hotstuff (3045), Indiana, USA May 1, 2008 Bottle. Medium sized very fizzy tan head that mostly diminished, very little carbonation, transparent, fast-rising carbonation, and a reddish brown hue. The nose was malty, caramel, sweet, bready, brown sugar, and hints of dark fruit. Ditto for the flavor along with some chocolate and a bit thin tasting. Smooth, thin mouthfeel and light-medium body.Very quaffable, balanced, easy to drink, nicely done, worthy of a try, and I would drink this again.
Papsoe (10580), Frederiksberg, Denmark Oct 2, 2008 (Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear deep orangey golden with a dense beige head. Distinct aroma of roasted malt and rye bread. Quite full-bodied with sweetish roasted malt. Very sweet accents of rye bread porridge. Almost no bitterness. 180808 Beerded_one (1617), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 27, 2008 Sampled at state line tasting on 9-11. Pours a dark reddish brown with a light tan head. Aroma is malty with caramel, molasses, and a hint of brown sugar. Sweet and malty flavor with molasses, raisins, caramel and toffee . Medium body with a clean finish joergen (6529), Frederiksberg, Denmark Aug 20, 2008 Bottle.
Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized off white ehad.
Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and rye bread with notes of dried fruits and alcohol.
Sweet malty flavour of caramel, rye bread and dried fruits with notes of liquorice and alcohol.
Warming alcoholic finish. yespr (6943), Copenhagen O, Denmark Aug 19, 2008 33 cL bottle. Pours clear and deep golden amber to brown with a lacing off-white head. Dense malty to mild roasted, breadish note. Flavour is dry breadish and mild spiced. Smooth and mild roasted finish with a light breadish touch. Nice one. BeerGestapo (351), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 31, 2008 (GERMAN) Pours a reddish brown color with a sm white head. Aroma is of chocolate, brown sugar, and raisins. The taste is of dark malts, chocolate, toffee, and has a slightly bitter finish. There is some nice carbonation. This bock is well balanced, and worth the effort to find.
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