(#1645)(#539 DE)(#356 Bavaria)
Bought it at "EDEKA", Kitzingen, DE

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Clear, chestnut colour with ruby glimmer and small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, sulphureous head. Sweet-ish, dark malty aroma, hints of chocolate, fruity and spicy overtones with a touch of plum, cherry, cinnamon, nutty undertones, reminds of chocolate covered gingerbread. Taste is minimally dry, dark malty, subtle sweetness, hints of malt lozenge.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass zippy, nice head. Starts mild, malty, modest dry. Light sweetish notes. Finish almost a bit washy, very mild. Could be more intense, but okay.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottled, from Biershop Bayern. Mahogany colour, mid sized firm head. Nutty aroma with notes of pear and grass. Mid sweet with medium body and soft, somewhat oily mouthfeel. Velvetty nutty bready malt dominates. Drying finish with slight bitterness and hints of grass. Quality all the way in this relaxed, quaffable dunkel.

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

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit geringer aber schönen Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht röstmalzig, Karamell, minimal würzig. Geschmack angenehm röstmalzig, würzig, gering schokoladig.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours amber brown with a minimal head. Aroma: nutty, malty, caramel, and bread. Tastes fairly sweet.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl bottle, BBE 01/2012. Poured amber color with a thick, but quickly disappearing white head. Aroma has roasted malt, caramel and some metal notes. Flavor has roasted malt, more caramel and some hops. Quite dry finish. Paired well with a medium done steak.

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

Bottled 500ml (BZ, BB 01/2012)
Clear amber color, small off-white head. Grassy, woody malty aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Caramel malty backbone, soft palate in the middle then some late maltyness. Sweetish dunkel, as such not bad.

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

Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is raisins, wood, some sweet malts and mild herbal notes as well as mild toast. Flavour is resiny, mild toasted notes, some slight burnt wet wood as well as some mild caramel and floral notes.