0.75 l bottle thanks to Ogi who brought it from Italy, shared with Marko and him. Dark copper to ruby red colour, medium off-white to tan head. Moderately lasting. Aroma is grainy, caramely, lightly toasty, lightly yeasty. A hint of cherry candy. Smooth, medium body. Flavour is bready, toasty, caramely with a hint of butter. Light to moderate hoppy, herbal and earthy bitterness. Surprisingly good balance overall. Smooth. Finishes moderate sweet.

Ginormous 750ml bottle Ogi lugged from the Speck museum to share with us, huge thanks! Lightly hazy deep red-amber body, off-white head. Creamy maltiness with red fruit in the aroma, lightly yeasty-tart but okay. Lean, dry caramelly taste, trace roast perhaps. Had a whiff of ugly refermentation yeast at first pour that dissipated quickly, but it did left a vague phenolic touch in the finish along with vague roast and hoppiness. Still, let's call it decent.

At Frisches Bier as Red Ale. Light fruit,yeasty, light Caramel. Cloudy red brown, golden cream Medium body, dry minerally, caramel/melanoidin sweetness, grassy and herbal hops. Slightly too sweetly in the finish.

Tap. Dark amber color with beige head. Aroma is strawberries, earthy, toffee. Taste is strawberries, caramel, bready. Oily mouthfeel with natural carbonation. Too sweet for me.