KimJohansen (5208), Copenhagen V, Denmark Dec 31, 2008 Mahogany with a medium beige head. Aroma was sweet with roasted malt, caramel, chocolate and rye bread. Flavour was sweet with plenty of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, rye bread overripe fruits. Finished sweet. SkyCop32 (286), Morlautern, Germany Dec 31, 2008 Drank this with fellow taster oldrtybastrd from this site. This was a brown with a roasted smell and some carmel. jfb (171), Freising, Germany Dec 9, 2008 (bottle, brewed in Scheyern) pours a dark ruby colour with a creamy off-white head. aroma of roasted malts, grassy herbal hops, caramel, light dark fruit and sweet spices. flavour of grainy roasted pale malts with light notes of dark bread, chocolate and coffee. sweet, heavy body with strong carbonation and a roasted-bitter, warming finish. kappldav123 (1229), Markkleeberg, Germany Nov 29, 2008 The bottle looks good, but a bit simple for a doppelbock. The beer in the glass is zippy, but no foam. Tastes malty, but not too much, a bit roasty. A bit sweet like chocolate, the finish is drier. Not bad! oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA Oct 30, 2008 Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a nice dark brown. Aroma of malt, nuts, hops. Tastes malty, with some hops and roasty hints.
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