This article is a FAIL for not mentioning the Grandfather of all Doppelbocks . . . this is the one that turned me into a beer nerd . . .



// got a 5gal keg of homebrewed Bohemian Doppelbock in the keggerator upstairs!

I can't recommend Troegenator enough. Deliciousness bottled.

In fact, today is brew day, and I don't think I have anything in the fridge. Think I'll be taking a trip. You can't make beer without drinking beer.

Yay malt. Boo hops.

Have brewed a dopplebock in the day... Have enjoyed many.

Perhaps the finest of beers.

The Incredible Sexual Egg: Hop heads are the hipsters of the beer community

Yeah, hops have their place. The trend these days is to completely overdo it and blow the balance though. Judges at beer competitions can't even judge anymore after the imperial categories because their taste buds are shot. It's not all that different than covering your french fries with two and a half gallons of ketchup, then telling everyone "Hey, I just like ketchup." That's fine, but let's not pretend you have any idea what those french fries taste like.

Doppelbock is one of my favorite styles, yet I also enjoy a good IPA. I think it's all about having the right expectations when you drink.

I have also brewed a very good Dopplebock and the article is right, it takes some patience (and the right equipment) to let it sit until it's ready. Crap, now I want a beer.

Yugoboy: Not everyone iis a "hop-head."

When they described dopplebocks as big, sweet, creamy, malty with almost no hops, (a) they were right, and (b)described every thing I LIKE about certain beers.

I'm just NOT a big fan of yellow beers. Thank God for those brewers willing to take the chance... you'll at least have me for a customer.

Some yellow beers fit that profile; a cream ale or yummy Trappist is great on a hot summer day.

LeglessDog: This article is a FAIL for not mentioning the Grandfather of all Doppelbocks . . . this is the one that turned me into a beer nerd . . .

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// got a 5gal keg of homebrewed Bohemian Doppelbock in the keggerator upstairs!

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Optimator is my favorite. Local store here in Georgia has 12 packs for a hair over $12

I'll take a Bock or Stout over an IPA any day. Then again rather drink from my own toilet than drink an IPA... so...

D_Evans45: Aww come on elfster... Troll got you.

Your punishment: You must pick up a fine ale or stout when the specialty store opens and drink it in shame. Barleywines are also acceptable. Old Guardian by Stone will do.

/Youll love it

Lol its 100 mile round trip for good beer, I am trapped in Jesusland.

I have one bottle of Lobotomy Bock in the fridge, its not super tasty but its 10% abv so it does the trick. And I have some white rum.

The barley wine I like is Bigfoot, but that takes a year+ to age to be tasty. Its strong and nasty when its fresh. I really dont like bitter beers, I like them to have good flavor.

Spaten Optimator, Fat Tire Abbey, Paulaner Salvator...Chimay Blue...I like those.

lobotomy survivor: Visited Munich during the Starkbier fest once. Damn stuff tastes like malt beer, you don't realize just how much alcohol there is in it. Had two steins and was wasted out of my mind.

This.

I think a proper stien is something like 1 or 1.1 litres and I was drinking eisbocks, which is anywhere between 9 to 13% alcohol. I slammed one before dinner and one during dinner. I don't remember much after that, but my friends assure me I started on a third before I dozed off in my chair.I think I found a bit of pretzel or saurkraut in my nose the next day. I'm sure I put it there myself.

Basically an eisbock is a doppelbock that some genus/bastard has frozen and removed some of the water from to concentrate the alcohol even more.

Anyway, the moral of the story is, when hefting the mighty octoberfest stiens, make sure to fill it with a modestly kick your arse beer, like a solid hefeweisen (hell or dunkel) and treat the bocks with respect.

letrole: Anyone who drinks craft beer also tends to:

1/10


/ no, not your troll score . . . I only got 1 out of 10, the one about the small breasts . . . luv em!

letrole: 6. Claim to prefer girls with small breasts

Wait... wut?

/And now back your regularly scheduled troll.

letrole: Anyone who drinks craft beer also tends to:

1. Own a TV but haven't turned it on in years
2. Ride a bike to work wearing spandex stretch trousers
3. Watch Japanese children's cartoons on a Mac
4. Appreciate the warmth of vinyl phonograph records
5. Read books at Starbucks
6. Claim to prefer girls with small breasts
7. Make snide remarks about Wal-Mart.
8. Walk past a smoker and make pretentious coughing noises
9. Take comfort in believing size doesn't matter
10. Feign disgust at the idea of eating a Big Mac

Hey, I resemble those remarks.

/Piss drinkers get so uptight about their carbonated urine

Highland Brewing Company's Oatmeal Porter. So it's like breakfast.

Anyone who drinks craft beer also tends to:

1. Own a TV but haven't turned it on in years
2. Ride a bike to work wearing spandex stretch trousers
3. Watch Japanese children's cartoons on a Mac
4. Appreciate the warmth of vinyl phonograph records
5. Read books at Starbucks
6. Claim to prefer girls with small breasts
7. Make snide remarks about Wal-Mart.
8. Walk past a smoker and make pretentious coughing noises
9. Take comfort in believing size doesn't matter
10. Feign disgust at the idea of eating a Big Mac

Allow me to offer:

I Love Dopplebock. And fark you, yellow shiatty sour beer. Fark you all the way to hell.

/drunk, plus its Wednesday here...

I prefer imperial stouts, so I'm fine with doppelbocks.

There's nothing wrong with a high-maintenance girlfriend as long as you enjoy maintaining her.

Meh. There are better bock varieties.