 luvcasks (178), USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 6, 2008
Clear golden pour with a persistent white head.
Aroma of bread, lots of softly sweet malts and a touch of melanoidin and light light floral note.
Flavor: Quick bite of carbonation, then soft malts - a touch of caramel and peppery spice note from the hop. The alcohol quickly peeks to warm the palate as well. The melanoidin shows up nicely as part of the lingering finish which is dry and slightly spicy
Palate: Medium light bodied the carbonic bite a little more apparent when the beer is not fully warm
Overall: A classic example of a helles bock - there is a certain unassuming enjoyability with this beer which makes it enjoyable from the packaging to the palate really well done. The only off thing is the caramel note in the taste - may have been a slightly oxidised sample
AmEricanbrew (1929), orange, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Glowing amber color with a viscous tan head. Big malty nutty pumpernickle bread aroma. Light/medium body. Big sweet bread, yeasty spicy malty flavors. Olde school lager.
ricke (246), Malme, Sweden
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 A: Brassy yellow with orange hues. A big off-white head with decent retention leaves quite a lot of lacings.
S: Bready malts, a gentle not of sweet fruits and grass. Hints of minerals, alcohol and perfumy hops.
T: Malty sweetness - lots of sweetness all around actually. Toast, grassy hops and a subtle sweet fruity note. Caramel. The finish has some bitterness to it with a note of grassy hops, more malts and a distinct taste of sweet alcohol. The alcohol is not well hidden in this one.
M: Moderate body, rather smooth texture. Gentle carbonation.
D: Not very complex, but quite tasty. The alcohol gets a little too much after a while and considering the sweetness I wouldn’t want to drink more than one bottle of this on any occasion. This style of beer isn’t really my thing.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
abemorsten (179), Randaberg, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Light golden pour topped by a frothy short lived head. Caramel, pear, honey, alcohol and white port on the nose. Sweet and short in the mouth. Light to medium body watery/syrupy mouth feel and soft carbonation. Not terribly exiting, but definitely drinkable.
Elwood (677), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Serving: 330 ml. bottle.
Appearance: Deep gold color with a foamy, white head. Decent head retention and spotty lacing.
Aroma: Malty with notes of caramel, bread, some nuttiness, and some floral notes.
Flavor: Sweet with malt, light toasted notes, a bit of sharp bitterness from the hops. The alcohol is fairly prominent.
Palate: Medium carbonation with a medium mouthfeel and a medium-short, slightly bitter finish.
Overall: Nothing spectacular but fairly solid. I wouldn’t mind a little less alcohol bite.
gyllenbock (311), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 Bottle. Light brown color with a foamy white head.
Quite nice malty aroma with hints of caramel, apricot, peas and some bread.
The taste was sweeter than the smell, if one can say that something smells sweet. A little fruity, and there were a lot of malt. Bitterness was decent, the aftertaste was not that long.
sebletitje (1978), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 pours light golden/orange with beige head
Aroma is malty, caramel and hops
Flavor, leaves a malty/caramel aftertaste, pale malts with bitter hops Grainy mouthfeel Finish was too close to Heineken with a bad overly metallic palate and lasting bitter hops
drjay44 (808), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a thin white head over a dark golden (SRM 6-7), clear body.....nose is malty cereal (Grapenuts) with a bit of hop spice....taste is heavy with lightly roasted malts, dry throughout, mild hop bittering at the finish.....mouth feel is medium, and carbonation adds to the richness. Not my favorite style, but this is a very nice representation of it.
RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 Gold/amber with a thick white head. Grainy, slightly metallic malt nose. Sweet, grassy malt with a lightly bitter finish. Eh. Not bad.
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