Bright bronze colour. Chewy, piney hops with plenty of crystal malt in the aroma. Sweet & bitter flavour with piney hops. A simple imperial IPA two-step that I’ve seen a dozen times before.

RBSG A large head came from the pour that sat above a hazy amber body. Flowery, resiny hop aroma. The flavor balance runs towards the bitter side, lots of hops here. Very nice solid IPA.

Bomber from SkepticMAP and OhioDad, not sure who’s bottle I drank. Shared with OldGrowth on 5/28/2005. Caramel malt in the nose, crystal malt as well, smelling rather dry on the end, a bit of paper? Fruity yeast notes, some diacetyl. Amber-ruby colored body, with a white head that slowly recedes to a ring. Lightly hazy. Flavor is pure caramel/dextrin sugariness, very resinous hops flavor throughout ending highly bitter. Some candied-citrus notes from the cascades and caramel interplay. Medium-full body. Bits of fruitiness linger on. Great malt extraction, but just too much resin for my liking. Great mouthfeel, low carbonation, fluffy. Moderate lacing on the glass. Would definitely like to try this again fresh on tap.

Amber colored pour with a chunky head that gives off a good grapefruit hop aroma characteristic of good ole Cascades. The first thing I notice is there is some good body in this one and it’s delivered with a substantial bitterness that stays until the finish. The malts are in there too but the "balance" is towards the bitter side. This is robust without being overly done.

A hazy amber beer with a huge white head. The aroma is like a hop-bush combined with grass. The flavor contains notes of citrus especially clementines, hops, and grass. The hops giving it a good bitter finish.

Deep red-brown body, thin light tan head. Rich aroma of dark caramel, toffee, raisin, prune and a hint of coffee and burnt sugar. Drinks like prune juice, with dense raisin and prune mingling with dark caramels and toffee, also offering the coffee hinted at in the aroma. Rather syrupy body. I’ll repeat one word: dense. One of the best American versions of the doppelbock I’ve sampled.

Hazy deep orange body, medium, quickly dissipating light cream head. Toasted caramels aroma with yeast highlights and a suggestion of butterscotch. Flavor is also quite toasty with plenty of caramel/brown sugar, flower petals, and a slightly bitter finish. Bready but not too complex. Well-made but I couldn’t really get into it.

This beer is a dark amber/cola color with a thin beige head. Light lacing. Smoky aroma with malt and caramel. Medium body, with a strange earthy mix of sweet malt, caramel, chocolate and tart fruit. The finish is rather sweet. Overall this is a decent brew but is not up to snuff with the great Doppelbocks.

Paid $3.79 for a 650ml bottle. Pours a deep brown, with a larege head; reminds me of a cold glass of Diet Coke. Smells like roasted malts; nothing extraordinary. Sweet chocolate malts, with lots of caramel, live in this beer. It's rich, but not thick and filling. The alcohol is well masked, with only in the aftertaste does a hint pop in. A fine brew!