Bottle.Mahogany dark colour with no head.Aroma of dark dried fruit and toasted caramel,kind of port wine taste aswell,sweet warming finish nice overall beer.

Keg at Canil, Lisboa, 24/03/22. Deep mahognay brown with a good sized khaki cap. Nose is fruit loaf, brown bread, toffee, sugars, dates. Tatse comprises fruit cake, toffee, dates, figs, toffee, light spice. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Solid well rounded bock.

330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, chestnut colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Dark malty aroma with minimally tart-ish, grainy, strawy, herbal overtones, hints of malt lozenge, a touch of caramel and nuts, a cautious, spicy touch of celery as well. Taste is dry, dark malty, slightly nutty, a sweet-ish, caramel malty touch on top, hints of malt lozenge, a touch of hazelnut, light hop bitterness, an even lighter, spicy touch of celery, allusions to Ricola Schweizer Kräuterzucker; well hidden alcohol. Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation. Relatively light for a Doppelbock decent.