Discombobulator
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery

Alewife and I each had a 12oz tulip of this Doppelbock while sharing a tasty flatbread pie while in Burlington last Friday, 17APR09.

The liquid held by the tulip displays a lovely, clear, deep mahogany/garnet color. Head was short and thin, fine and tight, with the beige bubbles leaving light trails of lacing. Aroma emitted some light nuttiness, mild toffee and some florality. The liquid was medium in body and smooth on the tongue; an easy glider down the hatch.

Flavor has some caramel lurking about, a touch of subtle toffee, and smooth malt sweetness suggesting fruitcake. Never approaches being cloying. Hopping adds a balancing floral bitterness to the tasty finish. Much, much better as the bier warms, and rather Salvator like. Prosit!!

3.9
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | drink: 4

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On tap at the Hearth on 04/10/09; served in a 12 oz tulip.

Pours a glowing, deep maple in color beneath a mildly creamy head. Subtle rings of lasting lace around the tulip. Sweet, molasses with notes of caramelized brown sugar. Aged, vinous fruit: raisin, plum, grape, red apple. Flavors are much like the aromatics; however, the nutmeg, brown sugar, caramel, and molasses malt character is a bit too sweet for the aged fruit and bready undertones. Full in body; sweet, but not quite slick. A pretty good Doppelbock with just a shade too sweet. Instead of serving this in the Spring, I would think that it would make better sense on a late Autumn evening.

Pours a reddish-brown color with a one-finger head into the glass.

Aroma is sweet and malty upfront with just a hint of raisin.

Taste is very sweet and full of malty goodness. A bit of raisin. Kind of chewy.

Mouthfeel is full of malt and lingering raisin. Chewy as described.

A nice local example of a doppelbock. Quite drinkable as well.

On tap and sampled Tuesday, Feb. 10th of 2009, this German style Doppelbock lager was a dark amber color. The khaki colored head was one-finger thick, comprised mostly of large bubbles and the retention was good leaving light lacing as it dissipated. The aroma was light, with slightly sour notes similar to cherries from a lambic along with a general semi-sweet maltiness. The flavors were at first quite nutty, then became semi-sweet and malty followed by notes of dry grain with some floral hops in the background. The mouthfeel was slightly slick, the body medium but a little watery, the carbonation light. Though not ideal, this combination made the beer quaffable and sessionable. I am told this was the first Doppelbock brewed at American Flatbread and for a first try I considered it a worthy offering.