4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Flaske: Overraskende frisk. Flot dybrød/brun næsten uigennemsigtig øl med et lille skumhoved. God duft af bær og en smule hvede. Smagen er domineret af balanceret alkohol på den gode måde. Bitter finish. Oloroso karakter med en tør eftersmag. Virkelig godt lagret. Super øl.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 28, 2008 Pours almost black with red tint when held to light and a very nice thick creamy layer of white foam that leaves lace. Palate is silky and gorgeous, not too thick not too thin. Very drinkable. Smell is smoky and chalky. Flavors are rich, malty, raisin, prune with some lingering delicate malt sweetness. Very nice! Re-rate = up from 3.8!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours dark brown sugar color with off white head. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, and some oxidation. Medium mouthfeel. Its smooth, flavorful, and makes me want more. This is a great brew.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Very dark red with a thin tan head. Only a light malty aroma. But this is a bountifully full brown-sugar, roasty-sweet beer. Raisiny, almost like Raisin wine? Excellent, big beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours out a dark brown almost black color with a nice tan head. Smells malty and fruity with some hints of coffee and chocolate. Taste is sweet, rich, filling, and it has a nice hoppy bitterness to it. At first I got a rather metallic taste from it that slowly faded away the warmer the beer got / the more I drank. It is very sweet, maybe too sweet, but it goes down in a hurry, and for 9.5% it certainly does not taste like it. This is not bad at all, certainly worth a shot, glad I have a few more bottles to drink over the coming summer months. Much better than Twelve was.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Mellow sweet aroma of a good bock,just a touch of maple and chocolate, ,definite hints of grain wheat, if you dig really deep you get subtle bubbegum and banana,indications that German weise yeast has been used, surprisingly little or no head, a somewhat light fruity slightly sweet malt and melanodin taste, some alcohol can be detected,fruitiness goes right into aftertaste,a touch to thin in mouthfeel. Very good
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown pour with a long lasting, yet small tan head. Strong banana and clove aroma, with some yeast and an alcohol presence that just permeates through it all. Yeasty and spicy taste, lots of dried fruit, plum. Some dough/chocolate notes come through in the middle and the end is a pretty agressive blast of alcohol. I think it’s better than Aventinus actually. There is a lot to enjoy here. The big alcohol presence encourages slow sipping and it’s complexity increases delightfully as warmed.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 13, 2006 22 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with red highlights. It has a bubbly light tan head that quickly goes down to a thin collar that leaves some lacing.
The aroma is grainy malt with some sweet sugary fruits, big bananas, and a little clove.
The flavor is sugary sweetness (not as bad as the Samael or Meph though) with some fruitiness and chocolate. The finish is subtle noble hops and some almost tart alcohol. As it warms, it improves - the sweetness subdues and more malt complexity comes out - chocolate, toffee, caramel, and nuts. The mouthfeel is pretty full and smooth on the carbonation.
I usually haven’t cared a lot for Avery’s bigger beers, so I was hesitant to try this. I was pleasantly surprised. It is a little sweet, but it is pretty well balanced and the alcohol is fairly well hidden (though it definitely warms the belly!). As it warmed and I drank more, I liked it better and better. I think it’s too sweet for a true weizenbock though.
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