 mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 [1900-20081213] 500mL bottle. Light banana coffee roast and some spices in the aroma. Clear, dark red mahogany body with a medium-lasting creamy light tan head. Sweet raisin malt flavour, particular emphasis on the sweet. Medium-full body. Nice to try finally (after a bit of a muddle, oops), drinkable, but overly sugary.
Muggus69 (567), Sydney, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 500ml bottle. BB 30 06 09.
Deep bronze body with ruby highlights. Thick tan head sits atop, leaving a spiderweb of lace in its wake.
Oxidised malt aroma, but not in a bad way. Toffee, mollasses, burnt nuts, cocoa, dried fruit, spice, over-cooked meat...if that makes sense!
Richly textured body, creamy carbonation, bit of dryness toward the finish yet a sweetness still remains.
The beer really opens up especially on the body. Plenty of big rich malt characters of toffee, chocolate and nut, yet nothing remotely roasty. Going further are complex notes of raisin, sultana, prune, smoke, wood, earthy spice, bread, subtle herbs. Finishes dry, with a slightly odd bitterness and lingering note of cocoa.
Yum, I do love a good bock. Such a simple and easy drinking beer on the surface, yet complexities seem to form on their own accord amongst the rich malt and alcohol. Lovely.
pfriesen (38), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 Pours ruby-brown clear with light tan head
Sugary aroma, flavours of light chocolate and molasses. Goody rounded body, goes down easy
cgreb (180), Marburg, Germany
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 31, 2009 bottle - (asheft) dark brown beer with a thick white head and a sweet toffe aroma. The flavour is sweet and malty, caramel-like.
mannika (109), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 500 mL bottle. Pours a deep reddish-brown with a moderate tan hear. Rich aroma of sweet malts and dark fruit. Flavour is mildly sweet and a tad spicy, very nice. Finish is nice and subtle. Overall a great beer.
iride15 (171), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 26, 2009 Poured dark red with beige hilly head. Heavy sweet malt aroma with fruits and nuts. Rich taste of fruits, malts, and honey, much like the aroma. Smooth and full bodied, great.
fredthecat (210), Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 23, 2009 pours dark red with a moderate beige head. taste is burnt dry nuts, cardboard, heavy malt. smell is slightly ppper, spicy, a little vinous. pretty swell for a good style, but nothing stand out and amazing for the price.
Papillon (217), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 12, 2009 500 mL Bottle. Deep dark amber with a beige rocky head leaving good lacing. The aroma is sweet malt, toffee, treacle, and toasted malt; absolutely inviting and what a dark beer ought to smell like. Full rich sweet flavor of toffee, crystal malt, and brown sugar, although a bit sweet for my liking. This one will do as an aperitif after a fine meal.
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