Thomaskirche Bockbier

Brewed by Brauerei an der Thomaskirche
Style: Dunkler Bock
Leipzig, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

On tap at the brewery. Looks very like the Spezial from the brewery. The aroma is modest malty. The flavor in the beginning very washy, not lilke a bock. In the end a little bit more malty. Not very strong. Only an average bock.

Medium beige lasting head. Hazy dark red translucent body. (Hmmm. Looks identical to the schwarzbier.) Sugary lightly roasted peppery llicorice aroma, with earthy notes. (Hmmm. Smells similarly to the schwarzbier.) Sweet and dry toffee and licorice taste with light roasty notes. Faint pepper notes. Full-bodied, yet slightly watery. Dry earthy licorice and toffee aftertaste. (Hmmm. Taste is different from the infected schwarzbier.) Very nice! (0.3l draft at the brewpub.)

on tap at the brewery. murky brown, with a thin white head. aroma of rotting leaves and burnt banana. some sticky treacle and metallic bitterness. quite a fat texture. a bit messy. advertised at the brewery just as a bock but it was much darker than i’d expect a heller bock