Salvator Double Bock

Mt first time trying this. Good stuff. I'm enjoying trying these new beers coming into Georgia now.

bluestringer

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bluestringer
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I always have fun when new beers hit my home town. ;^)

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Bill Becker

It's so cute to see y'all getting introduced to the notion of being able to buy beer stronger than 6% and being treated like adults and all that. Kinda reminds me of what it was like many years ago in my home state. Or even a couple of years ago, before they got rid of the upper limit entirely. Maybe they'll do that in North Carolina next.

Salvator is just the beginning, and I hate to tell you this, but what you get now isn't a patch on what the stuff used to be like a few years ago - rich and dark, much darker and roastier in flavor than the Salvator that's brewed these days. Maybe y'all will get a chance to try some other doppelbocks - Tucher's Bajuvator, Ayinger's Celebrator, Spaten's Optimator, and others - to get an idea of how good these beers can be.

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Oh, Guess

Yea, we are like kids in a candy store now, but getting beer over 6% is really a mute point to me. The 6% law really limited some of the better tasting beers from getting here, and I never understood the reason behind the law. I hope to see some more of the doppelbocks also. Belgian Ales are now coming in also. Spaten's Optimator has always been available here, I guess it was below the limit. We also use to get Sam Adams Doulble Bock, but someone got wise to that, and I haven't seen it back yet.

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bluestringer

No, no, no! *South* Carolina should be next!

Geez, that should be obvious.

Penelope

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Penelope Periwinkle

We also use to get Sam Adams Doulble Bock, but

Hello,

Just as one poster noted that Salvator Double Bock is a pale resemblence to what is was in former years, Samuel Adams Double Bock was an amazing brew when it was introduced in US ('94 or '95?). It was rich, malty, and balanced, with with a powerful and warming finish, in which you could sense the 8 or 8.5% ABV.

A year or two later I picked up a six pack, and what a major disappointment!

It was weak and puny in comparison, with none of the aforesaid qualities that the original version had. The label even changed, and "Dark Lager" was added. I talked to a Sam Adams rep, and he admitted that they changed the recipe, as the felt it was too strong for most Americans' tastes.

I experienced the same "Bait & Switch" with Sam Adams "Winter Lager." It was great when first introduced, and then weakened by an obvious change in recipe. Same goes for Pete's Wicked Ale. It sucked the last time I tried it! I've been afraid to try any of these for four or five years now, so I can't comment on whether they've rebounded with a return to former recipes.

I hate it when you find a beer you like by a brewer, and then they change the formula around in an experiment to see what the market prefers. My hard earned dollars then become nothing but guinea pigs.

At least when you buy a bottle of blonde beers, for example, such as Becks, Heineken, Tsing Tao, Stella Artois, etc., you know what you are getting, as they offer a consistent product.

Regards,

Glen Eric Sarkis

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Glen Eric

I hate to hear that about the SA double bock, because I really liked it when I could get it and was looking forward to being able to get it again. I also noticed the Winter Lager lacking in taste over the last couple of years, in fact it got where I really didn't like it at all anymore as with the Pete's Wicked Ale. I have shyed away from all the SA brews now except the Cream Stout which I still like. The best of their brews to me was the Honey Porter, which disappeared and has not been available here in quite a while.

bluestringer

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bluestringer

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