4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Currently drinking while typing. Once poured you have a great beer on front of you, great aromas of caramel, malt, toast and subtle booze. The look of it is also spotless, a full almost beige bubbly but creamy head sat on a beautiful mahogany depth in which light nicely but gently permeates. The taste is full, complex and clever. Starts with gentle hops and nice caramelled malts, also toasty and nutty, slows down into a nice burnt, smoky malt flavour with a lovely bitterness which surprises you. A nice but subtle hop note stays in the mouth in the long run. Great feel in the mouth, not thick or heavy but feels full and big, great carbonation that contains well in the mouth and also the foaminess that tickles the top lip. Exceptional beer, I think I will be missing it when the stock runs out until next autumn. Recommended!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330 ml bottle. K14J11. BB 10/2014. From bierzwerg.de.
Dark reddish brown colour with an average sized tan head.
Dark fruits, mild chocolate, yeast, malt and sugary sweetness in the aroma.
The flavour is brown sugar, syrup, chocolate, dark fruits, malt and mild hops. Quite tasty. Rather nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle picked up at the monastery. Pours a lightly hazed, deep red-brown colored body with an inch thick, dense, creamy and foamy, brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing throughout. Aroma is deep caramel with a nice brown sugar and fruit cake sweetness as well as a light roast note, cocoa, licorice spice, and some yeast. Flavor is similar with maybe a bit more of a roast note throughout. Still plenty of deep caramels, raisin bread and fruit cake, a nice cocoa element, some brown sugar, and a bit of a yeasty note. Licorice spice and a light warmth comes through towards the end before this finishes dry and clean with a light roasty bitterness and a smooth cocoa and caramel note. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-full body and a lively carbonation. Overall, a damn good dunkler bock. Very smooth caramels and cocoas with a nice roast, dark fruit, and yeast note. A bit warming, yet easy drinking and highly enjoyable. Great beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From bottle. Poured dark ruby red with a tan head. Dark fruit aromas with caramel flavors blended in. Slightly sweet on the finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Best Bockbier ever. It seems that these very pious guys have managed to make a Bockbier with the character and complexity of a Belgian ale. Perfect appearance, so creamy that one would hardly believe it’s out of a bottle. All the basement fruits, the yeasty barn, late autumn scents and flavours. Everything so subtle and smooth that you’d hardly think it’s a rather high alcohol content. Perfection.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
.33l bottle in Sofia, Bulgaria. Deep rosy brown, foamy brown head, rich aroma of caramel and light chocolate. hazy rich carbonation. Copper, bitting bite. Nice, if a bit muddled in the middle.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy darkish amber with abundant and stable light tan head. Clear aroma of malt and caramel with a touch of raisins. Sweetish, malty aroma with hints of caramel and roast. Subtle hoppy notes. Dry, lingering aftertaste. Very decent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 330ml @ Sommerhus
Pours clear dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, toffee and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Medium to dark brown that is hard to see through with a thick, lasting, lacy, frothy, tan head. Smells of dark fruit (prunes and apricot) fills the glass with toasted, caramel and roasted malt and a hazelnut element with a bit of alcohol in the background but not that noticeable. Medium frothy oily body with faint carbonation. Nice sweet toasted malt taste and some light spice with a soft bitterness of a roast in the middle and finishes with a balance of sweet fruit and dark chocolate. Dry and spiced finish. Very easy to drink and the alcohol is only slightly noticeable. A nice bock.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
large biege head mediumcarbonation murky dark brown pour aromas caramel toffee chocolate nut yeast earthyness grassy note grain the flavours toffee sweet caramel chocolate brown sugar bitter touch the finish smooth aftertastes best being caramel toffee bitter finish is morishing
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
330 ml bottle. Deep dark amber with lasting orange head. Aroma of dark citrus, orange, alcohol, lots of malt and some caramel. Taste is full, highly carbonated, rich in maltiness, dark citrus. Finish is long and a bit bitter. Nice beer
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