3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 JanEric (830) - Meppel, - NOV 4, 2012Bottle 75cl. Red brown, dense off white head. Aroma has malts, caramel, slightly malty hints, a bit rusty. Fizzling taste, full bodied, bitter, not that smooth as a lot of other bocks, some rawness on the tongue. Long finish, with malts and again caramel. Decent bock.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 Friendly_Rob (24) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - JAN 20, 2013
Big bottle @ home from Mitra. It is snowing outside, time for a Bok ! Probably the best Bok I had this season. Roasted malts, just a little sweetness, but also bitter after taste. Great while cooking on a Sunday afternoon!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Benzai (4344) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - DEC 31, 2012
75cl bottle @ home shared with a friend. Hazy dark red-brown color with a deep dark red glare coming through. Smell malts, roasted malts, slightly coffee and leaves. Taste malts, roasted malts, slightly hops, lightly bitter. Medium body, medium carbonation.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 thanatosti (586) - NETHERLANDS - DEC 25, 2012
75 cl. bottle @ my parents, shared with my father, bought @ Mitra. Dark brown with a big beige head. Powerfull roasted malts aroma with lots of hops, pepper and dried fruits. Upon tasting some chocolate notes are apparant and a good bitter hop presence. Great aftertaste, great beer. Probably the best bok I tasted this year.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Vaiz (2681) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - DEC 8, 2012
Bottle. Brown pour, huge foamy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, roasty, some floral hops, caramel and sugars. Flavor is bitter roasted, caramel sweet and some fruity hops. Nice balance. Well drinkable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Countbeer (2852) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - NOV 3, 2012
Bottle:
Big vast but also a bit airy creamy light tan colored head on top of a hazy dark red ish ruby colored beer.
Smell red fruit, roasted barley malts, spices, brown sugars, darker herbs, dusty, darker fruits, lovely smell but not really strong.
Taste roasted barleys, toast, darker herbs and fruits, very fine and balanced autumnal toasted herbs, toasted chalk, roasted wood, hops and grass, light grapefruit, nice bitterness. Very well balanced!
Aftertaste roasted barleys, herbs and grass, bitters and toasted herbal spices.
Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, good medium body and a creamy texture.
Very good beer. Not complex but tasty and very well balanced.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 kermis (2484) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - OCT 29, 2012
Draft at In De Wildeman. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of raisins, dark fruits, caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 kiwianer (2314) - Mönchengladbach, GERMANY - OCT 29, 2012
The head is medium, the body redbrown. It smells sweet, caramel. The taste is sweet a bit sugary, easy to drink, fresh, malty, less hoppy. First it was nice but just some minuits later it seems to become a little bit scarf. 10/10/10/10/-/10
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 mike_77 (1960) - NETHERLANDS - OCT 27, 2012
Dark brown colour. Flavour has some caramel sweetness and a more bitter roasted malt finish with some cocoa.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 borisz (358) - NETHERLANDS - OCT 27, 2012
Cloudy deep amber colour with a beige head. malty, caramel and dark fruity sweet aroma with spicy notes. malty, dark fruit sweet flavor with anise spicy notes.
|