Mediator
Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Rotating|
Score
7.03
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Dopplebock started out as a Lenten beer for the monks in Germany. During Lent they would forgo solid food and get all their sustenance from beer. Needless to say it was big beer with lots of unfermented dextrins. Once the public got a taste it became very popular. We call our beer Mediator because we think that a 22 ounce bottle is probably better shared than drunk alone. It's rich, toasty and malty, with a few plum notes on the palate and the slightest roasted character in the finish.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can from Tavour. Translucent mahogany brown pour. Frothy khaki colored head. Aromas of toasted bread, toffee and dark fruits. Flavor upfront is dark malt, caramel, black currants and toasted walnuts. Bittersweet notes on backend. Full bodied and flavorful. Quite enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 09 May 2026
at 03:48
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Elizabeth Station. Pours clear gold with an off-white head. White bread and light sugars on the nose. Flavour is a bit simple, some white bread malts, peanuts, moderate bitterness. It's pretty decent.
Tried
from Draft
from
Elizabeth Station
on 19 Apr 2026
at 23:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Tavour. Dark, clear brown pour, foamy head settles down. Sweet, malty aroma, raisins. Taste is sweet, woody, malty, raisins, chocolate with a faint bitterness at the back. Smooth, nice feel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2025
at 04:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Can) hazy, bright orange amber color with a medium tall cream colored head; aroma of jam, honey; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2023
at 03:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours clear chestnut, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is a bit dusty, caramelized sugars, noble hop. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Fairly sharp. Hint of smoke. Medium body. A bit overattenuated perhaps? It doesn't have the rich malty character i would expect.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2022
at 02:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out toasted bready malt, toasted chestnuts, and a touch of caramel. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted chestnuts, bready malt, and some caramel. Very nutty and herbal, but the bready caramel character is very tasteful. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2019
at 03:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tasting at Oakes' Manor
Dark amber to amber colour, large frothy head. The aroma is at the same time delicate and deep, rich biscuity malts, hint of walnut. Lean body, very nice malt and caramel base with a biscuity accent, clean, some roasted nuts, honey, peanuts, and correct bitterness.
Very good clean Doppelbock.
Dark amber to amber colour, large frothy head. The aroma is at the same time delicate and deep, rich biscuity malts, hint of walnut. Lean body, very nice malt and caramel base with a biscuity accent, clean, some roasted nuts, honey, peanuts, and correct bitterness.
Very good clean Doppelbock.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2018
at 22:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Nice dark caramel notes. Deep clear Amber with a small white head. Caramel, toffee, a light burnt and bitter note with a long sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2018
at 05:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium brown. Bubbly head. On the nose, this has some crackery malts, with a nutty note. Moderate sweetness, with a touch of toffee. It's mellow, with a hit of toffee, but I'm thinking they had a nice maibock that brought a lot of malt.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2018
at 05:14