Pale Doppelbock 25
Full Sail Brewing Company

Pale Doppelbock 25Pale Doppelbock 25
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From:
Full Sail Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Doppelbock
ABV:
9%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 13.32%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
103
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 15, 2020
Added:
Sep 27, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
My goodness, but the reefer is giving up its dead here at Chez Woody as the purge of the Bottle Backlog continues unabated!

From the Bottle: "So here we are 25 years later. Very humble, grateful, and amazed that we got here in one piece. Still a mix of beer geeks and boardheads. Still independent. Still trying to find that perfect balance between art and commerce, work and play, inspiration and perspiration. Thanks for supporting us for all these years and next time you're in Hood River, stop by for a beer."; "Specialists in the Liquid Refreshment Arts Since 1987"; "47 Employee Owners".

I Pop!ped the cap & started a slow, gentle C-Line pour despite its clear appearance. I'm taking no chances with these older beers. It foamed gently to form just over a finger of rolling, roiling, fizzy, tawny head with modest retention. Color was Amber to Deep-Amber/Light-Copper (SRM = > 9, < 13) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a yeasty banana-breadiness. Really, it smelled like proofing banana bread dough. Mmm. Mouthfeel was big, full & viscous! It was really slick in the mouth & on the tongue. The taste had a peppery spiciness to go with the prevalent sweetness of caramel, vanilla, honey & banana, plus the yeasty breadiness mentioned before! Whew. This was no playin' around, playa. Knock yer d**k inna dirt if you aren't careful, namsayin'? It was not cloyingly sweet, ref. the spiciness, but it was not in total adherence with the Style Guidelines, either. I didn't really mind since it was super-smooth & dangerously easy-drinking. Finish was semi-dry to dry. The yeast had clearly done its job during the Lagering process. I would have happily shared this 22-fl. oz. bomber, but I am socially distanced. 8=( YMMV.
Apr 15, 2020
 
Rated: 3.79 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Dec 02, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.76/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours amber with thin creamy head. Sharp malty aroma with some hops bitterness in the Taste. Big malt finish. Very well done, one of my favorite styles.
Nov 03, 2016
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.81/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bomber into a snifter

Appearance – The beer pours a hazy orange color with a tiny white head. The head fades very fast leaving just a trace of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the brew is strong of a tangerine and orange aroma with a decent showing of a yeasty smell as well as a moderately strong showing of some caramel and grain. Along with these aromas comes some lighter hints of bread and a little bit of lemon.

Taste –The taste begins with a rather strong showing of a bready taste mixed with some sweetness of a citrus fruit and caramel nature. Along with these tastes comes some flavors of a yeastiness as well as a little bit of a more boozy taste. Toward the end, the sweet increases even more with some grassy and more grainy tastes coming to the tongue, leaving one with a rather sweet and slightly boozy fruit and grain taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average to thin for a doppelbock of 9 % abv., with a carbonation level that is low. The feel is OK overall, but a little thicker body may have been nice for the big abv. of the brew and a little more carbonation may have helped in accentuating the fruit flavors of the brew. Overall however the feel was decent.

Overall – A rather tasty brew overall. Nice blend of fruit, wheat, grain and booze. A quite tasty, yet drinkable brew at 9% abv.
Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 1 by FranMoff from Rhode Island

Jul 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio

3.42/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed from the bomber, poured a medium yellow amber with a huge head that lingers in a pint glass. Nose of fresh bread, heavy caramel malts, and herbal hops. Flavors follow the nose with hop bitterness on the back and sweetness to the front and sides. Lingering bitter and herbal hops on the back and aftertaste. Decent. More of a hop lovers dopplebock.
Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by yemenmocha from Arizona

Oct 21, 2014
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Reviewed by PrendUnVerreDeBiere from Kentucky

2.25/5  rDev -38.9%
Had this out of a chalice. First smell was of an alcohol infused V8 infusion and port wine mix. Taste up front was similar to the smell, V8 Infusion and port. Malty middle with hops making its lingering presence known toward the end. Not sure I appreciate this rendition of the dopplebock. Glad I tried it, good for experience but sure this one won't be visited again.
Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by malfunxion from New York

Aug 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by zestar from California

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by ZCW from New Jersey

Jun 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 24, 2014
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Reviewed by jellikit from Washington

3.48/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: orange. Medium-white head. Clear.
S: slight malt and small sweet tones.
T: malty. Alcohol. Medium bitterness. Citrus notes.
M: medium-low carbonation. Medium-high body. Buttery. pretty good. Too hoppy for a doppelbock.
O: meh. Not bad. Not great.
May 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by nebula1999 from Connecticut

Apr 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Andonato from Michigan

Apr 16, 2014
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Reviewed by Bierman9 from New Hampshire

3.97/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bought this today at jaspers for $4.99. Intrigued by a "pale doppelbock". Here goes...

Poured some into a Sam Adams "Perfect Pint" glass... This is a clear bier with a deep copper hue. The carbo is plentiful and aggressive, rapidly heading topside. The head is light tan, creamy and fine, but somewhat thin, though it still covers the bier throughout. Lacing is decent as well. The aroma has some caramel malt, but also a healthy amount of floral hopping, reminding me more of a Maibock than a Doppel. Has a very nice mouthfeel; medium-plus for body and it is quite smooth and creamy on the tongue.

The flavor, unlike the aroma, has lots more malt than hops. There's some toasty caramel and a bit of breadyness, plus some cookie dough sweetness. Hoppyness is lighter here than in the nose, but is still present in floral form, also contributing some green apple/pear notes. A slight touch of bitterness does linger, mixed in with some mild alcohol-derived heat. I'd term this more of an imperial Maibock than a pale Doppelbock, but regardless of what it's called, I rather like it. And $4.99 is a reasonable price. Prosit!!

3.98/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

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Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by dwtyler from California

Jan 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigbluebeerguy from Kentucky

Jan 23, 2014
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Reviewed by AltBock from Ohio

2.84/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
22oz bomber bottle with a large sky blue and cream label. Simple label with the brewery and the name of the beer in the middle with a large "25" in the background. Above the name is a large print paragraph that mentions they have been in business for 25 years.

When poured into a simple Pilsner glass, the Pale Doppelbock was a semi hazy amber with some faint honey yellow highlights along the side. Minimal off white colored head of foam on top of this amber colored brew. It wasn't anything special. It did however have good retention that left behind a small but solid string of rings along the side. I'm not a fan of the color of beer, but at least it's not a horrible color.

I thought the aroma was going to be mostly toasted malt, but that wasn't the case. Instead it was lightly malty with toasted malt and a huge whiff a banana and alcohol. Following the alcohol soaked banana was a hint of lemon. I wish I could say that there was more than just malt, banana, alcohol, and a little lemon in the aroma, but I can't. This beer wasn't going to offer my nose anymore aromas. On a positive note, when the beer really warmed up, the alcohol subsided a little bit, but it didn't let through any more aromas.

I was hoping that the taste wasn't going to take the alcohol course than the aroma did. Long story short, the taste followed in the same footsteps as the aroma. That's sad. Kicking off the taste was a short lived sweet toasted malt bite. Quickly following the malt was a huge taste of alcohol. Intermingled with the alcohol was some more banana and lemon. That's all folks! The taste was all about the alcohol. If you're relying on one flavor to get the beer through a taste, make sure you don't rely on the alcohol.

This was a medium bodied Pale Doppelbock that had decent carbonation and big ass alcohol bite. This beer is 9% ABV and Full Sail wanted you to feel every drop of it. The aftertaste was that off sweet toasted malts, banana, and more alcohol. This aftertaste doesn't linger. The only thing that lingers in this beer is the alcohol.

I'm not a fan a Pale Doppelbocks and I was hoping that this beer would change that. It in fact did the opposite. I still dislike Pale Doppelbocks. This beer relied to heavily on the alcohol to get it though. Would I buy it again? Hell no! Unless I want another boozy Doppelbock. If you're celebrating your 25th year in business, please don't brew a Pale Doppelbock. Brew something else.
Jan 16, 2014
Pale Doppelbock 25 from Full Sail Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 103 ratings