 Hazmatt (353), Virginia, USA
Dec 21, 2007
Bottle. Dark amber color, small head. Aroma is good with caramel up front but there are some adjuncty syrupy flavors in the background. Heavy caramel, some toffee or chocolate and some roasted malt tones. Hop bitterness a little harsh. Decent but expectedly not on par with the Germans.
Mes_and_Sim (4320), Highgate, Greater London, England
Aug 25, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle at GBBF.
Rich amber with a thin beige head. Sweet malt, slight nuts and way too much burnt sugar. Slight notes of maple. A reasonable impressive clone of a German style but it’s all about the ingredients. The alcohol is hidden pretty bloody well I have to say. Lengthy finish with some late hoppage. It’s a bock certainly but it’s not a fantastic one.
1010 (12), Marysville, Ohio, USA
Aug 24, 2008 12 oz. bottle
Pours a brown color with a small pale head. Has a fruity taste with a slight hoppy aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but not my favorite either.
mnurda (352), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 21, 2008 Mixed fruit sort of flavour. Almost like the fruit has gone bad. Nicely carbonated though. Not very impressive. Another disappointment from tommykcoker.
BeerandBlues2 (2460), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear brown with a small, fizzy, light brown head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (caramel, cookie, nutty), light hops (herbs), average yeast (dough, leaves, earth) with notes of dates and toffee. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a sweet finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.
MrBunn (841), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Bottle. Pours the color of a slightly tarnished penny with a minimal head and aromas that are heavy with earthy and caramelly malts. Almost a smokiness to it with some fruit jam. Flavor is cloying... overly sweet maple syrup malt with little else to balance things out. Blech!
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