3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. Pours a dark amber to brown with reddish highlights and one finger white tan head that settles quickly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of yeast, grain, earth, light chocolate, some floral esters. Flavor is about the same, some very faint roast and slightly more chocolate, malt flavors. Medium body with a malty finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brown, red color with a tan head. Aroma is very malty - fruity, roasted, coffee. Flavor is sweet but there is some bitterness and hops.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle). Pours a brown-red liquid with a caramel color head. slight roasted coffee and caramel aroma. Caramel flavor with burnt coffee flavor. The finish is quite dry.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep red color with a nice amount of lacing and a good thick head that lasts through the beer. Aroma is impressive and smells like hot wort. Taste is just as good and smooth through the finish. Enjoyable beer and one of the better bocks that i have encountered.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours very dark brown with a thick tan head. Nice lacing. Aroma is of toast and sweet malts and hops. Taste is sweet malt, dry hops and a slightly bitter hop aftertaste. Good beer but not a "bock" at all.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured dark reddish brown with a small off brown head that dissipated quick. Smell composed mostly of grains and some herbs. Flavor was laid back and had a medium sweet tone, composed mostly of caramel, raisin, sugar, molasses and malts, but added a hop kick to keep it from being too sweet. Medium body, nicely cut to find the balance between water and sap. Finished with light hop notes and slightly bitter. A fine beer, that had a little more than most spring bocks offer. Nicely brewed.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle. Over-carbonated and a touch thin in the mouth, though not thin is you think of it as a dunkel instead of bock. Dark brown with a lasting beige head. Lightly fruity aroma with a touch of strawberry, some caramel, cocoa, and dark bread crust. The flavor is dry and a touch acidic, with a dark roasted and almost tart finish that has a toasty chocolate malt touch. There is some almost burnt bread and berry up front, but just a modest sweetness. This is some very attenuated stuff. Hops are mild in flavor and are mostly just noticeable in a medium finishing bitterness that is accentuated by the dryness. The aroma is initially interesting, but this one could benefit from some more body and malt flavor.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
12-oz bottle. Coffee colored with pillowy tan persistent head. Good lacing on the glass. Aroma of tabacco, dried apricot, coffee and raisin. Taste is earthy and smoky with a hint of grassy sourness. Mellows into coffee grounds and a small amount of hoppy finish. Medium texture. I was disappointed with this beer. The taste did not match the promising aroma. But I am not very experienced with this style. I would try it again in a year and see if my thoughts about it change.
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