Pours a dark mahogany with copper hues and a frothy light tan head. Aroma of sweet toasty dark caramel malt and a good German lager yeast strain with some milk chocolate. Body starts somewhat fizzy with an earthy malty sweetness, some nutty notes and a smooth milk chocolatey finish. Nicely balanced and very authentic.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured a deeper brownish color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, roast, nutty, toffee and caramel. Tastes of toasted nuts, roast, chocolate, and caramel.

Bottle: Pours a dark ruby ebony color with thin head and nice tan retentive lacing. The nose is full of plum, fig and rich dark malts, light alcohol and a bit of cherry. The flavor is rich and full bodied with a smooth malty mouthfeel. Balanced creamy tail. A touch of roast in the finish along with a raisinette type thing. Excellent bock, pronounced yet very drinkable. I wouldn’t call it a homerun, but it’s certainly a triple.

Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark reddish-amber. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted bread, nuts), trace/lightly hoppy (apricot), lightly yeasty (dough). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Pity the aroma is so minimal, as the flavor balance is nice.

Thanks to Ken B. for this one, and I wholeheartedly share Ken’s enthuisiasm over this one. Pours hazy deep, deep brown, with a 1-finger tan head. Fantastic appearance on this one! The aroma is huge Wheaties, with some brown sugar. Very similar to the Celebrator aroma. Tastes like liquified Wheaties, with brown sugar notes, and some slight almond, hop, and caro syrup hints. Fairly thick palate that is balanced and complex. In my mind, this is a top tier bock beer. It went well with a hunk of aged cheddar and a piece of hard bread.