drpimento (534), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Feb 26, 2005 the following are my notes in my journal from my recent visit there: "... the Bock - the verdict is just in: nice, medium dark brown, w/ hints of yellow & of course hazy; aroma: malty, toasty, roasty, clean; flavor: (wow! I’m digging this a lot sitting out here on their patio in front) negligible flavor/aroma hops, a bit roasty, toasty, something a little putrid the score 7/10" Panzerfaust (377), Santiago, Chile May 22, 2006 Updated: Nov 2, 2006Pours a deep dark mahogany color with a beautiful beige and stable head that shows good retention and leaves a nice lacing.
Excellent, delicious aroma, full of malty power with gorgeous notes of caramel, wood, butterscotch and toffee. Impressive for a beer of this region.
Flavor is sweet with caramel, smokey touches and traces of milk, honey and toffee. Good and really enjoyable with a bit of marginal bitterness. Maybe there’s a slightly unbalanced or oxidized hoppy hint but it’s barely noticeable.
Good medium body with a creamy texture that dissolves nicely in the mouth. Alcohol completely unnoticeable. Good finish but short aftertaste. A great brew from Argentina..<br /><br />
<i>Thanks to <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-5855.htm> Lubiere</a> for bringing this one from the other side of the Andes<br />
330 ml bottle shared with <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-31163.htm>Lilith</a> and <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-35128.htm>nigredo</a><br />
</i> Cornfield (4409), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA Aug 11, 2005 Very tasty bock, pouring a deep brown body with a foamy tan head. The aroma is sweet, almost like wort, with the slightest touch of hop bitterness at the edges. This is creamy, or perhaps it just seems that way because of the rich, milk chocolate flavor that predominates. There’s a lightly roasted barley here, too, along with some coffee. It’s got a sticky sweet finish, but not cloyingly so. Why isn’t something like this imported from South America?<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=18266><u>From RAYBOY01’s Fridge</u></a><font size=-1><br /> TheGrandMaster (1526), Auckland, New Zealand Nov 8, 2007 Draught at the brewpub, dark brown with a tan foamy head. Light roasted malt aroma. A very nice roasted malt palate with coffee flavour in abundance. Nicely done. William (164), Utrecht, Netherlands Feb 1, 2007 Drank this one at Cerveceria Blest in Bariloche. Apart from this being an awesome location, the beer is excellent. This negra (as it is called there) is a very rewarding beer, not sweet, good body, and refreshing.
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