3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle. 7/12/07. Looks nice in the glass. Pours a medium, reddish head that stays a while. Nice malty aroma. Very nice brownish red color. Beer is soft on the palate, a bit of maltiness and a bit of hops. That’s it. Not much depth, nothing too edgey. Pretty typical for these guys. A nice drinkable beer, but not a winter warmer.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Rated 2/17/07: Light toasted aroma mixed in with a sweet maltiness and a metallic scent. Solid light amber/brown pour. Large initial head that ultimately goes away, no lacing. Mouthfeel is uneasy and slightly thin, finish is watery. Drinkable lager, has a respectable sweet malt content and a light hop presence. Weak for a bock. It has that mass-produced metallic aftertaste that really hurts a mediocre flavor.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Deep orange-red body, thin off-white head. Cerealy aroma, toasty and grassy, with sweet brown sugar notes. Somewhat metallic. Metallic body, too, with toast and light sweet bready malt. Thin-bodied, lacking heft. Boring.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Dark amber body with tan head. Strong, black current aroma with light coffee-like acidity and lots of molasses notes. In the mouth, this beer starts out sweet with tart cherry flavors. A dry hoppyness does a good job of keeping this from being too sweet. Definite coffee aspect. Too watery of mouthfeel for a bock. Some tobacco was noted. Taste is decent, but the palate is a huge miss from this sub par brewery.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Though it to be less hoppy then the normal Red Ale, very similar perhaps with a better palate. Doesn’t taste like a real bock to me, more again like a typical red ale. That said it’s just as good as their regular red ale. The aroma on Berghoff isn’t too strong, but the colors are very, very nice
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Heavier red beer. Has a sharp hop taste mixed within the malt flavor. More body than their red ale.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. Sweet thinnish caramel nose with dusty brown sugar and a dash of malt. Dark red body with a tan head. Harsh and slightly metallic caramelly taste with a dark, dry caramel and light roast finish. Medium body, slightly overcarbonated, and no sense of promised fruit. Stale and boring. Drainsies.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Found this one bottled in St. Charles, thanks Arnie! Dark copper pour, sharpness of citrus in the nose, baked bread and alcohol throughout. I wasn’t terribly impressed.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
nice head, some lace, decent brownish color. first thing I noticed was over carbonation, thiness, some malty caramel. typical berghoff yawn.
2.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
12 oz bottle. Clear orange brown pour with a lasting off white head. Not unattractive. Delicate aromas of light brown sugar, a touch of dried cherry, and a bit of malty caramel. Smells nice. Once it touches your lips and tongue things start to fall apart. It’s as fruity as a beer can be without having any fruit in it. Like a mixture of grape candy and dried fruits, but dry. Mouth feel is thin and watery. All in all it’s actually very similar to the Berghoff Famous Bock. A let down for the most part.
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