01 May 08. Tap. Clear copper color. Clean malt aroma. Crisp malt flavor. Medium-light bodied. Finishes with an enjoyable sweetness.

On tap at the brewpub on 5/4/08: Transparent dark copper amber with a nicely-lacing frothy tan head. Aroma of sweet caramely German malt and some mild noble hops. Starts with decent fullness and sweet caramel maltiness with a good bittering hop balance before a smooth bittersweet finish with a touch of doughy yeast. A nice bock.

Full bodied with a slightly nutty and biscuity nose. I found this to be extremely smooth and well balanced. A bit of caramel sweetness follows throughout every taste. Slightly dry and fruity in the finish.

Date: 02/06/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: dark red, fine creamy head leaving solid lace,
Flavor: dry malt flavor, a bit too dry for a bock, nice carmel malt character in the background, low bitter finish
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Date: 02/29/2004

finally some sweetness in the bock! was way too dry last weekend, but has bloomed with some nice carmel sweetness, still well balanced
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Date: 03/03/2005
Score: upgrade ii to iii
Words: slight reformulation thanks to the new 6% law

Body: nice body,
Flavor: big malt flavor, nice light sweetness, touch of chocolate and carmel, upon warming turns into a wonderful rich creation with the perfect body and sweetness, a nice overall improvement
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Date: 03/08/2007
Mode: growler
Source: Blind Tasting
Score: 2.2

Appearance: clear dark red, headless, touch of lace,
Aroma: strong dry dark caramel malt aroma with a hint of tartness,
Body: a bit thin body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, overwhelming tartness, a light fruity character like an apple cider, not a good sample
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Date: 05/18/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub

Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with light chocolate and fruityness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, rich chocolate, still a light tartness that does not distract and may be even a psyxhoxological,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4

Pours a deep mahogany brown color with a tan head. Aroma is very light. It is of caramel and bitter roasted malts. Flavor is very malty with bitter roasted malts.