Huge thanks to Erzengel for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass dark brown, almost black. Small head. Starts intense malty, stouty, roasty. Earthy notes as well. Light alcoholic. Warming-malty finish. Impressive!

Hamburger Senatsbock 2022: Btl. 0,33l; ABV 6.5%; 21.05.2022: Schwarz, deutliche Trübung, stabiler mittelporiger beiger Schaum; frische + würzige Nase, malzige Süße, würzig-trockene Hopfenaromen, Röstaromen, kräftig malzig, dunkles Karamell, Vanille, Kaffee, Haselnüsse, dunkle Schokolade, würzig-trockene Bitterkeit; frischer + würziger Körper, malzige Süße, würzig-trockene Hopfenaromen, Röstaromen, kräftig Röstmalz, dunkles Karamell, Kaffee, Haselnüsse, dunkle Schokolade; würzig-trockener Nachgang
Total Score: 7.4 (3.7)

Hamburger Senatsbock 2023: Btl. 0,33l; ABV 7.0%; 20.04.2024: Schwarz, kräftige Trübung, kräftiger stabiler beiger feinporiger Schaum; kräftig würzige Nase, dunkle würzige Süße, kräftige Röstaromen, kräftig Malz, geröstetes Getreide, dunkles Karamell, dunkle/getrocknete Früchte, Haselnüsse, dunkle Schokolade, Kaffee, Vanille, dezente Tabaknoten; sehr würziger + dezent fruchtiger Körper, kräftige dunkle Süße, Röstmalz, dunkles Karamell, dunkle/eingelegte/getrocknete Früchte, dunkle Beeren, sehr cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, kräftige Röstaromen, Kaffee, etwas Vanille; malzig-würziger Nachgang
Total Score: 7.4 (3.7) --- Beer merged from original tick of Hamburger Senatsbock (2024) on 03 May 2024 at 22:00 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Flasche 0,33l: Schwarz, kräftige Trübung, stabiler beiger mittelporiger Schaum; kräftig würzige Nase, dunkle würzige Süße, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, eher trocken Hopfenaromen, kräftige Röstaromen, kräftig Malz, geröstetes Getreide, dunkles Karamell, etwas dunkle Schokolade; würziger + dezent fruchtiger Körper, kräftige malzige Süße, kräftig Malz, dunkles Karamell, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, cremig, mittlere Kohlensäure, Röstaromen, dunkle Schokolade; malzig-würziger Nachgang

33cl bottle. A dark brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of strong dark caramelized malt and nuts. Taste of dark brown malt, caramel and nuts. Good! --- Beer merged from original tick of Wildwuchs Hamburger Senatsbock (2023) on 11 Feb 2023 at 13:24 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 33cl bottle. A very dark brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, caramel, toffee. Taste of dark roasted malt, toffee, nuts, moderate bitterness.

Cremig malziger Antrunk. Leichte Herbe die zum Mittelteil ansteigt, schokoladige Beinoten. Süffig, weiche Bitterkeit, langer, etwas strohiger Abgang. 9/11/10/10/9/10

330ml bottle. Opaque, quasi black colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of French press coffee, a touch of dark and burnt caramel, spicy overtones with a touch of lovage, celery and liquorice. Taste is sweet-ish and roasty, minimally spicy, dark and caramel malty, notes of coffee, dark caramel, a touch of burnt caramel, liquorice. Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine and soft carbonation. Quite rich, well balanced - very, very nice.

--- Beer merged from original tick of Hamburger Senatsbock (2023) on 16 Mar 2023 at 20:48 - Score: 8

0,33 l bottle out of the mixed 6er. Nearly BLACK in the glass, one finger foamy dark beige head. Creamy sweet choco with some coffee on the nose. Taste ist malty roasted, increasing dry, low choco in the second row. Can´t hold the taste and texture in the second part. Hoped for more. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hamburger Senatsbock (2024) on 23 Feb 2024 at 21:37 - Score: Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 0,33 l bottle. Black in the glass with an huge two finger stable beige foamy head. Malty aroma, little bit smokey bacon. Taste is roasted malty, some smoked bacon, some coffee, fruity hints, some bitterhop. Creamy at the palate. Increasing alcoholic with some peppery elements. Low carbonation. Pleasant long lasting aftertaste. Nice one.