Hop Grail
Living A Double Life (Cans)
- Bock / Doppelbock
- 8.5% ABV
- Label approved Nov 2
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Wise Man Brewing's Bock / Doppelbock. Label approved 2 November 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 78% of the 115 Bock labels we've read.
From the label“I LIVE A DOUBLE LIFE. FOREVER WALKING TWO PATHS; THIS ONE AND THE ONE I COULD NOT TAKE. –RANAT SUZUKI”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–54°F (8–12°C)
- Glass
- Chalice: a wide stemmed bowl for sipping malty Belgian ales
- Goes with
- Apple and pumpkin pie, Sausages and pretzels, Steak
About 245–290 calories and 21–32 g carbs
About 165 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Bock / Doppelbock. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
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Readers' scores
About this beer
This is the 23rd of 25 labels we have from Wise Man Brewing. It is one of 2 bock / doppelbock labels approved in November 2026. Its label was approved 3 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: LagerBrewery: Wise Man Brewing