3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 21, 2012 bottle - light black body with a brownish head - dark malt and fruity nose - flavour is malt, mild chocolate, some fruitiness, and some roastiness
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled 355ml. Appearance: Beautiful mahogany with a remarkably creamy, tall (especially for the style), mountainous light beige head. Some nice lacework. Aroma: Huge amounts of Cascade, caramel and mocha. Rather inviting. Taste and palate: Medium bodied. Great balance. Very pleasant coffee components. Vanilla sneaking in. Dry. Lovely bittering hop profile. Some tar showing up. Very faintly salty. Dryish finish which makes you eager to take another sip. Overall impression: Very tasty. Not a typical german dunkler bock in any case- and I was expecting a very different interpreation. Cascade hops have been used? Delicious.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into a tall glass.
Appearance: Dark brown with foamy cream-colored head and lots of lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, caramel, bread, some metal and spicy hops.
Taste: Caramel, cocoa, bread, and fruity malts with a nice juxtaposition of spicy and metallic hop bitterness.
Palate: Moderate carbonation, medium body, clean lager finish that is somewhat dry.
Overall: Very nice Bock overall, with a rich malt flavor and nice hop bite. Another winner from Anchor.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Aroma is of a bock, somewhat roasted coffee/toffee. Surprising taste considering...definitely a surprise beer. Well balance roasted taste. Would drink again! Surprised by the low abv, I woulda guessed 6-7%. 5.5% alcohol. (so many uses of the word surprise...but its true! Gg, Anchor!)
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown color with a fine creamy head. Smells of roasted malts and caramel, with a massive malt body. Starts with lots of roasted malts, coffee and caramel, in the background slightly chocolatey. Overall, with strong malt body. The middle part is also dominant malty, with chocolate and roasted coffee flavors. In the background a nice hop aroma comes through. Goes into a dry, bitter, malty, roasty finish with a lot of coffee flavor
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours deep black brown with big tan cream head. Roast, pine, citrus, dark malts with a big caramel toffee on the end of the nose. Med light body creamy mouthfeel, touch of toast among the deep rich malts, Chocolate - sweetness lingers through the end.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Aroma is a sweet chocolate balanced with malts. Brown color, clear, but dark, tan, thin head. Relatively smooth but ic an feel the carbonation which changes the feel. Tste is balance and brings out the malt. Seems like a good beer".. Not a big fan of this style.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 29, 2011
355 ml bottle. BBE 12/2012.
Pours dark red colour with large beige head. Aroma of liquorice, berries, roasted malts, caramel and light peated chocolated. Flavour of mild salty liquorice, salmiac, roasted malts, light fruits, caramel and ashy chocolate. A lot better than the previously tasted bottle.
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355 ml bottle @ The Rake.
Rated on 20110719. (6+3+7+3+14)
Dark brown colour with medium foamy head and some lacing. Aroma is dark malts, grass and chocolate. Flavour is roasted malts, fruits, chocolate and some bread. Medium carbonation, medium-bodied, some sourness on the palate. Balanced.
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