Berliner Kindl Bock Dunkel

Brewed by Berliner Kindl Schultheiss Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Dunkler Bock
Berlin, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

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UPDATED: OCT 4, 2009 Bottle@Home, Oct 09, 3.2: Toffee and German hops aroma. Dark brown colour, light brown head, fair lace. Sweet, bitter, toffee, herbs, light malty. Bit thin. Flavourful but clean. Tap@6TageRennen, Feb 03, 3.2: Horseblanket mixed with chocolat aroma. Ruby color, light brown head, few lace. Mocca, roasted, light sweet. Dry finish. More like a porter or stout than the traditional German bocks which tend to be much sweeter and less roasted.

500 ml bottle. Pours clear dark brown. Tastes great. One of the best beers I’ve ever tried.

Nachtrag mit nur wenigen Notizen: Farblich ist es dunkel mit einem Rotstich. Geschmacklich leicht süß-alkoholisch, dunkelmalzig. Test vom 19.12.2009, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,8,9,9,10,9 - 8,90

June 2011: 500ml brown bottle, obtained in Berlin and flown home to review at leasure. That review day has arrived: poured into my lovely Wolnzacher Brauhaus glass tankard, the beer having a best before date of Nov 2011, some 5 months away. Deep ground coffee colour (without milk), a tanned foaming head sat on top, half an inch initially, but thinning as the tasting progressed, but trying to stay the distance. The beer was well chilled, so no smells at first: I willed the beer to give off some esters I could talk about: to be truthful it didn’t give up a great deal, some chocolate and coffee I suppose. Mild dark chocolate and roasted Kenyan coffee flavours, with a slightly burnt toffee semi-sweetness in the aftertaste. The beer getting sweeter as it warmed. Mouth/body feel was fine, neither rich or creamy, but certainly not watery. The 7.0%ABv sitting nicely within the brew and hardly noticed, the carbonisation was just right, making it easy to drink and enjoyable. This isn’t a blow your socks off Bock, but it is well worth having if you can find it.

Bottle im Berlin. Pours a clear brown witn an off white head. Sweet with some dryness. Aromas of brown sugar and caramel malts. Also hints of perfume. Medium to full bodied. Medium to high carbonation. Dry finish with more hints of perfume.

Bottle in Berlin. Pours clear dark amber with a big creamy tanned head. Aroma is dark bread and grains. Taste is light roasted malts,filling mouthfeel, a tad on the sweet side, caramel and bread.Dry light roasted and toasted malts,lingering sweetness, dark fruity, good one.

Rating #693, flaske fra et eller andet supermarked som jeg ikke lige kan huske hvad hedder. Det var sikkert en Edeka eller sådan noget. Nå, men der er så tale om en sortbrun øl næsten uden skum. Duften er meget ristet og lidt alkoholisk med en smule krydret humle på siden. Smagen er sådan set en gentagelse med masser af ristede malte, noget alkohol og lidt krydret humle. Ret gennemsnitlig bitterhed til at afslutte. Som hele øllen er mundfølelsen også gennemsnitlig. Lidt mere maltet og alkoholisk end en del andre bock jeg har smagt, men det er også det eneste der adskiller den fra mængden.

Pours pitch black with medium mocha head, sets fast. Aromas are roasted malts, caramel and some raisins. Palate is slick little oily with medium mouth feel. Carbonation is soft and smooth. Taste is roasted malts, plums with dry aftertaste. Finish is sweet with warming sensation and vaguely bitter dryness. Overall very balanced dunkel bock, ABV well hidden, only the warmth. Good one.

Got tap version. Caramel and toffee staff. Coffee character. Not the great one, but I like this type of beer.

Bottle from Galeria Kaufhof, Alexanderplatz, Berlin. Pours a deep, deep bronze body with a medium, short-lived off-white head. Nose is grainy malt notes and hints of sulfur and caramel. Not very nice. Taste is roasty caramel tones, grains and wort. Hints of yeast and sulfur. Fizzy carbonation. Not my idea of a good bock.

Bottle split with EC. Cola brown pour with ruby highlights. Diminishing, rocky tan head. Light coffee roast in the nose with some airy, sweet cola-like qualities. Touch of toffee. Some caramel in the flavor, with more toffee and a pinch of medium roasted coffee. Followed by faint raisin. Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Nice malt profile is balanced with bittering hops. Dark fruit/raisin lingers in the finish. Fun beer!