2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Alias Ayinger Winter Bock. Bottle from Systembolaget. 30 SEK. Blind tested yesterday evening at the yearly Winter/Christmas seasonal brew testing.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a mahogany color tan small head tight bubbles. Aroma roasted malt dark fruits belgium yeast licorice and vanilla notes. Taste follows the nose perfectly with a Extremly smooth medium mouth feel. Very great beer!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet roast malt. Flavour is sweet with dark fruit and a little roast. Finish is sweet on a velvet texture.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured from 11.2 oz. bottle. Dark brown with a thick creamy head. Smells sweet and malty. Tastes of cherry and malt with a very faint hint of bitter. Highly rated but not my favorite.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark Mahogany. Big head with good retention. Smells of raisins, walnuts and soy sauce. Tastes of sweet roasted soy sauce with some chocolate. Slight carb. Slight lactic tang. Definite smokey flavor. More watery than I expected. Malts seem to be more in the background than I’d expect for a typical doppelbock. Malt flavor gets stronger as it warms, but astringency becomes overbearing.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown/black color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of toasted sweet malt, molasses, caramel, & toffee; Flavor of roasted malt, caramel, dark fruit, some coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and nuts; Nicely balanced and complex; Very good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark Brown, sweet musky smell, taste is sweet, dark fruits, velvet. It’s not what I expect, but its good.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours velvety and creamy. Smells sweet. Tastes of sweet roasted malts. long finish. Not my favorite type of beer, but a good one for the style.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours clear and deep brown with a medium sized, excellent lacing off-white to beige head. Aroma of slightly toasted malt, caramel, chocolate, molasses and yeast notes. Sweet flavor that ends up more dry, slightly bitter and with alcohol notes. Medium bodied, oily to creamy texture and soft CO2.
4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A - Pours a dark brown with garnet highlights and edges. 2 finger off-white head that dissipates slowly.
S - Rich malt, chocolate, sweet molasses, creamy toffee, nuts raisins, dried dates, soft vanilla, slight metallic notes.
T - Sweet creamy malt, hints of chocolate a coffee, sugary raisins, roasted toffee. Has an underlying smokiness.
M - Soft creamy feel, adequate carbonation. Full bodied.
One of my favorite beers of all time. It never seizes to amaze me. The complexity of the malt is outstanding. A fantastic comfort beer.
Serving type: bottle
01-02-2011
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown/amber and clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Sweet, malty aroma, notes of syrup and soy-sauce, faint pepper, spicy perhaps. Sweet flavor, dark notes, more soy. Creamy texture and soft carbonation.
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