Gulpener HerfstBock

Brewed by Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Dunkler Bock
Gulpen, Netherlands

Bottle, 6.5%. Caramelly and spicy aroma, cardamum. Clear dark brown colour, red shine. Very small tan head. The flavour is quite sweet and spicy, some cookies. Well-balanced.

Aroma is of sweet, ripe fruits. Flavour is mega sweet. Alike to a fruit syrup with a mixture of autumnal red fruits as a base.

Bottle 0.,3ltr: Dark red Bock from Limburg, made from ingredients from the region. Roasty taste and some hints of some other spices.

30 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a diminished white head. Sharp aroma with a distinct spice note. Smooth roasted malty with a light spice note. Lingering malty and slight spiced into a medium dry finish.

Amsterdam 08. On tap. Pours a dark red with off-white lacings. Sweet and quite dry. Some residual sugars. Aromas of caramel malts. Hint of nuts and a tiny hint of diacetyl. Medium bodied. Low carbonation. Bitter finish.

Bottle @ home. Dark brown/ruby colour, off white head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruits, a bit of earth. Taste is soft, dark chocolate, some roasted malts and a bit of raisins. Slightly bitter finish. Very nice bock.

Dark brown with a red hue and a huge, nice head. The aroma is sweet and malty with hints of dark fruit. The flavour has sweetness, caramel, malt, candy sugar, a bit of figs and light citrus. It’s nice, but not outstanding.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby hints, frothy pale brown head. Malty, slightly closed, nose with notes of dark fruit, chocolate and slight hints of cellar. Malty taste with dark fruit, ginger biscuits, toasty malt and spicy hops in a balanced finish. Tasty and balanced beer.