Black with a big off-white head. Aroma of caramel with mild roasted notes. Dry malty flavour with toffee, caramel and toast character.

Bottle looks like a copy of Köstritzer. Beer in the glass deep black, nice head. Starts mild, soft-malty, not too roasty. Mild sweet notes. Finish less malty, a bit washy. Okay.

(on tap at the Int. Bierbörse, Löhne) Dark brown colour with a small creamy off-white layer. Sweet roasted barley malt aroma, slightly earthy and leafy with a touch of caramel and a light herbal hops presence. Light-sweet flavour with a burnt bitterness, light to medium bodied, crispy carbonated mouthfeel. Moderately roasted malty taste with light notes of caramel and hints of cacao; moderately dry, malt-accented finish with a light bitter edge, a whiff of herbal hops and light notes of dried fruits in the aftertaste. Quite clean and rounded but nothing special.