Winter Bock

Tasted from tap at Nederlandse Bierproeffestival on 17/05/2014. Ruby colour with a small white head. Sweet is very present in the taste and in the aroma. Taste of caramel, brown sugar and bubble gum. The aftertaste is light sweet with caramel reminders. Next one please!

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr malzig süß, alkoholisch, belgische Hefe. Geschmack sehr malzig alkoholisch, fruchtig, würzig --- Beer aliased from original tick of Sylvester on 02 Mar 2014 at 10:49 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Ins Glas ergießt sich ein bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr malzig süß, alkoholisch, belgische Hefe. Geschmack sehr malzig alkoholisch, fruchtig, würzig

Bottle sampled at Gouda Winterbier Festival. Clear amber with a small tan head. Aroma of raisins, overripe dark fruit and caramel. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Boring amber ale with some malty notes and a slight tone of caramel. Meh, just meh.

Würziger, dunkel herb hefiger Antrunk. Süffig, wenig bitter. Weiter hefig, dezente Kräuternoten. Reife Banane, vollmundig. 11/10/11/11/11/11

(bottle, 30cl, vintage 2011/12) Clear, chestnut-brown colour with a short and tanned foamy head. Toasty malty aroma with notes of caramel, candy, accompanied by a slightly vinous berry-fruity touch. Sweet flavour, medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Mellow toast-malty, slightly sugary taste with caramel and notes of dark and red berries; sweet malty and slightly sticky, also mildly fruity finish with traces of alcohol shining through. A tad too sweet for my liking, nevertheless a decent brew. 26.XII.12

Bottle from Albert Heijn. Poured a clear golden brown with a thin tan head.The aroma was weak, but there were some yeast and malt notes. The flavour is bitter and yeast with some hints of malt and caramel on the palate and a touch of bitterness from the alcohol in the aftertaste. A very drinkable beer in fact that did grow on me as it got a little warmer.

Bottle: Clear, reddish-amber coloured, small and stable off-white head, sweet fruity and toasty-caramelly nose, already is a vinois touch detectable; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, relatively light bodied; caramelly-bitter finish. Nice, undemanding brew…

Brand Sylvester Winterbier 2011-2012 licht rood/bruin van kleur, snel slinkende kraag aroma: zoet, caramel, donkerfruit, kruidig smaak: sterk smaken van zoetig caramel, gebrande mouten, zoet, kruidig, en bittertje. medium body, dun van textuur, afdronk: moutig en bittertje

22 Oct 2012 saw me, my wife and 26 other members of the CAMRA Investors club have a wonderful afternoon as guests of the brewery: after a film show and giuded tour of the brewery we adjourned to the tasting celler bar where we were given seven different brews to taste: I had plenty of each, this one being my favourite beer of the day. I like sweeter brews and this fitted my needs nicely: top fermented (unusual for Heineken) and out for Christmas each year. Rich amber body with a full head of tan coloured bubbles, it looks fine. The smell is caramel first and foremost with wild fruits of the forest adding to the fairly sweet nose. The taste is also semi-sweet with those caramel notes again being at the front: maybe a bit ’one dimensional’ in flavour, but I really liked it and made sure I had more than my fair share of this highly enjoyable winter brew before we had to leave.