Snow Blind
Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Winter|
Score
6.65
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DOPPELBOCK LAGER
A full-bodied winter lager with a massive caramel aroma and lightly toasted malt flavor.
HOPS: Perle
MALTS: 2-Row, Munich, Carafa, Caramunich
AVAILABILITY: Winter
A full-bodied winter lager with a massive caramel aroma and lightly toasted malt flavor.
HOPS: Perle
MALTS: 2-Row, Munich, Carafa, Caramunich
AVAILABILITY: Winter
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown. Small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty. Breadish. Sweet and roasted malty. Caramelish and breadish. Sweet and breadish malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2017
at 14:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A red copper book with no head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, plums, alcohol warmth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light mineral notes, dark fruits, molasses, alcohol warmth, a bit simple. On tap at Chef Geoff’s, Dulles Airport.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2016
at 11:23
3/10
Tried
on 06 Feb 2015
at 17:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not a huge beer, just drinkable and ok. Pours dark brown without much head or lacing. Some chocolate malt flavor here with light sweet finish. A note of crisp malt. Cask at Churchkey.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2014
at 10:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear light brown color, medium off white head. Aroma of plums, figs, subtle toffee. Taste is lightly toasted caramel, light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2014
at 12:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, courtesy of nimbleprop – thanks! Pours a deep chestnut color with a light ring of tan head. No real lacing to speak of. Nose is light on the esters, some bubblegum, wheat, and yeast. Transitions well into the taste; more emphasis on the wheat and yeast. A faint bit of chocolate. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2014
at 13:33
7/10
Tried
on 12 Feb 2014
at 21:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Soil and toasted unmalted barley nose. Clear ruby brown, medium yellow head. Sweet unmalted barley and horse hair. Medium body, alcohol insistent. Doppelbocks are one of my least favorite styles, but I dislike this even more than most. It’s still better than a macro pale lager.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2014
at 20:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy, muddied ruby and violet tinted deep brown body with a thin, one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of nuts, earth, caramel, oak, toffee and a bit of cardboard. Full-bodied; Deep earthy, malty and very nutty flavours up front with some pecans and peanut butter right afterwards, followed by some lighter earthy and caramel bite and finishing sweet. Aftertaste shows some good complexity with the nuts and caramelised sugars battling it out for supremacy. Overall, a good complex beer that is very deep and strong, but the depth of flavours and intensity is a bit too much. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Trader Joe’s in Bailey’s Crossroads (Falls Church), Virginia on 21-November-2013 for US$1.59 sampled at home in Washington on 07-January-2014.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jan 2014
at 22:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle. Dark brown color topped by a small creamy tan head. Light roasted malt aroma. Roasted malt flavor has a noticeable burnt caramel character. Obvious notes of dark fruit and earthy minerals. Overall, an average tasting doppelbock with slight complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2014
at 18:48