Ganter Wodan

Bottled, thanks Bov! Very dark ruby. Aroma of dates, grass and wood. Medium sweet and near full bodied with very solid malt profil. The dusty urbocj character is accompanied by dark fruits and wood. The restrained sweetness and malt softness makes it relatively drinkable for such a full flavoured, cocnentrated beer.

[bottled, 500ml] Deep amber colour, nice fine condition. malty nose, slightly nutty, but with a nice dark / dried fruit edge to it. Surprisingly dry on the palate for a dopplebock, warming dark fruit (prunes, touch of blackcurrant) on the palate, with a touch of alcohol, decent hopping all the way (Hallertauer ?), which bids us farewell in a nice complex and bitter finish. A far cry from the usual syrupy, cloying doppelbocks, very drinkable, warming, and a darn nice winter brew. [keg, at the brewery tap in Freiburg] Deep reddish-amber colour, splendid head. Incredibly rich nose, with the dark fruit, blackcurrnat and prunes dominant. Palate is slightly sweeter than bottled, moderate carbonation, rich, warming, with the fruit still dominating. Finish in harmony with the rest, with enough bitterness to offet any tendency to cloying / syrupy. Definitely worth the 2-hour train trip to Freiburg !

Bottle. A barnyard/smoky malt aroma - very nice. Dark brown-red color with small head. Slightly acidic tannic initially with complex flavor - smoky malt, chocolate, coffee, and hay and a moderate hops and astringent finish. One of most enjoyable doppelbocks I have ever had - not too biiter/astringent and completely enjoyable.

A good beer, brought by Laurent Mousson
Beautiful dark amber color and nice head. Solid doppelbock, well balanced, with a strong ending bitterness. Very good.

clear ruby-brown colour, little creamy and slightly brown-tainted head, the aroma is a nice balance between caramel, malt and alcohol, a bit sweet and oily with a good malt body, a decent bitterness in a caramel/alcohol finish - deeply balanced (thanks to Laurent Mousson for this one)