Well balanced clean malt aroma. Appearance is meduim brown with a touch of red,meduim head and carbonation. Flavour is crystal malt,clean, well balanced. Overall a well brewed beer,but it lacks the alcohol in aroma and flavour for this style. More of a bock than a D/bock.

This beer does not even fall within the BJCP definition of a Doppelbock, A bock by German law must be 6.2% abv, a doppelbock 6.9%. This beer is 6 flat to appease the lager crowd here in the Antipodes. I expected so much more. This beer has severely dented my appreciation of Monteiths as a New Zealand craft brewer. Shame on you!

Nice beer, but not to my usual taste. Dark red-brown colour. Low carbonation, not much head. Lots of malt and sugars in the mix. Can definitely taste the high alcohol content, which is a minus for me: I don;t like a beer that does me in before I can drink my fill :) Definitely a beer that does better when served closer to room temp (doesn’t suit too cold)

8 May 2004 - Sweet spiritous malt aroma. Clear, nice dark red-brown but hardly any head and no lacing. Uncomplex mocha malt with a short taste. Bitter finish with a light flat mouthfeel.

Very Malty aroma with dark back colour and little head. Bitter burnt malt flavour with smooth finish.