3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub in Buffalo. Poured dark with a nice khaki head,The aroma was toasty, caramel and chocolate.The mouthfeel on this was warming and creamy. Flavors of caramel, nuts, chocolate and malts with hints of sweetness.This was a very good brew with a nice warm finish
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from bhensonb. Pours dark brown with a nice tan head and a bready aroma. There is a toasty chocolate and treacle flavor with a dry slightly bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours with a nice crimson brown color, thin fhead with minor lacing, aroma is of malt, with medium carbonation, taste of coffee, roasty, mix of bitter and sweetness with easily noticeable warth of the alcohol going down
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
200th rater. 12oz bottled on 9/27/11 consumed today. Pours with a medium sized head. Color is dark brown, too dark to see through. Aroma is slightly sweet and non-sugary caramel. The munich malt is nicely present and accented by some residual sugars but definitely not too much. Earthy, dry yet sweet. Flavor has a great clean lager with munich-caramel sweetness yet low on residual sugars. Finishes nicely dry and a hint of German hops. Leaves a long dry slightly bitter aftertaste. Just a very well made doppelbock, shockingly well made.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice nutty aroma lots of caramel and biscuit and sweet malt. Deepdark fruit also. Pours a clear dark amber with off white head. Flavor is sweet in front but balanced by nice clean bitterness. Flavors again of nuts and toast and stuff. Maybe a tad sweet with a medium body and still fairly crisp.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at GB’s Oakland airport location
Appearance: Dark brown with a small beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and toffee
Taste: Toasted malts, toffee, sweet and a mild bitter finish
Nice and smooth
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 15, 2012 Bottle, 8/10/11. Dark clear amber with a nice earthy aroma. Rich malt flavor with just a hint of sweetness, and a full, creamy feel in the mouth. Smooth finish with a mild malty aftertaste. I’ll drink more of these this winter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured into a wide mouth glass. Aroma was great, chocolatey, and roasty. Flavor was similar. This was what a winter bock should taste like, enjoyable. Palate was full bodied, and finished long and slightly dry, slightly oily.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark ruby, eye-pleasing pour with a tall, foamy tan head. Aroma is malty with caramel, grains, dark fruit notes and dark bread. Taste is toasted dark bread, caramel, sweet malt, dark fruit, soft spice and grains. Body is medium with a pleasant chewiness and a mild, bubbly carbonation. Finishes with more caramel, toffee notes, sweet malt, grains and fruit.
4.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A perfect classic interpretation of the German original. Pours chestnut brown with a frothy beige head. Aroma is thick with dark malts. A hint of cocoa brings earthiness to the forefront. Thick and syrupy on the palate. Alcohol warming is present, but no fusel or hotness is detectable. While hops are not detectable in the aroma, there is a moderately bitter character in the finish that just barely pulls it from an overwhelmingly sweet precipice.
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