Weather Beacon Red, Doppel Marzen
Confluence Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Regular|
Score
6.60
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This “winter warmer” brew is named in honor of the Weather Beacon, a 500-foot tower in the downtown Des Moines skyline from 1960 to 2012. The beacon’s light provided an instant forecast:
"Weather Beacon red, warmer weather ahead.
Weather Beacon white, colder weather in sight.
Weather Beacon green, no change in weather foreseen.
Weather Beacon flashing night or day, precipitation is on the way.”
A bigger, bolder version our Oktoberfest beer, Weather Beacon Red signals warmer days ahead with a rich, complex, medium-toasted malt flavor, a touch of residual sweetness, and deceptively high alcohol content. It’s made with German Vienna and Munich malts, premium domestic Pilsner malt, and four specialty cara-malts for color, finished with German hops, and fermented with German lager yeast.
"Weather Beacon red, warmer weather ahead.
Weather Beacon white, colder weather in sight.
Weather Beacon green, no change in weather foreseen.
Weather Beacon flashing night or day, precipitation is on the way.”
A bigger, bolder version our Oktoberfest beer, Weather Beacon Red signals warmer days ahead with a rich, complex, medium-toasted malt flavor, a touch of residual sweetness, and deceptively high alcohol content. It’s made with German Vienna and Munich malts, premium domestic Pilsner malt, and four specialty cara-malts for color, finished with German hops, and fermented with German lager yeast.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft/Fest. A- Malty, caramel. A- Copper color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Malty, caramel. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- Weather Beacon Doppel. I took that as a play on words for a Doppler Radar. Probably wrong but hey. I like to overthink things. Pretty boring. Not much going on.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2018
at 20:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
On draft at the brewery tap room.it is a cloudy Amber color with a slight head. The aroma is fruity and the taste is sweet malty flavor that has a bitter finish with hints of black licorice
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 20:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at the brewery tap room. Pours a hazy copper with an off white head. Nutty nose. Slightly sweet malty flavors. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 20:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler shared by jcwattsrugger thanks for the opportunity. Sweet sugary fruity rich maltiness
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Jan 2015
at 15:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared on the RBWG bus
Clear dark golden with a beige head and some lacing. Aroma and flavors of sweet malts, toasted malts and piney
OK
Clear dark golden with a beige head and some lacing. Aroma and flavors of sweet malts, toasted malts and piney
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 18:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bus beer bottle at RBWG 2014. Clear golden amber color. Aroma is big malt. Taste is grass, pine, caramel. Color change IA (20).
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2014
at 14:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Growler at RBWG. Pours gold. Nose and and taste of malt, light spice, lemon and touch of earth. Lighter medium body.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2014
at 20:44