De Molen Borefts Bock (2009)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Dunkler Bock
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Bottle at home. Hazy dark brown coloured with a huge and creamy off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, grass, hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of hops and pine needles with notes of grape fruits and caramel. Dry hoppy finish.

Draught @ Borefts Beer Festival 2009 - De Molen.
Unclear medium orange red amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy moderate hoppy, orange, moderate to light heavy apricot. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091030]

It’s hazy, red mahogany and the head is huge, creamy and very lasting, leaving a firm island of foam. The aroma is hoppy/fruity with notes of roasted malt and caramel. The flavor has a light sweetness and notes of hops, roasted malt, caramel, hints of pharmacy and the finish has a nice bitterness. An nice and different bock beer.

Botella. Hazy brown colour with a medium head. Lots of ripe fruits and pine in aroma with a pleasant sweetness, Very pleasant mouthfeel. Fresh ripe fruity sweet flavour with pine and grapefruit. Dry well lasting fruity bitter finish.

Bottle. Hazy brown with a thick longlasting off white head. Citric hops, caramel, dark fruits, light spices and peach in aroma. Lovely and quite complex. The flavour is peachy hops, dark fruit, caramel, esters and citric hops. Creamy and smooth. Very good!

Bottle at home. Pours a hazy brown with an off-white head and some lacings. Smells fruity with alcohol notes. Bitter with some sweetness. Quite hoppy. Aromas of grapefuits with hints of abricots. Medium bodied. Medium to high carboantion. Dry, hoppy finish. Pretty good, but is this really a bock?!?

Bottle@Home. I really had to get used to this one. I was expecting a Bock but it’s so different from any main stream bock. But I liked it! Very floral, light grassy and a hint of grass aroma. Cloudy, chestnut colour, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, sourish, very bitter, light fruity, nuts, grass. Dry mouth feel.

33cl bottle courtesy of plovmand cloudy brown, smalll light brown head. hoppy aroma dominates, also lots of sweet malts, and roasted stuff. flavor is hoppy, flowery hoppy, sweet, balanced. dry. nice.