Christoffel Winterse Bock

Bottled. Amber/red colour, not much head. Aroma is banana, caramel, malts and wheat. Flavour is spices, yeast, malts and hops.

Bottled (BB 12/2010)
Courtesy of bierkoning, ty Edo! Ruby red color, small beige head. Fruity, sweet aroma, some raisins. Fruity flavor - plums, raisins plus some alcohol. Malts and licorice in the roasted aftertaste.

Swing top bottle. Brown color. malt and a hint of dark chocolate in the aroma. Sweetish, malty flavor, slightly roasted, with raisin and chocolate. Thick mouthfeel. Not too sweet, in fact very well balanced. Excellent doppelbock!

Thanks to mike for pointing this one out to me. I thought this was a relabel of the Robertus. And now a recap of my rate as I managed to delete the majority of my review. Dark chestnut body with a rich garnet glow when held to the light. Moderate diminishing dark canvas head. Subdued aromas of toasted malts, caramel and currants. Some hints of spice as well. A mild fruit cake scent. Sweet malt and dark caramel start. A herbal/minty hops flavor in the middle. Finish and linger have a little more spice with some anise and meat paste. Smooth liquid across the tongue and slightly sticky as my lips are sticking together. A clean, but slightly sweet bock.

Draught, BJs Boulder. Head is initially average sized, frothy, light brown, mostly diminishing. Body is medium to dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted bread/grain, cookie, caramel), lightly to moderately yeasty (cobwebs), with light notes of banana, plum, clove, raisin, alcohol. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, watery/syrupy/velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Enjoyable, kinda weizenbock-ish (tart with banana/clove aromas). Another reason to love BJs Boulder...they get rare stuff like this from time to time.