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Brewed by Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Dunkler Bock
Gulpen, Netherlands

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RATINGS: 35   MEAN: 3.27/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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Aged for 1 year in the bottle.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (25125) - VestJylland, DENMARK - FEB 21, 2010
Bottle 750ml.
Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, frity sugar, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100110]

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (23984) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 10, 2010
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin lazing light tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, over ripe fruits, slightly stored fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, caramel, straw, and some honey, leading to a very dry finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (22996) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 10, 2010
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear orangey brown with an off-white head. Phenollic aroma with some roasted malts. Solid body, sweet roasted malts, overripe and dried fruits with a little vanilla. Warming alcohol in the finish. Pleasant if not exactly spectacular. 100110

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (22211) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JAN 10, 2010
75 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours clear golden orange with a minor white head. Aroma is cornish/malty - light roasted and yeasty. Sweet malty, light metallic and vague roasted note. Mild metallic and cornish finish.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
oh6gdx (16084) - Vasa, FINLAND - DEC 11, 2010
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is caramel, fruits, wood and some mild resiny notes. Flavour is caramel malts, some toffee, fruits and mild resiny notes.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KimJohansen (10339) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - JAN 10, 2010
Clear amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hints of chocolate. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and hints of chocolate. Finished sweet.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9433) - Pori, FINLAND - DEC 11, 2010
Bottled vintage 2008 750ml
Dark nut brown color, good creamy beige head. Toffeish, a bit papery aroma. Medium-bodied. Toffeish, caramelly flavor. Does not show alcohol much. Probably an ale, not a bock.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Theis (9257) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 18, 2010
Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear brown - white head. High malty, fruity, berries, ryebread, light spicy, sweetness, nutty. OK.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
bierkoning (8109) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - NOV 4, 2009
Corked bottle. Dark brown color. Caramel, porto and raisin in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with porto, raisin and black berries. Some warming alcohol. Hints of dried tropical fruit. Sticky mouthfeel. The ageing does this beer well.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MoritzF (7402) - Bochum, GERMANY - MAY 17, 2010
(bottle, 75c, vintage 2008) Almost clear, ruby brown colour with a beige and thick foamy head. Sweet toasty malty and nutty aroma with earthy notes, dried prunes and caramel. Moderately sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Toast-malty and nutty taste with soft notes of caramel, medium-dry toasty malty and slightly vinous fruity finish. Very good. 12.V.10


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