scraff (1921), Baltimore, Maryland, USA Feb 7, 2007 Brownish black, tan foamy head. Nose held notes of toasted caramel, dried dark fruits, and just a faint hint of smoke. Flavor was lightly tangy with more dried dark fruit, caramel, and hints of citric hops. Light bodied and slightly thin, medium carbonation, drying lightly bittersweet finish. Good brew for sessions... Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA Feb 5, 2007 12 oz. stubby, twist off bottle. Poured out a deep chocolate brown, with ruby highlights. Decent amount of a mocha colored head. Aromas are of chocolate malts, some yeast, slightly nutty also. Flavors are of subdued burnt sugar, dark malts, slight bready flavor. Medium mouthfeel, rich body to it. Decent effort of the style. jb (1024), Rochester, New York, USA Feb 3, 2007 The overwhelming smell of this is pure hops, very nice aroma. The look is beautiful. Reddish brown with thick tan head. Doesn’t remind me much of a bock, but it is a good beer. Creamy palate, nutty, graham crackers in there along with butterscotch. chef201atc (249), Weatherford, Texas, USA Jan 31, 2007 Pours a deep brown color with crimson tint to it. Head is foamy and light tan. Slight hop aroma but mostly nutty and spicey. Light bodied, refreshing, and lively carbonation. Flavor is toasted malt with a dry finish. dyetube (397), Dallas, Texas, USA Jan 29, 2007 this beer pours a deep brown/almost black with a very thin tan head. The nose is very light but I am getting Like the previous rater I am getting toffee and licorice. The taste is quite sweet and effervescent. This is a well made bock. Will probably drink this again. Cheers! zamco17 (134), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Jan 29, 2007 Tried the latest batch on friday, good beer. nice and dark not a lot of head. rich malt flavor. Hoptiludrop (9), Chicago, Illinois, USA does not count Jan 28, 2007 Best sampled near room temperature to really appreciate this beer. It reminds me of the Christmans ale without the spices. A minute whiff of hops and then toffee and licorice. The sweetness near the end is tempered by hop bitterness. dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Jan 25, 2007 Looks wonderful, taste is decent. A little bit of chocolate flavor and some sweetness, but not as much as their porter thankfully. Mostly though it just comes off as very dry. Weird.
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