Theydon_Bois (40884) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - MAY 22, 2022UPDATED: MAY 22, 2022 Can at home, from HOTM online, 22/05/22.
Almost clear amber with a good sized light beige cap.
Nose is dark malts, herb, brown bread, dates, dried fruit rinds, spice, biscuit.
Taste comprises biscuit malt, caramel, nutty, fruit cake, dates, brown sugar dusting, prunes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a dusty hop spattering.
Solid bock.
CraftBeerNick (9333) - Wokingham, Berkshire, ENGLAND - MAR 5, 2022UPDATED: MAR 5, 2022 Can at home, 5th March 2022. Pours clear and golden. Aroma is honey, hops, caramel. Taste is smooth, caramel, loads of floral hops, honey, grass, weed, tasty and a bitter hoppy finish. Lovely beer.
KyotoLefty (15126) - Kyoto, JAPAN - MAR 3, 2022UPDATED: MAR 3, 2022 Can. Bright hop nose, peaches, oranges, rich biscuity malt. Hazy golden-orange color with tall, thick head. Hoppy flavor with rich, juicy malt and juicy hops, crackers, biscuits, orange, peach, toast, and then a very strong bitterness. Great malt and hop aroma, the hoppiest Heller bock I have had, for sure, but not an IPL, it tastes like a bock. This starts out perfectly, but the bitterness is too much for me. It left an unpleasant taste lingering for a long time.
mike_77 (14469) - Breda, NETHERLANDS - JAN 30, 2022UPDATED: JAN 30, 2022 Deep yellow colour with thin soapy head. Aroma and flavour have loads of 'brewery fresh' sweet malts with a light caramelisation. Amarillo hops are a fine choice with their mix of fruity and floral notes.
Vignale (7694) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JAN 29, 2022UPDATED: JAN 29, 2022 Burk från Glasbanken. En gusher vilket på något sätt sammanfattar en riktig skitvecka när t o m Gänstaller inte är bra. Men det som är kvar iburken verkar iaf inte vara infekterat. Söt malt med karamell, honung, sirap, bubbelgum och söt frukt som vägs upp av en rejäl beska. Blir lite dubbel-IPA vibbar men inte så fruktigt. Kan se att den här får efterföljare. Gott
MrTipple (20415) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 14, 2022UPDATED: JAN 15, 2022 19Dec2021 Sweet grain and cereal malts, caramel, molasses, bread, sweet, dusty straw. Hazy gold,huge, creamy, white head. Light bitter. Bittersweet. Bitter floral notes, wet straw, grass, sweet grain and cereal malts, molasses, med carb, full bod. Very nice,bitter. Can from The House of the Trembling Madness.
Demens (946) - Budapest, HUNGARY - JAN 9, 2022UPDATED: JAN 9, 2022 0.44l can. Cloudy golden colour with long lasting huge, stiff white head. Aroma: Floral notes (acacia), honey, herbal notes (mostly sage), hint of caramel. Taste: Sweet honey start with floral tones and a quite herbal/green/hoppy bitter mouthfeel. Medium body with fizzy carbonation. Long lasting bitter/dry finish with a buttery taste and texture. Very fresh, very tasty.
pivnizub (12929) - Bochum, GERMANY - JAN 9, 2022UPDATED: JAN 22, 2022 Dösla (Vielen Dank Jonas (&Stefan!)): Golden with an orangey sheen, hazy, medium-sized and stable creamy (off-)white head, moderate to solid sweet-bitter aroma of clean pale malt and “peppery” exotic fruits; robust sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied and astonishingly soft; lingering sweet-bitter finish with pale malt and lingering noble hops. Hats off! Who really needs these very creative creations (a.k.a. Craft Bier), when You can get such franconian gems of devilish drinkability…
mR_fr0g (29256) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 26, 2021UPDATED: DEC 26, 2021 Can at home picked up from HOTM. A mostly clear deep orange coloured pour with a lively rocky white head. Attractive. Aroma is semi sweet, rounded malts, light toffee, orange rind, light grass. honey. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bitter orange peel ,little toffee, pine, Firm assertive bitterness, lingering spicy pine, stewed hop. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation . Real nice.
Scopey (24279) - Oldmeldrum, SCOTLAND - NOV 4, 2021UPDATED: NOV 4, 2021 Can from HoTM. A beautiful looking beer - hazy golden - orange with a thick, pillowy white head which stands proud. The aroma is fresh and bright, juicy orangey vibes, tangerine, apricot, peach, freshly baked bread, dry grassy vibes, hay, straw and pie crust. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, punchy assertive bitterness which lingers, piney sting, grassy, green, pithy, zesty orangey citrus, rich bready malt base, farmhouse loaf, cereal, toasty grain, grassy, herbal, straw, peppery and just a touch of alcohol to keep everything on check. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Impressive stuff. Big malt base offset with assertive hoppage. Classic example of an IPB (India Pale Bock)...