Draught at In de Wildeman, Amsterdam
Beautiful dark mahogany color, with creamy head. Aroma of candi sugar, some sweetness and fruits, light sweat. Good body strength and round mouthfeel; good caramel flavor, clean, a bit nutty, with only light residual sweetness; correct bitterness.
Good stylish beer, solid, dynamic, I dig it.

33 cl. swing top bottle @ home, bought @ Mitra. Brown red colour with a thin quickly disappearing tan head. Aroma of caramel, coffee, plums and blackberries. Taste is nicely bitter with more roastiness. Typical Christoffel mouthfeel and aftertaste; at first not sensational but then the deepness and matureness of the beer impresses. Great bock!

Bottle from Mitra Utrecht. Clear brown colour, tan fast disappearing head. Nose is malty, caramel, bit of sour fruits. Flavour is caramel malts, light toasted, bit fruity. Fairly dry finish.

Bottle, 12C. Very dark brown with a light tan head that fades to a coat. Lovely aroma of prunes, raisins, singed dark sugars, vanilla. Lighter bodied than suggested by the aroma. Sweet and fruity with some roasted flavours and chocolate. Unfortunate astringent coffee and metallic notes at the end along with nice balancing bitterness. Even without that at the end it would have been a bit of a let down after the aroma. Even with it it’s pretty good.

Deep chocolate malty aroma. Pours a deep clear brown with a tan head that fades quick. The roasted malts are on the strong side.

Pours dark brown with a small fading head.Nose shows golden syrup, caramel, prunes, figs, sultanas. Very fruit. Tempting.Flavours show the same dark fruits and caramel, along with sweet, bready, melanoidin malt. Some booze creeps in in the finish. A bit cloying.Could use a little more carbonation, body is overly syrupy.

Bottle @ Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot. Dark red / brown colored beer. Fair smell and taste, good carbo and body to go with the ABV.

Pours a clean deep red-copper colour with a frothy beige head that stays a while. Lacing is present, but disappears quickly. Big nutty smell at first, and then some dark fruits appear. Plums, raisins and then some caramel and spices. The alcohol is also there. It nicely disappears in the taste and mouthfeel though. Quite smooth overall. Flavours of roasted malts, nuts, mild caramel and the dark fruits are mostly hidden in the back. Damn smooooooth !

Bouteille 330ml. De couleur brune et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (prunes, moyen de raisins, traces de figues), malté de caramel toffee très légèrement rôti avec des notes de houblon herbeux ainsi que des traces boisées (bois humide) et de réglisse noire. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Léger-moyen goût fruité (prunes, léger de raisins, notes de figues) accompagné de faibles notes boisées (bois humide) et épicées ainsi que de traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel sucré, légèrement rôti et aux faibles notes terreuses ainsi que des notes de pain grillé, de pain, de sucre brun et des petites traces de chocolat noir puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes de houblon herbeux et d’alcool doux. Post-goût moyen-long, légèrement amer de rôti et de houblon herbeux avec un goût de levures fruitées (pelures de prunes, léger moût de raisins).