Notes from August 2009 7.5%ABV bottle into my slender & top heavy Rare Vos glass. Might as well get some use out of it before it falls over itself & shatters. Big powdery head, though quite faint & not big on sticking around. Body is a glittery caramel amber with lots of floaties. Nose is big on juicy melon & bitter orange. Spicy/sweet pungent hop notes, with a little bit of honey & straw. Really inviting. Taste is sweet with lemon, orange, & honey upfront. Light leafy bitterness down the middle, with an easy, dry cookie finish. Feel is thin & plenty carbonated. The malt is just barely a touch filling. Maybe just a bit lighter then it should be. Endgame is dry & just barely lingering with alcohol & hops. Really eager to see if BigTex sent me two of these. Though it has been in the fridge most of the time, sitting on this one far too long apparently worked out for me. :)

Tap at the Ginger Man, Houston, 21/05/13. Clear golden with a thin off white head. Nose is malt forward, fruit, caramel. Taste comprises dark malts, toffee, sugar, fruits. Medium bodied, light booze in a sweetish finish. Pretty average - lacks depth for a 7.5% offering. Whelmed!

pours an off white head and yellow color. Aroma is spice/wood, light malt-caramel. Taste is spice/wood hops, sweet light malt-caramel. Semi dry finish.

Sampled at Texas Beerfest. Pours a cloudy orange copper with a small frothy white head that leaves decent spotty lacing along the glass. The aroma is a sweet floral hop and wheat. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet hop and honey flavor. Easy to drink, a very good heller bock from Rahr.

Bottle thanks to attitude brew. Pours golden amber with white head. Nose is stale malt and floral hops. Taste is mostly malty. Smooth. Hides alcohol content well. Hint of caramel and molasses.

bottle thanks to Cavie, pours deep gold, medium white head. Aroma is thin caramel malt. Flavor is biscuit malt and lots of metallic notes ending lightly bitter.

Bottled. A golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet with powerful notes of malt and medium notes of alcohol. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, and metal. Way too simple. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Clear golden with medium off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with caramel notes. Sweet flavor with caramel, malt and fruity notes. Ends sweet.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours slight cloudy orange and with a slowly collapsing white head. Mild orange fruity and light cornish/malt aroma. Flavour is mild yeasty and with a light fruity touch to a more or less classic bock base. Ends sweet and light cornish.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of MaltOMeal. Almost clear golden with tiny impurities. Off-white head leaving laces. Malty nose with a spicy touch. Medium body, quite malty with some flower notes and a light underlying acidity. Lightly bitter finish. 220608