Eibauer Dunkler Bock

Tap at dB’s. Clear reddish brown with creamy beige head. Lots of brown sugar and malts, wort even. Quite some grassy and herbal hops, light toffee and raisins. Very malty brew. Over medium sweet and just medium bitter. Medium bodied with sugary feel.

Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus end Joes. Dark red-brown color, medium sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, dark overripe fruits, sweet, lightly leaves, brown sugar. Medium body, average carbonation. Ok beer.

Bottle @ home shared by benzai. Brown colour with a medium sized beige head. Smells malts, sweetish, herbs, slightly farty. Tastes malts, sweet, kinda nice. Medium body, soft carbo.

Keg at Derat, Utrecht, Netherlands, Thursday 1st October 2015. This is the 2014 edition which Eric has aged for a year, lots of caramel, soft and a little chewy, some burnt molasses. I am not a huge fan of Boks but this is good. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4

0,5 l bottle with a pleasant gold/brown label. Dark bright red brown in the glass, mighty light tanned head. Little bit toasted malt on the nose. Taste starts more malty, followed by an alcoholic sequence with a low bitterness. More an easy to drink bock.

German Bock classic style, with a thick, yellowish white, moussy, quite stable head and clear and deep, but fully transparent, ’autumny’ bronze burgundy colour. Aroma of gingerbread, lots of cookie dough, lots of home made caramel, toasted bread, candied dates, cocoa, dried leaves, artisanal honey sweetness, liquorice, roasted chestnuts; very typical Bock aroma, without any disturbing elements. Taste is a rounded, dried but sweet fruitiness at first, raisins and almonds, chocolatey sweetness too, caramelly and nutty malts, soft, slick and somewhat resinous mouthfeel with soft carbo, leading to a malty, sweetish finish in which a hint of spicy hops appears to render some balancing bitterishness, quite noble actually. In all: stereotypical but well-crafted, balanced, very malty example of a style I usually don’t like too much - but I had worse than this, even from Germany. Not unpleasant and a good introduction to the style.

Bottle, 6.7%. Clear dark brown with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel and bread. Flavour is malt, caramel, bread, medium sweet, littl chocolate and a little bitter.

Tap @ Cafe Derat. Dark brown - bordeaux reddish colour, thin beige head. Nose is light toasted malts, caramel malts, light fruity. Flavour is light caramel malts, toast, light fruity. A bit watery. Finish is slightly toasty.

Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with a tan head, leaving some lacing at the glass. Aroma of malt, caramel, little chocolate, light hops. Flavor is sweet and a little bitter with malt, caramel, little dark fruits, little dark chocolate, hops. Medium body, lively carbonation. 180114

Brown amber colour. Medium off white head. Cardboard aroma. Bittersweet taste.