A murky reddish brown Bock with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with caramel, dark fruits, molasses, alcohol warmth, nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with nice peated notes, dark fruits, molasses, alcohol warmth, very nice and complex, still solid after a few years.

Bottle 1pt.6fl.oz. [ As Samuel Adams Cinder Bock ].Unclear matt medium brown amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark malt, smoke, wood, light phenol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, candy - sugary, smoke, wood, dark malt, caramel, light phenol, light alcohol, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160124]

bottle - This brew has a pleasant wood smoke aroma with caramel/toffee malt character. It’s very sweet tasting with caramel and smoke. Hops presence is minimal, even in the finish, with malt sweetness and smoke lingering in this full bodied brew. Very good.

Bottle bought through craftbeer.se. Pours rubyish dark brown with a frothy and fizzy brownish beige head that quickly dissipates while leaving a small trace on the glass. Smell is sweet, malty and smokey with sweet dark bread, smoked sausage, dried ham, hay, caramel, golden syrup, burnt wood, smoke and hints of sweet soy sauce. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and smokey with sweet dark bread, caramel, biscuits, dry cured ham, smoked sausage, hay, butterscotch hard candy, burnt wood, smoke, burnt cereal, persimmon, alcohol, sweet soy sauce and toffee. Mouthfeel is syrupy, round, sticky sweet, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter, malty and smokey with caramel, sweet dark bread, biscuits, hay, moist soil, burnt wood, smoke, sweet soy sauce, smoked sausage and hints of orange peal. Solid offering that’s slightly too sweet and heavy to be really enjoyable.

Bottle 1 pt 6 fl oz, at Printz in Stockholm (Tele2 Arena) on October 26, 2013.Marked with Batch No. 2 on the back label.Hazy reddish brown color, small tan head. Sweet, malty, alcohol scent. Some more complex sugars and higher alcohols. Malty, toffee, some light smoke, sweet taste. Grainy and sweet aftertaste. Medium a bit fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Also some smoked aftertaste. Bottle wasn’t gushing, but was slowly working the foam/head out of the bottle by itself. A light Fusarium contamination on the grains perhaps?

Bottle. Hazy deep ruby liquid with small off-white head. Aroma of light smoke, toffee, bread, light ham, toast and light raw sugar. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of light smoke, toffee, bread and light raw sugar. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Quite nice.