Doppelbock
Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoyed on-tap @ The Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis, MO for $4.25. Tapped from a Non-Labeled Stainless Steel Tap Handle into a 16oz Hefeweizen Glass.

Aroma- Extremely rich and strong malts hit the nose first. Some barley and light hops hit the nose also. Slight caramel aroma too? Nice to smell!

Appearance- Received with a .5 finger head that has average retention time (wish this was a bit more!). Has a dark amber colored body but great clarity. Leaves a good amount of suds behind.

Flavor- The flavor is very rich and surprisingly nutty. Has a slight toasty note and clean with a malty finish. Very close to a "no hop taste" in here. Light-medium bitterness and semi dry on the end.

Mouthfeel- Medium Bodied, Medium-High Carbonation, Smooth, and has a nice caramel finish on the palate.

Overall Impression- Impressing! I could compare this one to the Celebrator Doppelbock. Will be enjoying this MANY more times on-tap before it runs out. Wish they bottled this one... May have to add another Growler to my collection!

Ruby-brown and clear with a nice head and good lacing. Powerfully and overwhelmingly malty!! Smells great! Very tasty too, with a blast of sweet, toasty, extra-smooth caramel malts, plus light fruits and a touch of light brown sugar. Hops were not a major factor. Body was good but a bit light for the style, but incredibly drinkable and high on deliciousness! Surely try this one if you're at the taproom.

 

 

 

 

On tap at a local beer bar, beer is brown and hazy with nearly no head, haloed, no lacing and low carbonation.

Aroma is mildly roasty and really sweet, mild alcohol.

Beer is medium to thin in body with a definite malt roast late flavor to it, mild toffee, mild malt, beer doesn't have much on the front end, not super interested in finishing this beer but I do.

Pours a clear, dark amber color. 3/4 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of sweet malt, yeast, grain, earthy hops, and slight citrus. Fits the style of a Doppelbock. Mouth feel is smooth and slightly thick with an average carbonation level. Tastes of sweet malt, yeast, slight grain, slight roasted malt, hint of hops, and slight earthy malt. Overall, a good drinkability, but the blend is definitely malt heavy and lacking in lager flavor.

A: poured a clear, reddish-brown, good head, some lace chunks.

S: What smell? Some light malts.

T: Sweet malts, some slight sweet apple/pear. Not traditional dark fruit flavor. It's very good beer, more like a bock thats pumped up a bit.

M: Way light for a doppelbock. Not the normal thick, chewy, filling beer, that pretty much dictates the style.

D: Wow! Dunno what the ABV is, but, I dropped 2 of these in quick fashion.

Sample at the brewpub. Pours a dark brownish-orange color with a thin dark beige head that dissipates slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Sweet toasted malt and caramel in the nose, along with a touch of almond. Medium-bodied with bready malt, caramel and hops flavors. The finish is moderately sweet with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.

This was on tap at The Tap Room (Schlafly's brewery in St. Louis). It had a nice amber/copper color. It had a fluffy head on it that lasted through much of the tall glass. It was a bitter taste w/ some caramel hints. The aftertaste was nice. I couldn't get much smell out of it, but I thought there was a faint flower type smell. I really picked up the caramel taste though. This beer is ok, the bartendar said it was a stronger ABV than most they had on tap.

Dark brown in color with some beautiful ruby highlights. It’s very clear and topped by a thick tan colored head. The nose has a lot of malt. Figs, dates, and caramel apples come across. There is just a hint of hops, a touch of citrus. The flavor has tons of malt. More dates, caramel toffee, but there is a pronounced hop bitterness. It’s just there to balance the malt. Nicely done. The mouth feel is just a little thin. Too bad as that, and a bit of heat hurt the drinkability. This beer has been hit and miss with Schlafly in the past., and this time it’s a near miss. Too bad. They came real close.

Served from cask conditioned and served at cellar temp of 54° F at the Schlafly brewery.

Pours a deep brown with ruby highlights in the clear fall afternoon sunlight. Little head - expected with this type of serving.
Aroma of brown sugar, chocolate and roasted malt. Aromas were light but satisflying - the result of aging? (Bock's aroma came through much stronger to my surprize)

Similar flavors of brown sugar, sweet malt, chocolate and some fruity esters in background. Mouthfeel is full, dextrinous and nearly syrupy from sweet malts. Lacking complexity that I had hoped for but still balanced by good tasting hops and not cloying. The cask - level of carbonation emphasizes the sweetness.
This cask has undergone 8 months of aging and the flavor and drinkability of this Doppelbock seem on the downside IMHO.

I will be looking forward to the 2006 release.