UPDATED: APR 6, 2024 Clear, dark chestnut pour with a stable tan head. Aromas of malt, cocoa, (red) berries. Taste is cream, coffee, dark chocolate, roasted nuts, dried/candied fruit. Very long and smooth aftertaste. Good stuff, dangerously sessionable.

UPDATED: MAR 20, 2024 dark brown with a tan head. aroma is chocolate, malts, dark fruits. taste of malts, sweet chocolate, and raisins. smooth and light but lasting flavor.

UPDATED: FEB 24, 2024 En copa Teku, color marrón oscuro, prácticamente negro, rojo rubí al trasluz, corona de espuma beige cremosa de buena retención, precioso aspecto. Aroma a malta tostada, fruta madura, chocolate con leche, pan negro, madera... En boca es de textura sedosa, algo oleosa, trago dulce de entrada con notas de maltas oscuras, caramelo, fruta madura, crema de moka, frutos secos...y con final ligeramente amargo y levemente seco donde afloran matices tostados y levemente torrefactos. Una gozada de cerveza en letras mayúsculas, la mejor en su estilo.

UPDATED: FEB 13, 2024 Dark chocolate, raisins, roasted malt, coffee liquor, bread crust and toffee. Very flavorful and intense doppelbock. Long aftertaste.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2024 Dark brown with two-finger beige head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of cocoa, malts and dark fruits. Taste has cocoa, dark chocolate, lactose, roasted malt, dark fruits, pecan nuts, coffee. Finish is slightly bitter with roasted malts and coffee. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with medium carbonation. This is an excellent beer, try it!

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2023 Draught at Christian Firtal Clear dark brown with a tan, mostly lasting head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted. Notes of dates, figs, chocolate. Taste is sweet and roasted, slightly bitter finish. Caramelised notes of figs, coffee. Medium-bodied, watery, medium carbonation. 7-3-8-3-15

UPDATED: DEC 21, 2023 Pours hazy dark ruby red with a thin head. Aroma of dark fruits and raisins. Taste of raisins, caramel, licorice. Medium carbonation. Sweet and bitter finish

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2023 Great label. 19th century prancing goats in awe of foaming brew horn of plenty. Tasteful colours muted. Red brown blue. Ruby dark porion. Thin 'ed. Smooth creamy great texture. Nose of organic tomato fertilzer rich. Bovril, alcohol well hidden. Like a meaty main course. Heavy. Bitters on the side. Big taste. Ayinger scores!!! Also bought the 0,5 Winterbock which RateBeer says is the same! Seems odd they'd make same beer under 2 nsmes. The Celebretor lent beer is a posher 33cl bottle. Any thoughts? I preferred it.

UPDATED: DEC 7, 2023 Pours dark brown reddish with almost no head. There is a lot of dark chocolate in the aroma and taste with likewise bitterness en dry after taste.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2023 500ml bottle, served fridge cold, in a pint glass tankard. Dark russet brown beer, with a fluffy beige head. Sweet coffee aroma. Roast malt flavour, with a hint of alcohol, with a slightly burnt espresso like after taste.