(bottle) Clear, mahogany colour with a thick, off-white foamy head. Slightly dusty and sweet aroma with a distinctive citousy hop aroma. Light-sweet flavour, medium to light bodied with an almost crispy carbonation. Slightly roasted, malt accented taste with an underlying citrousy fruitiness; moderately dry, slightly bitter finish with an aromatic hoppy tinge.

Draught at Battersea BF 2007. Dark ruby colour with thin beige head. Bit of puke on aroma, then this rather nice cherry fruit flavour kicks in. Yeah, it?s got some nice fruit and the malts are on the dark side. 3.2 drunk fresh from a 10 litre keg at Kellerwald a little flat in carbonation but a decent set of dark malt flavours.

Bottle, 5.2%. Slightly metallic aroma. Very dark brown colour, almost black. Nice creamy head. Quite bready flavour, slightly sweet. Not so roasted. Tastes as if it is a bit past BB date, but there is only a date, no year on the label.

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, orangey brown with an of-white head. Light aroma of roasted malt. Medium body with roasted malt notes and a rather distinct, metallic edge. Dry and lightly bitter finish. 241206

Very deep dark burgundy-chestnut beer with a medium beige head, rather persistent. Rather surprising estery-flowery nose (this is bottom fermenting beer, after all). Some sweet-bready-malty notes too, at least - but again in the finish... almond and banana? Dry, roasted grains, with a soft sweet underbuild. Bit of cacao, burnt grain hulks; acorn tips or something similar. And retronasal again some esters - remarkable. Not a lot of body, bit watery. Esters etc. made me expect a chewier texture. Interesting because it seems to make a link from Franconian Braun to Schwarzbier or even Porter. But it could stand some beefing up. Seems well attenuated, however.

Bottle: Dark ruby to darek amber coloured, thin, lasting beige foam; faint aromas of roast malt, coffee and liquorice, a bit cardboardy, too; demi-sec, malty, bitter (cacao) flavour, quite light bodied, "half-dry" malty finish with a light chocolatey bitterness. A well rounded, pleasant Schwarzbier..........

A hazy brown beer with a beutiful light brown head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet roasted with notes of hay. The flavor is too sweet for my liking.