Gulpener HerfstBock

Brewed by Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Dunkler Bock
Gulpen, Netherlands

A red-brown beer with a nice light brown head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of spices, malt, and caramel. The flavor is very sweet with notes of caramel, spices, banana, and hints of hops.

(Bottle 30 cl) Mahogany coloured with a warm, red glow. Very classical dark and malty beer with a pronounced sweetness fully balanced by a good, dry hoppy finish. Nice beer that just needs a bit in personality to be a great Bock. 110304

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.

Sampled draught at Tapperij de Poshoorn, Maastricht.
Dark mahogany with rich creamy head. Little aroma. Notably malyt and medium sweet. Rich toffee flavour and a long bittersweet finish with more toffee. A warming bock well suitable for wet, rainy autumn conditions.

Bottle 30cl. @ [ Back2Bock Tasting ].
Clear medium amber red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081115]

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.

Bottled. Very deep amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is sweet malts, some alcohol and mild metal. Flavour is caramel malts and some mild notes of grass and spicyness. Quite watery feeling over it.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with an off white head. Aroma of malts, caramel and spices. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, dried fruits and spices.