Christoffel Bock

Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Very dark amber brown color with a minimal beige head. Aroma of dark carmel plus something that seems spicy. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is brown. What can I say. There’s malt, hop, dark fruit. But it tastes brown. It’ like Westy 12, but down several levels. Still, there is a confluence of flavor between the two. This is very good stuff, but not the greatest stuff.

(Netherlands) Pours a nice amber / brown color with a sm - tan head. The aroma is of dark malt, caramel, and some spices. The taste has a dark fruit / brown sugar flavor !! The finish is smooth with a hint of alcohol. I would say this is brew is very drinkable.

brown body with a nice brown head.sweet caramel malt aroma.flavor is caramel malts and grains.

With a 7.8% ABV, I’m somehat surprized that this isn’t listed as a doppelbock. Good looking pour, a clear chestnut body highlighted with ruby and capped with a creamy tan head. It has an aroma of dark caramel, burnt toast, chocolate, and an earthy bitterness. The bitterness increases slightly in the flavor, and it needs to to combat the rich malty sweetness. A few drops of alcohol round out the taste. Very nicely done.

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Bottled. Poured deep, murky brown with a short cap of yellowy-beige head. The aroma picked up drawn caramel and darker chocolate notes with light earthy bitterness and a rather substantial warm alcohol presence.. warmth brought out some darker fruits.. came across a bit muddled, but with nice components.. became quite enjoyable with warmth. The flavor had the same caramel and some dark fruit at the core with sticky earthy bitterness.. the finish was a bit hot, but still composed with caramel and earth. Medium-bodied and grainier on the palate with a long, sticky finish. Decent beer, but I expected more after trying the Blonde.