Forst Sixtus Doppelbock

Brewed by Forst
Style: Doppelbock
Merano, Italy

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Draught at Eataly, Bologna. Dark amber-copper with a creamy tanned head. Nose of confectionary fruit and a hint of chocolate. Flavour is slightly more robust - chocolate, licorice and that candied fruit taste. It sure is rough around the edges. Sweet finish. A big miss for the style but looking past that it really lacks character to keep interest.

Es riecht Kaffeeähnlich, und schmeckt nach frisch geröstetem Espresso, hopfig, malzig und besitzt leichten Alkoholgeschmack. Fazit: Interessanter als die meisten anderen Italiener die ich bisher hatte aber auch nicht wirklich lecker. Test vom 28.2.2009, Gebinde: Glasflasche

11.2oz bottle-pours mahogany/copper with a tan head and trailing lace. Aroma is sweet medium malt-roasty/toffee/molasses, dark fruit, musty. Taste is sweet medium malt-roasty/brown sugar, dark fruit, musty/earthy hops.

Bottle at home in London. Pours clear, ruby brown with a foamy, light beige head. Aroma has a lot of that ripe, cherry-grape-raisin character to it, with some rich bread and sugary caramel. Medium sweet and quite bready, with some semi-darkened sugar, ripe (almost rotting) semi-dark fruits, very mild leaves. Medium bodied with average, smooth and creamy carbonation. Medium sweet to finish with just a whisper of alcohol, dark bread, mild fruit undertones. It’s a pretty light doppelbock, but a rather drinkable one, too.

Bottle- a little past the due date. The head seemed to non existant and the aroma was off. The color was deep brown with some toffee getting through the light skunk smell. Taste was of nicely roasted malt with a slightly thick finish that really finished the beer on an up note. Never heard of the beer, but happy to find it. Produce place 1.49

Per essere una birra industriale è comunque molto buona, abbinata a piatti di carne è più che bevibile...

Mi aspettavo molto di piu’ dalle recensioni prese, non e’ certo una cattiva birra e si presenta pure bene, ma per me non arriva alla sufficenza.

Good head, a slightly metallic nose and taste. Not a big taste explosion on the tongue, but could be due to drinking cold. Good nut brown color. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: FEB 11, 2012 12 oz bottle pours a deep mahogany color with a creamy head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt and molasses with a hint of caramel. Taste of molasses on the tongue, with deep roasted malt flavor.

aprendo la bottiglia si nota immediatamente una schiuma portentosa di un color marroncino carico (classico di stout). Al naso si percepisce un delicato aroma di cioccolato fondente, E il gusto lo conferma, aggiungendo un pizzico di liquirizia... davvero una bona birra! Da bere (a mio parere) in compagnia di piatti sostanziosi di carne rossa o pasta al forno.

Tap as Forst Rossa at a pizzeria in Firenze. Pours ruddy amber with a small creamy beige head that laces. Aroma of oak? Med body. Flavor is lightly grapey ande fairly woody. Finishes on the bitter side. Very good beer. So. Did I get beer that was a bit infected? Or is there another Forst beer that is widely distributed that pours copper/amber? I had a very good beer.