3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle 34 cl) Clear orangey brown with a dense, creamy, beige head leaving laces. Aroma of roasted malt, Danish rye, nuts and and alcohol. Quite full-bodied with plenty of sweet, roasted malt, burned caramel and nut accents. Subdued bitterness. This really is a genuine malt bomb, and this is an excellent Bock. No denying that Namibia is an old German colony. 120508
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted 13/03/2008. 330ml bottle from Regional Wines and Spirits. Bright garnet red, luminous, with a tight beige head that lingers. Milk chocolate, raisin, and crusty bread are all picked up in a beautifully rich, and cleanly fermented, Munich-style malt aroma. Very rich but hides the alcohol. Quite oxidised in the mouth, a little papery, but the malt richness keeps the flavour up and makes it drinkable. Low-med bitterness. Med-dry finish, with the alcohol hardly apparent. Full, weighty, lowly carbonated mouthfeel. Oxidation leaves it feeling a little tired on the palate. An excellent beer that falls away, probably because of a packaging issue.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tasted this at the end of it’s shelf life so not the best, having said that i can see why it’s such a good beer even though it’s slightly funky. has a lovely smokey character to it and a slightly dry finish, the alc % is well hidden.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Page 213 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide and what an amazing bock obviously the Dutch and German influences in South Africa brewing helped out with this as it blows most bocks I have out of the water. Only 162 of MJ’s 500 Classic Brews to go.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark red with a white thick head. Aroma features bready malt, a tussocky/honeyish German hop note and some fruit. On the palate the bready character is continued, joined by sweet toffee and a hint of roast, the finish is malt accented but does clean out from the hops. Good beer from an unusual location.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 21, 2007 Originally reviewed back on 12/2/02. Received 3.5 score. Added to my RB list to check "Namibia" as a beer country consumed. Received via the Michael Jackson beer club. Rich malty brew with a bready feel. Fruit and caramel linger. A fair beer from an uncommon beer country.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
I found this in a $3 bargain bin at my local bottleshop and took it along to a beer appreciation night. After tasting about a dozen tastless bland lagers including Bud, Efes and a few other well known brands, this beer was a revelation. Dark brown in colour and big malty mouthfeel. A lager for ale drinkers!
I must say though, let it warm up a bit, and it wasn’t do great
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Red amber colour. Pear, apple and peach initial aroma. Some mustiness on first mouthful. Toasty malt. Dry finish.
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