 VeloVampire (376), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 21, 2008
500 ml bottle - pours a dark chestnut hue with slight reddishness at the edges and a thick, creamy two-finger head that laces the glass elegantly. Fresh dark rye bread aroma, along with lots of sweet malt, molasses. Very full-bodied and rich, lots of complexity - dark rye, bready yeastiness, some very slight fruitiness, hazelnut, capped off with a bitter finish. Not my favourite style of beer, but I can appreciate the quality here.
SHIG (1444), Oberoffligen, Germany
Aug 3, 2008 Draught: Poured a dark brown color with a beige head. The aroma is chocolate, nuts, and caramel. Taste is sweet caramel malt with hints of chocolate and nuts. One of the best beers of my weekend at BBF08!
BeerGestapo (275), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 2, 2008 (GERMANY) Pours a dark brown / amber color with a med-tan head. This bock has a chocolate, caramel, and roasted nuts aroma. The taste is of raisins, dark malts, molasses !! The mouthfeel is smooth and lite, but well balanced, and very refreshing. I would like another...... :)
Ughsmash (2874), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottled, BB 3/18/09. Poured clear, brilliant reddish-tea with a short-ish cap of beige head. The aroma picked up toasted caramel, nutty notes, and chocolate.. dry with a fresh herbal accent.. lovely! The flavor had a toasty impression with sweeter bread, aged caramel, and cola.. the back-end had brighter grassy and herbal bitterness that carried through the dry finish. The body was a bit lighter than expected and could’ve used more heft across the middle.. otherwise very well balanced with a memorable, dry finish. I could drink a whole lot of this.
bermod (85), Lappeenranta, Finland
Jul 16, 2008 Sweet syrupy aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and hops. Very sweet syrupy flavor is roasted malts, coffee, some chocolate and hops.
MakeItDrinkIt (59), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Deep ruby brown hue with a thin light tan head. Aroma is rich roasted grains, toffee - dark cherries and plums abound. Flavor is a very nice mouthful of raisins, dark cherries, black strap molasses and dark rum. This is a really fine dopplebock, one of the best I have had. Finish is lingering, slightly syrupy.
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