Mill Street Brewery Downtowner Dopplebock Doppelbock at 7.7% ABV | 24 IBU (C$7.00 at Mill Street Brew Pub St. John’s, 945 ml, bottle date 6-Jan-2017, acquired 6-Jan-2017, reviewed 6-Jan-2017)
Appearance: clear medium amber with a short fine ivory head diminishing rapidly to nothing, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: caramel malt, diacetyl, lightly earthy. (4/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, low bitter. (4/10) Palate: medium body, moderate to low carbonation, slightly sweet and bitter finish. (2/5)
I’m actually quite disappointed by this. I was initially going to say it wasn’t actually bad, just not up to Mill Street’s standards, but no: it’s bad. Finishing the first small glass was a chore, and confronted with the spectre of finishing off the 32oz grunter I chose the better part of valour and dumped it. Serious swing and a miss, don’t bother. (8/20)
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