(draught, at the Gaststätte Klosterbräu, Bamberg) pours a dark ruby colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of roasted malts, light herbal hops and butter. flavour of grainy roasted malts, with strong coffee and light butter notes. medium body and carbonation, light roasted-bitter finish.

Brewery tap. A black colored beer, with a thick dark beige foamed head. The aroma of dark malts, caramel and hops. The taste of dark fruits, like prunes, a little bit chocolate malts, with a nice hopbitter. A nice smooth after bitter. When the temperature of the beer is rising, the chocolate taste is stronger.

Draft - Dark chestnut body, beige lasting head; pleasant caramel warm nose; Fresh warm slightly sweet balanced body; Slightly smoked (?) finish, caramel warm. Very special and very nice beer.

Black colour with a tan head. Roasted and smoky aroma. Sweet and roasted flavour with hints of coffee and smoke. Medium bodied, some bitterness in the aftertaste. Very good.

50 cl at Klosterbrau in Bamberg. Pours black with brownish head. Aroma is roasted. Taste, roasted, malty with notes of caramel, lightly hoppy. Leaves a nice coffee aftertaste. Hard to believe the abv is only of 4.9%