Umenishiki Bock

Brewed by Umenishiki Yamakawa Co., Ltd.
Style: Dunkler Bock
EHIME Prefecture, Japan

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

Found this at the local Koiwa store...what luck because it was good! Poured a very dark hue with some vanilla smell and a killer head! Lots of smoke and some bourbon hints in the flavour...kinda sweet and the malty factor was good here. I liked it.

Bottle. Sweet, malty, roasted aroma with chocolate and caramel and a bit of coffee. Almost black with a decent tan head. Very sweet flavor, somewhat medicinal and strong, with roasted malts, coffee, and lots of chocolate. Not exactly on for a bock. More like a stout. Decent enough, but a bit too sweet and too roasted.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a small tan head. Roasted coffee aroma. Tastes of espresso and dark chocolate, and then you can hardly go wrong in my mind. A hint of vanilla as well? More of a stout than a bock, but no complaints about that.