It needed a short fight to get the silly plastic stop from the bottle. Pale amber color, chunks of yeast. Oak, dust and dried apricot in the aroma. Full bodied. Thick and sweet fluid. Malty flavor with toffee, dried apricot, cream sherry, oak and grassy hops.

0,75L bottle at the overpriced beer tasting, thanks for sharing guys! Pours amber with off-white head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is very sweet, malt, caramel. Flavor follows the nose. Finish is malty sweet. Overall: nice brew.

Belgian style from a German brauerei? This bottle was purchased as a special offering form my local Edeka market, in a 750ml bottle with plastic resealable cork, and numbered for a limited edition. This bottle was listed as Nr. 2608, not sure of the total run (10,000?). Definitely different from anything I’ve tasted from a German brewery, but true to the Belgian/French Cru style. According to the label, they claim to use Trappist yeast (in english, no less?). Initial taste is sour, but warms to the taste buds after sitting and sipping. The high alcohol content isn’t apparent at first, but slowly makes itself apparent. Pours a very murky copper, reminiscent of apple cider, short head and lightly carbonated. If you like this style, here is a fine example from a German brewer.

75 cl bottle vintage 2010 Nr. 2442, BBE 23.12.2015
Aroma is rather malty and feels a lot like a good doppelbock. Also some grain, hay and hints of apricot. Flavour is rather sweet with much malt, ripe fruits (apricot) and some solvent-like alcohol that does not disturb much. Rather leathery finish. Becomes more sticky towards the end of the glass. Interesting brew where belgian ale meets german doppelbock.

By the way, this had interesting plastic cork. Opening it was rather a ceremony.