Jopen Johannieter

Jopen
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Weizen Bock
Haarlem, Netherlands

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen

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Draft at Gollem’s Proeflokaal, Amsterdam on 16th March 2012. Brown-to-black with grey ring-and-film head and almost no lacing. Rich pungent aroma. Deeply pungent liquid with soft fruit/berries/blackcurrant cassis. Finish is leathery and a touch lactic with noticeable roof-of-mouth bitterness. Medium body and slightly oily yet grainy and engaging texture. An interesting beer.

(30 cl bottle) Reddish dark brown colour, almost black, with a tan foamy head. Light to medium bitter, medium sweet taste. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, nuts, dried fruits, and minerals. Pumpernickel. A hint of herbal hops in the background as a contrast as well. Medium to full body, slightly sticky texture. Alcoholic. To sweet and heavy for my taste right now, but certainly a good beer.

On tap at De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 02.03.12 Dark, dark brown in colour with a light beige head. There is a touch of spice on the nose, roasty with a little sourness, soft in the mouth with chocolate biscuit, good stuff. A7 A4 T8 P3 Ov15 3.7

From tap at Wildeman. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty, schwarzbrot and almost burned. Thick malty, alcohol, hardroasted malty and bitter. Rather tough dark hard roasted malty with a very dry and bitter finish.

Bottle shared at Jopenkerk. Dark drown pour with bubbly tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel and dark fruit. Flavour matches aroma with some fudge in the finish. Nice beer

Dark brown colour; good creamy foam; roasted malts, licorice, fruit smell; sweet/fruity taste with nice bitterness; full body; very drinkable even at 9% alcohol. Great doppel bock (or extra stout) beer.

Tap @ Nederlands Biercafe ‘t Arendsnest. Pours pitch black with a creamy tanned head leaving rich lacing. Aroma is acidy, smokey, fruity , some licorice and roasted malty. Flavor is sweet, slightly roasted, malty very fruity, bitter, bananas, phenolic and alcohol. Finishes malty, roasted and fruity.

Bottled 330ml (BZ, BB 09/2012)
Dark deep ruby color, small beige head. Nice bready-soy sauce malty, chocolaty aroma. Medium to full bodied. Caramelly, sweet, some soy sauce, bready, some fruity notes. More like doppelbock than weizen bock. Good stuff except aftertaste which has some plastic-like notes.

Bottle. [thanks skortila & caesar]
Deep opaque brown with a firm, creamy, staying, beige head. Good lacing. Aroma has chocolate, banana, prunes, light alcohol, soft roasted. Medium carbonation, soft creamy and a bit light mouthfeel. Flavour is great, almost chocolate-stout-ish. Chocolate, plums, raisins, cocoa, soft vinious. Lingering, mild, malty bitterness. A very nice Weizenbock.

Slightly smoky it seems. Nice beer, good bock. Not too sweet and a balanced palate. Warming, slight metallic aftertaste. From a bottle.