19/01/2007. RISTORANTE PIZZERIA PASCALE, Marktplatz 23, SCHWANDORF, Bayern, Germany

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Malt, apple and roast in the aroma. Thinnish. Sweet. Nutty, caramelly. Hint of roast. Soft roasty aftertaste.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Clear deep amber colour, good foamy off-white head, sizzles away quickly, minimal lacing. Sweet malt aroma, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruits, bit nutty. Taste heavy sweet and light bitter, malty, toffee, sugary. Aftertaste sweet malts and sugary, light spicy notes, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, too sweet but okay.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass dark brown, nice head. Starts fine malty, roasty, some earthy notes. Hints of chocolate. Well balanced finish, dry-malty, light sweetness. Good one!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared on the train from Nuremberg to Bamberg during the Bamberg Jolly. Pours clear, golden brown with a creamy, tan head. Sweet, with hints of paper, toasted bread. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet on the finish with dry bread, faint dusty caramel. So so.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein dunkel rötlichbraunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch röstmalzig, nussig, Karamell. Geschmack röstmalzig, leicht schokoladig, nussig, leicht würzig.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bamberg Jolly Day1 24/01/14. Bottle shared on train. Dark caramel coloured pour with a greyish cream head. Aroma is caramel, metalic, nutty and slight raisin. Flavour is nutty paramel, stale malt, slight oxidation. Pretty sweet worty, Too sweet.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle on the train from Nuremberg to Bamberg (from Toom Amberg) - the final hurdle, Bamberg post Xmas jolly day 1 - 24/01/14. Dark mahogony brown with a good sized light tan head. Nose is brown bread, cardboard, faint cocoa, earthy pangs. Taste comprises dark malts, cardboard box, earthy, dark toffee, light cocoa. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Pretty so so.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Bottle.
Where: On a train during the Bamberg Jolly 2014.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, banana, dark fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, spices, some chocolate.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

24th January 2014
Bamberg Bash, Day 1. Train bottle swig. Clear amber - brown beer. Good pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and crispy dry. Mild minerals. Light touch of dry dark malts. Touch of spice. Little generic fruit.