3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(swing top bottle, as Weihnachts-Bockbier, 7.0% abv) Slightly hazy, dark brown colour with a short and slightly tanned foamy head. Dark malty and mildly toasted aroma with hints of caramel and milk chocolate. Slightly sweet and bitter flavour, medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Delicately toasted and doughy malty taste with distinctive notes of walnuts and a touch of toffee; moderately sweet and slightly bitter finish with a well-covered alcoholic strength and notes of walnuts in the aftertaste. Very good. 30.V.12
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Old fashioned swing-top bottle , as "Weihnachtsbock": Hazy, chestnut-amber coloured, bigger lacy off-white head, roasty-nutty nose, some sour-dough (no infection) in the background; moderate sweet-bitter flavour with Stout-like traces, medium bodied; drier lingering nutty-toasty finish with a taste of Stout,again, in the aftertaste. Very nice, rural Bock…
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle looks very simple, beer in the glass dark brown, nice head. Starts strong, warming malty, not too roasty. Also a bit alcoholic, but not too much. Well balanced finish, strong, a hint of caramel. Well done!
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