Pours reddish-brown with a thin, quickly disappearing white head. Aroma is sweet overall with caramel and fruit evident. The palate is smooth, but fairly thin. The beer tastes pretty good. Malty sweet with caramel and brown sugar notes. There is just a hint of spice at the end. Not bad, but nothing too exciting.

Brownish color with an amber hue and a thin off white head. Caramel dominates the nose and the tongue. Sweet and malty with a dry finish and a hint of spice. A little fruity, not great but very drinkable.

The further this brand-line gets from its origins in Chicago, the crappier the beers get.<br />Other folk who remember the restaurant’s fresh beers of days gone will agree with me.<br />This thing has a good look, a rich amber body, albeit with a modest white head. The aroma is very sweet caramel with a liberal dousing of mineral water. Only the flat dullness of the flavor keeps the suggested sweetness from the nose from getting cloying. An all-around dippy excuse for a bock.<br />

Pours red-brown crowned by a tan head. Coffee, malt and carmel greet the nose. Creamy on the palate, the taste is of roast malt and toffee with fairly hoppy finish. A satisfying thirst quencher that can be enjoyed all year long.

Poured from a bottle red with a little brown mixed in, no head and very fine carbonation. Aromas are of alcohol, strong malt and sweet fruit. Smells a lot like merlot wine. Flavor starts off of sweet carmel malt, moves into a plum flavor and ends with a very smooth, almost slippery feeling, sugary nectarine/peach flavor on the tip of your tongue. I was quite surprised at this beer and will definitely get this one next time its in season.