Les Trois Mousquetaires E.L. Weizen Bock

2007 vintage. Pours a very dark cherrywood brown color with crimson highlights. A small, creamy, khaki colored head settles to a thin film, leaving spotty lacing in its wake. Aromas were rich and malty, showing tons of dark raisons, figs, and dates, with a good amount of cinnamon spice and sweet, caramel malts. Flavors were sweet, fruity, and slightly roasty. Chocolate joins the caramel, as does a touch of hazelnut. Raison and other dark fruits again play a huge role. Nearly full bodied and very smooth, this brew has a great mouthfeel save for the overly sticky finish. Awesome all around brew. I wish I could get more.

Bottle, thanks lagsga! Beige head over dark brown beer. Burned suager, full malty sweetness, a warming alcohol edge balances the sweetness.

Medium yellowish brown hread. Hazy deep amber barely translucent body with carbonation. Intense chocolatey roasty caramel aroma with oily, bready notes. Round and harmonic. Deep sweet roasty fruity caramel and chocolate taste with fruity bready notes. Harmonic. Some alcohol heat is noticeable, unsurprisingly. Very full-bodied. Maybe a bit on the sweet side, but saved by the alcohol from becoming cloying. Some bitterness is noticeable, but not much. Very nice! (0.341l bottle traded from glouglouburp. 2007 vintage.)

Thanks to MDS for the bottle. Rich brown, thin tan head. Nose is lots of soy, chocolate, plum, tobacco, some peanut. Flavor is toffee, chocolate, tootsie roll, some alcohol. Tootsie roll/toffee finish.