Allen (1282), Switzerland Oct 31, 2009 Bottled 50cl. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of hay, papaya, biscuit, grapes, candy, dried apricot, wood and gooseberry. Surprisingly fruity. Lovely notes of rose and lavender showing up in the taste. The alcohol is very well hidden. Some caramel in the finish which is reminiscent of dried apricot. A nice heller bock. asheft (1374), Marburg, Germany Mar 2, 2009 [bottle]
Potent, spicy and dried fruit aroma. Clear amber under a lasting, lacy, tawny foam. Spicy melanoidins dominate a sweet, yet bitter nutty flavour. Good balance and has balls. Not very complex, though. Subtle fruity notes are smothered. Medium to full body, medium carbonation, slightly bitter finish. Solid, but not remarkable. kappldav123 (1788), Markkleeberg, Germany Feb 7, 2009 The bottle looks good, but very much like all the other Schmucker-bottles. The beer in the glass is okay - fine head. Starts very dry and woody, a bit alcoholic, much too unbalanced. Not a good bock! SkyCop32 (286), Morlautern, Germany Dec 31, 2008 Drank this with fellow taster oldrtybastrd from this site. Pours a nice golden orange with some hopps and malts and a nice little taste of alcohol at the end. EnSiFeRuM (501), Quebec, Canada Dec 30, 2008 Bouteille de 500 ml. La bière est de couleur ambrée avec un col de mousse fauve. Au nez on découvre des arômes de caramel brulé, de dattes et d’alcool avec des notes de madère. En bouche le corps est mince-moyen avec une effervescence faible-moyenne. On goûte des saveurs de caramel brûlé avec une légère amertume métallique. Le tout se termine par une chaleur d alcool larsniclas (3383), Gothenburg, Sweden Nov 28, 2008 [Bottled]
Amber with a small, tan head.
Some sweet toffee and marcipan in the aroma.
Pretty harsh mouthfeel with a lot of alcoholic sweetness; almost sugary. oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA Oct 30, 2008 Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a crisp clear golden orangish color. Aromas of sweet malts and a touch of hops. Flavors of hops malts and something herbal. This one has a little alcohol kick in the tail. Nice! gnoff (3559), Göteborg, Sweden Oct 19, 2008 (50 cl bottle thanks to larsniclas!) On October 18, 2008 BB 20 05 09 Clear pale copper color, white head. Apple, grainy, sweet scent. Marzipan, sweet, alcohol taste. Apple also. MEdium mouthfeel, low bitterness.
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