bag (86), Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, USA Apr 4, 2008 From bottle... caramel colored with similar aroma. Not the awful aroma I anticipated, which was somewhat disappointing. All downhill from there. Flavor was a bit like sweet, nasty chew spit with a shot of grain alcohol. A little thick too. The marketing drew me in, but the product told me to never come back. And I won’t.
slipy120 (22), Michigan, USA Oct 3, 2008 Poured from bottle, had standard amber color of any Bock beer. The beer had slightly higher than average mouthfeel and was quite carbonated. Strange bitter aftertaste that was in no way unpleasent. Overall good beer. kmweaver (2125), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA Aug 15, 2008 12oz bottle, courtesy of a trade from a while ago. Thanks! Pours a medium-to-dark honeyed cola color; thin, light-tan head with patchy lacing. Decent amounts of nougat and caramel in the aroma, with some sticky candy sugar / dried red fruits creeping in. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lots of cola, brown sugar, and dried red and dark fruits upfront; sweet, clean character, with honeyed sweetness at the core; a bit oily mouthfeel at the edges; lingering sweetness throughout. Medium, sweet finish: loads of brown sugar and dried dark fruits; ends with lingering sugar. dwaggs2 (93), Warrensburg, Missouri, USA Aug 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark amber red. Smells of malts and sweetness. Tastes like caramel and other roasted flavors. Pretty weak on the flavor. Very smooth and drinkable. Strykzone (1011), Wood River, Illinois, USA Jul 31, 2008 Dark brown with lots of red. Nice tan head lasts a couple of minutes leaving only the faintest ring. Sweet aroma is full of malt. Both roasted and caramel malt fill the nose. Hops are noticed but are dominated by the malt, especially caramel. Dark cherry and some wood flavors. Alcohol provides a warming effect. Interesting beer in that all of those flavors sound great but just don’t quite work together. Not a bad beer but a bit of a disappointment. hopdog (4648), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 25, 2008 12oz bottle. Poured a a deeper and muddy amberish color wtih a small sized off white head. Aromas of toasted grains, caramel, light chocolate, and bready. Tastes of toasted malts, caramle, nutty, an dsome brown sugar sweetness.
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