Voodoo Vator
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Rotating|
Score
6.45
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A stronger, darker version of the Bocks of Germany, dopplebocks were designed in monasteries for sustenance during fasting. Rich, intensely malty and lightly hopped, these strong lagers require extended conditioning to dissipate the acidity associated with strong ales.
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Poured a calm dark. Needed a bit more malt and a bit less fruit IMO.
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. One of the best American Doppelbocks I’ve had. Very dark brown in color. Really, rather light but tasty in flavor. Nice slight nutty caramel with just a touch of bread. Nice head with some lace. really good beer.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Notes from January 2011 2.2/5 rDev -36.8% look: 1.5 - smell: 1.5 - taste: 3.5 - feel: 1.5 - overall: 1 Hesitantly put one of these into my mixed 6 last beer run & have been hiding from my responsibilities ever since. Rounded pint glass. Left out to warm some. No BB date. Pour is all bubble bath foam. As it settles, a dark muddled brown with a spoonful of protein shake. Smell is movie theater popcorn & maple syrup. Back end is licorice, pennies, stale water, & booze. Taste isn't all that bad. Chocolate caramel, strong rum-raisin, toasty brown bread, touch of sweetened grassy citrus clocking in at about 2.4IBUs... :P There's oxidation on the back end though(newspaper). Feel is near flat, oily, & almost syrupy. Getting more & more difficult with each sip, it starts to turn my stomach & give me an ugly headache all at once. Ugh. I bet this is tolerable on draft though.
mcm1 (3805) ticked Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
blackflag321 (2817) ticked Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 6 years ago
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Coffee and caramel, with some roast. Some booze. Pours black with decent mocha head and lacing. Bittersweet finish with a dose of finish. Tap at Plum Market in Detroit airport.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with small off white head. The aroma is roast and caramel. Thin mouth spice, roasted malt, light bitter finish, good.
jmagnus87 (3289) ticked Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
superspak (10160) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 9/2014. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, toast, dark bread, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas of dark/roasted/bready malt, dark fruit, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, toffee, toast, dark bread, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, herbal, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, toast, dark bread, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Good complexity and robustness of dark/roasted/bready malt, dark fruit, and earthy hop flavors; with a solid bitterness/sweetness balance and some light cloying bitterness on the finish. Pretty clean on lager flavor with no overly estery notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, fairly creamy/sticky, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is okay. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is a pretty solid doppelbock style. Good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, dark fruit, and earthy hop flavors; and smooth to sip on for the big ABV. The cloying bitterness/stickiness definitely killed the mouthfeel, but there was some good malt complexity overall. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.