I bottled half of my dopplebock and kegged the other half last Saturday. Since the bottles have to self-carbonate, it will be two more weeks before they are even ready to be tested. With the keg, I put a wee bit of priming sugar into it, but went ahead and force carbonated it with the CO2. Being that a dopplebock is a lager, it should really sit for a few more months before I sample it. Yesterday, my will broke down and I grabbed one from the keg.
Daaaaaaaamn. It was fine. The hops are sllightly assertive which is why it needs to sit a bit longer, but I don't think I'm going to be able to let it sit. It was creamy, malty, and had a delicious mouth-feel. Plenty of head without being too bubbly. I'm about tempted to lie and call it a stout because it has that type of feel to it. I'm practically out of my California Common, so I need to be brewing again in the next 2 weeks or so to ensure I've got plenty of beer for the holiday season. I don't think this current batch is going to sit for too long.
If it wasn't 8:30 at night, I would be pouring one right now...