I had this beer a few months ago while Christmas shopping and just now found my review. Poured with a fast head &#40;soon a wisp & hairline&#41; over a thinnish, cola-brown body. Malted aroma is dry and raw, more grainy than anything else. Not TOO thin, but quite a bit fizzy in the mouth, and the carbonation dissipates the flavor quickly... a flavor which is actually quite enjoyable with chocolate and hints of prune. &#40;Can it get this gassy & harsh simply from fermentation? Methinks they’re adding an ass-load of force carbonation on the tail end and it’s rather ruining the beer. You can’t appreciate the subtleties.&#41; I thought there was great potential here and that it was actually one of Harrison’s better beers. My notes read, "No need to hurry - these tanks don’t empty too quickly and I predict this "Winter Bock" will be renamed "Maibock" in a few months." Whether or not that is the case, I do not know because I now have a <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=7816>better option</a> in the Orland area and it will take alot of convincing to get me to return to Harrison’s.<br /><br /><font size=-4>On tap at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1912><u>Harrison’s Brewing Company</u></a>, Orland Park, IL 60462</font><br />

The body is a dark mahogany and what there was of a head vanished almost immediately. The aroma was burnt toast and dark malt, but as it warmed a faint sweetness was added. The burnt toast and dark malt are pretty much all that makes up the flavor. A little burnt nut bitterness is how it finishes. Not much of a beer... er, bock.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1912><u>Harrisons Brewing Company, Orland Park, IL</u></a><font size=-1><br />