Richtig schön vollmundig-malziges Bier. Sehr süffig und leicht karamellig. Schön rund. Nicht zu übersüß, aber die 7% schmeckt man durchaus. Schöne Schokoladentöne, im Nachgeschmack ganz leicht herb --> sehr schöner Doppelbock!!
Test vom 10.2.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,14,12,14,12,13 - 13,00

Bottle @ Ambrosetti, Berlin. Pours dark amber with a large head. Cookies, bread, grain, syrup and caramel. Full bodied. Tasty.

Bottle. Clear dark amber with a thin head. Aroma is sweet malt. Flavour is clean malted molasses, brown sugar with a sweet dry finish.

Brown with red accents. A touch of dark fruit and molasses accompany some pretty rich chocolate flavors. Sweet after taste with a trace of hops.

Bottled, thanks fiulijn! Hazy mahogany colour, dense creamy head. Molasses, caramek and pepper. Sweet and full bodied with dense rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and mustard seeds. Low bitterness.

Bottle from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, 11th February 2012 consumed at home 19th February 2012 Pours dark brown with a creamy off white head. This is just a little smokey on the nose but there is a good solid maltiness and pleasant dark sweet fruitiness, I don’t detect smokey flavours it’s just noticeable on the nose. very nice indeed. [b> A8 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.9

2011-02-25, bottle from Maruhn, Darmstadt, 7-5-7-3-14=36
Dark mahogany color; medium-sized creamy head. The aroma is mild, with nice notes of roasted nuts, and traces of cereals. Good body strength; strong caramel flavor with some roasted nuts; moderate residual sweetness; there is a vein of liquorice that is somehow disturbing. Correct bitterness in the final; but a bit of alcohol too can be perceived. Solid, but I was more impressed the first time I had it.

2011-01-10, bottle from Maruhn, Darmstadt, 7-4-8-3-15=37
Dark amber, brown color; medium-sized creamy head. The aroma is mild but very interesting, with caramel, delicate roasted nuts, bread. The body strength is average, there are just few residual sugars, but there is a very good flavor of caramel, roasted nuts and raw cereals, with dry and biscuity tones; the final shows more roasted nuts, with a correct bitterness. Very interesting. Give it enough time to breathe.

clear brown, smooth white head. faint aroma, dry. flavor is sweet malty, roasted stuff, honey, faint hops to balance, tasty sweet, slightly roasted brew.

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and breadish to dark caramelish. Sweet malty, breadish and caramelish. Lingering roasted and breadish malty. Ends sweet and subdued bitter.