3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured from the bomber bottle into a pint glass to drink. The beer has a clear gold-amber color with a good-sized, foamy white head that had good retention and cling. The beer had a pleasant mix of floral and citrus hops with some grain and yeast components too; not much malt character in the scent. Its taste was largely sour, yeasty and floral, with a touch of bitterness and sweetness. The body was mostly wet with low carbonation and a medium-heavy body. I enjoyed this beer, and thought it was solid, better than advertised.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle pours a clear golden color with a decent sized, foamy, white head. Watery lacing that falls apart quickly. Sweet malty aroma with a touch of alcohol and honey in the background plus another slightly off smell I can’t quite describe (maybe swamp scum). The alcohol is fairly noticeable in the malty sweet flavor. Dry finish with little in the way of aftertaste. On a hit or miss scale this one is mostly a miss in my book.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bomber. Poured crystal-clear lighter golden with a medium cap of stark white head. The aroma picked up honey and lightly-toasted bready notes, with some corn and warm boozage above.. smelled cheap and strong. The flavor was along those same lines.. syrupy sweet core of corn, honey, and lesser bready character with earth and vanilla around.. very sweet and very strong.. no real flaws, but not very good. Heavier-bodied and quite carbonated on the palate.. sweet as mentioned, leaving warmth well after the finish.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
650mL bottle. Pours clear yellow with thin white laced head. Slightly sweet aroma. Test is sweet, bock like, body is far too thin.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Not good, but not terrible either. Too thin, with a fruity candy sweetness throughout the flavor. Minor alcohol and metal flavor. Unbalanced and lacking complexity. No hops or spices were added.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pour into a pint glass leaves 3/4 light tan head and 1/4 golden beer. Patience is required to wait for that foam to dissipate. Bunches of visible carbonation. A faint fruity aroma with some grain and malt. Flavor is metallic, grainy, funky and frankly, not very good. This is only slightly better than any number of malt liquors out there. A 22 oz bottle. Hopefully I didn’t pay very much for it.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Straw to gold color and crystal clear. Nice three-finger head; leaves some spotty lace.
Strong earthy aroma, like a French Biere de Garde.
Thinner than most doppelbocks, but the brew has the classic malty (quite dry) presence with a warming alcohol burn in the swallow. There is a light hop touch to the back end of the taste. Not much of an aftertaste. The earthiness is not present in the taste. Overall, an easy, if light, introduction to the world of bocks.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle. Beautiful golden color with a bright white head. Nice lacing. Fruit and spice nose. Honey and melon rind jump out at me. Sweet malt and yeast in the mouth. A fair amount of alcohol is present but the finish is really dry. I’m pretty impressed with how the alcohol builds the flavor in the mouth and then fades into the background. Some yeast fruitiness jumps out midway through the taste as well. The hops are present but provide just the right balance. I’m surprised by the poor ratings of this beer. I may be way off, but I really enjoyed this beer.
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