Troegenator Double Bock
A - Dark walnut brown color that is mostly translucent. Head is moderate and caramel-white colored, creamy. Drops quick but retains for a long while after that. Decent lacing. Very still looking and unwavering. Is there confectionary sugar floating on the top?? S - Roasted vanilla bean, dark cherry, molasses malt. VERY molassesy - I am positive that this malt aroma is molasses. Almost no hop aroma. T - Tastes ENTIRELY like Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. Wow! That's delicious. Wow, that's actually so precise. Molasses malt as smelled. This is delicious. Slight bitter hop aftertaste. Very nice. M - Pretty whole. Fore taste is very different from the aftertaste and the flavors are more supplementary than complimentary. It is interesting though. D - Pretty drinkable. This is a very interesting tasting beer and Troegs's crafting decisions with this are clearly very bold. This is not an ordinary Doppelbock. Tastes a lot like Founders' Curmudgeon if Founders had more modesty with that brew (God love them - they are great - but I think they could have done better with that brew). You come to expect great things from Troegs - this is what they do time after time - and this is another great brew that I hope I will have the chance to enjoy again sometime soon. Solid.