in towards the back end.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, bready, filling, and unrefreshing.
OVERALL: An approachable almost-to-style doppelbock with likable characteristics. Andeschs this is not, but it's worth trying.
High C (2.97) / AVERAGE
Aug 05, 2016APPEARANCE: Clear amber body. Pale khaki colour head of 7-8 minute retention.
AROMA: Wonderful. Fresh baked bread, sourdough (probably from the yeast), deep malts. Definitely evokes the "liquid bread" moniker for doppelbocks. The kind of aroma you'd expect of a beer in a style known for sustaining monks for 40 days at a time.
Does seem a bit simple for a doppelbock, though.
TASTE: Follows the aroma for the most part, though a blip of buttery character does kick in towards the back end.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, bready, filling, and unrefreshing.
OVERALL: An approachable almost-to-style doppelbock with likable characteristics. Andeschs this is not, but it's worth trying.
High C (2.97) / AVERAGE
Reviewed by KLHBB from Arkansas
4.31/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Yummy. I found it in a four-pack at a liquor store, poured the bottle into goblet. Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights when I hold it up to the light. A blast of raisin bread smell hit me when I opened the bottle. Taste follows with malt, figs, caramel, molasses, tiny bit of hop bitterness. A creamy feel, altogether wonderful. I won't share the rest of the four-pack. Get your own.
Mar 06, 2016
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