Doppel the Hutt
Giesenbräu Bier Co.
- From:
- Giesenbräu Bier Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 5.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 15, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 11, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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To celebrate the birth of our Head Brewer's (Erin Hutton) twins, we released this traditional German Lenten bier. Big and malty with notes of stone fruit and dark caramel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
3.19/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear brown (ruby red with a back-light), lightly carbonated, with a 1 inch off-white/light tan head which quickly recedes within 10-15 seconds into a thin, sparse cap with a bubble ring, and even that is completely gone in short order. No lacing.
Aroma is immediately apparent upon popping open the crowler, but is surprisingly weak once in the glass. Smell of raisins/dark fruit. Faint touch of spice (maybe). The aroma is too weak to pick up much in the way of subtleties. I suppose the lack of head is a big factor here. It just disappears too quickly to sustain any aroma at all.
Taste is initially flavorful and malty. Dark fruits again. Slightly sweet in the beginning, but with a semi-dry finish. Very slight bitterness in the finish and aftertaste, otherwise malty, smooth, but a bit bland by half-way through as there is little complexity here. It is easy enough to drink, but this beer would not rate a second order in the pub. Too bland.
Mouth feel is flat, but with moderate body. On the whole, though, too thin for the style.
Overall, as you can no doubt tell by now, I am very disappointed in this beer. I expected a better effort from a self-proclaimed German-style brewer.
Jun 15, 2020Aroma is immediately apparent upon popping open the crowler, but is surprisingly weak once in the glass. Smell of raisins/dark fruit. Faint touch of spice (maybe). The aroma is too weak to pick up much in the way of subtleties. I suppose the lack of head is a big factor here. It just disappears too quickly to sustain any aroma at all.
Taste is initially flavorful and malty. Dark fruits again. Slightly sweet in the beginning, but with a semi-dry finish. Very slight bitterness in the finish and aftertaste, otherwise malty, smooth, but a bit bland by half-way through as there is little complexity here. It is easy enough to drink, but this beer would not rate a second order in the pub. Too bland.
Mouth feel is flat, but with moderate body. On the whole, though, too thin for the style.
Overall, as you can no doubt tell by now, I am very disappointed in this beer. I expected a better effort from a self-proclaimed German-style brewer.
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