Haberstumpf Fasten-Bock Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Haberstumpf
Style: Dunkler Bock
Trebgast, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

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(33cl bottle) Clear, reddish amber colour with a medium-sized, slightly tanned foamy head. Sweet, moderately toasted malt aroma, also very nutty (chestnuts) with a fruity note (red berries), a shy touch of hops and a spicy ethereal element. Sweet flavour, nutty toast-malty taste with light notes of caramel and a subtle fruity component; medium bodied; moderately carbonated mouthfeel; sweet and toasty malt-accented finish with balancing hop bitterness. The fruitiness, even though it is subtle, makes the brew somewhat Belgian-like.

Bottle 330ml. @ home.

ABV: 6.9%. Light unclear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, sugar, light orange fruity - fruit. Initial flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate grass bitter, finish flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate nutty bitter with a long duration, fruity, sweet malt, riped fruit - ???, walnuts notes. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is soft. [20120417]

It’s hazy, dark-golden with a small head. The aroma has notes of fruit, butterscotch and malt. The flavour is sweet with notes of malt, fruit, light butterscotch and bread, light alcohol and the finish is dry with a citrus-bitterness. It’s surprisingly “refreshing” being a bock.

Clear amber with a large beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, dark chocolate and hoppy notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel, grassy hops and chocolate.

Toasty caramel colour with light hae. Toasty nose with maybe some roasty cherry character. Some deep malts with tart dark fruits. An odd example, to say the least. Not my favourite type of bock.

Bottled@Abseits. Deep ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma is sweet malts, some vegetably notes as well as dark dry fruits. Flavour is mild roasted malts, some dark dry fruits, rye and mild acidic notes. Probably slightly infected bottle, but otherwise very nice. Seems like Beershine did have a worse bottle.

@ Abseits. Hazy red-amber. Not much head. Not that pretty, by Franken standards. Smells oxidized, like old fruit, roasted plums, or something weird like that. Long in the tooth aromas. Apples too. Leaves a rusty coating on my tongue. Totally past its prime. Ugly flavors border on being outright bad.

(draught (Zwickel), at Café Abseits, Bamberg) pours a murky ruby-brown colour with a creamy off-white head. aroma of sweet spices, brown sugar, dark fruits and light herbal hops. flavour is mostly grainy roasted malts with coffee, lots of milk chocolate and light herbal hops. heavy body with medium carbonation.

Had this as Haberstumpf Maibock. The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Flavor is dissapointung: too soapy, metallically and dry, should be much sweeter. Unbalanced finish. Not so good!

Bottle. Sweet and sugary (slight brown sugar notes), nutty, with a sightly yeasty, citric character towards the end, with some metallic notes and also warming alcohol. A bit nutty/woody as well.

bottled, at cafe abseits. copperish amber with a thin head. woddy aroma, lightly syruppy with a bit of swimming pool. woody flavour with a thin, metallic finish