Parallel 49 Brewing Company Defibrillator Doppelbock

Defibrillator Doppelbock

 

Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Bock - Doppelbock Regular
Score
6.53
ABV: 8.7% IBU: - Ticks: 8
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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours clear dark brown with a white head. Brown bread and dry dark sugars on the nose. Flavour has brown bread, dry dark sugars, some crusts. Very nice, rich, malty beer.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 13:01


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle - Dark grains, toffee and a bit of booze. Clear dark amber with no head. Toffee and light grains. The taste is very muted and plain compared to the nose. Nothing particularly exciting here.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2014 at 14:49



6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear medium-dark brown with amber tinge and no head. Aroma of toasted malt and mild nuts. Same taste with a touch of coffee and caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2014 at 00:53


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

Brown,small fast fading head.Toasty malt nose.Sweet thick malttinny & fatty with corn notes.Vague bitter finish,light alcohol heat.Lacks carbonation & head retention. As with many beers from this brewery, the bottled product is considerably worse than the draught

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2014 at 23:33


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

650 ml bottle. Pours a deep mahogany brown with light head of big bubbles that dissipate quickly. Aromas of brown sugar, sap, malt extract, and raisins. Flavors are similar with the addition of light spice. Sweet and simple, but not sure what this is.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2014 at 20:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark mahogany-brown color with almost no head. Simple aroma, some caramel. Low carbonation (better this way), lean body; strong caramel flavor, with rather light residual sweetness; it has too much sucre candit character, and not enough malt follow-through (or not at all); moderate to low bitterness; traces of fruity esters and smoked malt.
Not bad, but it’s a simplistic Doppelbock.

Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2014 at 13:31


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at St Augustine's, pours a deep dark mahogany with a thin beige head. Nose brings out toasted malt and some dark pithy fruits. Flavour brings out treacle toffee upfront, with notes of dark fruit and caramelized sugar in back. Sweeter than a traditional doppelbock, but the way it's crafted is much more enjoyable than the standard beer for the style. Full-bodied and sticky. Great stuff.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jan 2014 at 16:46