Dark Doppelbock Loaded with a great depth of malt complexity. Huge and rich as can be, yet exhibiting a great smoothness on the palate. Available December and January. Currently in hibernation. Award Winner: 1995 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze) 1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver) 1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver) 1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver) 2000 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships - Best of the Midwest in Bock Beer 2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91 - Gold) 2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold) 2002 U.S. Beer Tasting Champioships - Best of the Midwest 2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze) 2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)

Recipe:

Chocolate Doppelbock Cake

• 1 C Capital Dark Doppelbock
• 2 oz. Unsweetened chocolate
• 8 T butter
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 C granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 C sour cream
• 2 C less 2 T unbleached, all purpose flour, sifted
• 1 t baking powder

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Knock out excess flour.

Bring beer to a boil—be careful, it will be foamy—and pour it over the chocolate and butter. Let stand until melted. Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, blending well after each addition.

Mix baking soda and sour cream. Whisk sour cream mixture into chocolate mixture. Sift flour and baking powder together and add them to the batter, mixing thoroughly. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Stir in a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter. Scoop the remaining eggs whites on top of the batter and gently fold together.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Set on the middle rack of the oven and back for 40-50 minutes, or until the edges have pulled away from the sides of the pan and a cake tested, inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from mold and cool completely. Cover and let sit over night before serving.