Voodoo Vator
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Rotating|
Score
6.45
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VooDoo Vator Dopplebock tempers the sweetness of caramel malt with the crisp, more nutty flavor of Munich malt. Despite the depth of color, burnt flavors are not present. Traditional extended lagering makes the VooDoo Vator deceptively smooth though high in alcohol. Be warned.
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.
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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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Nice cola coloured body with a very very thick brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, raisins and toffee more than anything else. Medium-bodied; Strong bubbles on the front end, fading to a very nice roasted malt and hop flavour with a good dose of pit fruits and nuts shortly after. The aftertaste shows peanuts, a light spiceyness and even some raisins and figs. Overall, a good doppelbock - better than I was expecting, but not stellar. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 25-November-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2007
at 22:45
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle on 11/12/2010. Clear black body with a small creamy tan head. Sweet roast, chocolate and light tart aroma. Dry chocolate, roast and light tart flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 5/4/5/3/10 - 2.7 Clear ruby body with a small tan head. Sweet molassas and caramel aroma. Dry molassas, caramel and dark malt flavor. Bitter finish. Medium-full body. 6/5/7/3/14 - 3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2007
at 21:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Wonderful brew. Amazingly the alcohol was not at all noticeable, at least for such a strong brew. Slight fruit aroma, with nice notes of caramel and plum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2007
at 23:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark body with some hints of translucence around the edges. Aromas are weak and centered around a sweet molasses kind of groove. Maybe a hint of dark fruit in there, too. Flavor is odd... hints of chocolate and dark fruit get swallowed up in a sweet malt frenzy from dark sugars, toffee and molasses. While this sounds OK enough, it comes off a little fake... almost like a chocolate flavored hard candy or something. It’s not bad, just something seems a little amiss. The sweetness is nice, but there isn’t much there to capture my interest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2007
at 00:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This is easily the best beer that I have had from this brewer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with ruby highlights and a medium sized dark brown head. The aroma is tangy and malty with an undertone of molasses. The flavor is faintly bitter and rather malt with a rich chocolate and molasses element and a floral hop presence. The finish is tangy and hoppy. The alcohol is well hidden. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2007
at 18:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a very dark red-brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark fruits and some molasses. Flavor is super sugar sweet! My teeth hurt after a drink of this. Some dark fruit and molasses are in the flavor but the sugar overpowers all. Alcohol is not a problem. Not much in the flavor but worth a try. Maybe someone who is a fan of this style would like this more.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2006
at 21:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep brown body, thick buff head. Toasty aroma with layered burnt caramels and breads, alcohol. Sweet body, brown sugar, toast, raisins, and warming alcohol presence. Bitter finish. Too sugary, the unfermented sugars obscuring any layering of the different components. Instead, it’s a rather brief swirl of flavors. If Atwater worked at sharpening the palate and reducing the amount of unfermented sugars, this would be a better beer.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2006
at 11:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Purchased at 3 sons dogs and suds in wexford. $3 per bottle. Bready aroma. Very dark in my steeler mug. Initial taste is a slam of what seems to be an onslaught of big bitter hops....but it does not turn out that way. Nice dark flavor and the finish, tho malty, is not too bitter. Does not linger. Be careful with this one, it is so smooth you’d never know it was 9+%. I don’t see how it could be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2006
at 11:49