UPDATED: APR 28, 2024 L: -pours a clear ruby with a medium-to-big,foamy,beige head -medium-to-high carbonation visible S: -beechwood smoke,bacon,spicy,black pepper,malty T: -sweet arrival,caramel,malty,grassy,spicy,bready,smoke,ba bitterniss F: -medium carbonation -medium body -alcohol noticeable O: My favourite Beer from Spezial.A great smoked Bock.Flavorful and easy to drink.

UPDATED: MAR 29, 2024 500 ml bottle. Murky dark brown with a creamy head. Smoked salmon, candy sugar, caramel, toffee, smoked ham, some dry citrusy notes, earthy notes. Smoky umami, malty sweetness, dry zesty bitterness. Medium to full bodied, oily tex, lively to soft carbonated, malty roasty dry bittersweet finish. Nice Rauchbock, subtle smoke, not that boozy, the 6.7 abv are hardly noticeable, superbly drinkable!

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2024 Dunkelbraune rötliche Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, rauchiger Geruch mit Karamell. Geschmacklich malzig, rauchmalzig mit Karamell und Toffee. Hohe Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

UPDATED: DEC 8, 2023 Bottle at Zum Franziskaner. A bit hazy brownish/dark amber with a medium head. A nice one with smoke, sausage, malt and some light hay.

UPDATED: DEC 5, 2023 Smooth, slightly woody and smoky with hints of leather, ham, malts, toffee and caramel. Soft and crushable, quite balanced and tasty

UPDATED: DEC 1, 2023 Tap at Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, Helsinki. Color is clear dark orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Tar, smoke, some greasy fireplace elements, malts... Very nice.

UPDATED: DEC 1, 2023 (Keg at Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, 20231201) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and nearly white. Aroma had smoke, grilled sausage, grilled ham, caramel and tar. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were smoke, tar, grass, toasted malts, caramel and bitterness. Aftertaste had smoke, toasted malts and bitterness. A delicious brew with strong smoky notes.

UPDATED: JAN 27, 2023 Deep brown colour, beige foam. Nose of smoked malts, caramel, some toast, bacon, light irony. When warming up it became a very well balanced Rauchbier. Great! More subtle than the Eiche Doppelbock.

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2023 Bottled. Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is smoked wood, mild meaty notes along with some toasted and caramelly notes. Flavour is smoked wood, some tobacco, caramel and mild toasted and herbal notes.

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2023 From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. Big smokey campfire aroma with brown malt, caramel, ash, big smoked bacon. Moderate sweet with a firm bitterness. Medium body. Bavarian finesse.