Bottle 0,33ltr: Dark red/brown colored brew with an dry and some sweet bitter taste, hints of roasted malts, karamel, dried fruits and chocolate. But i like the use of rye in the beer,

0.33 l bottle from 'Mitra' (Den Bosch), 7.7% abv, best before September 2018. Clear, very dark ruby to black with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and a bit fruity aroma of caramel, toasted nuts, some chocolate and hints of dark fruits. Moderately sweet, malty, slightly bitter, a bit roasty and a little fruity taste of caramel, toasted nuts, some chocolate, a touch of dark fruits and traces of oak, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly roasty and a little woody-dry finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice Bock, quite untypical by not being overly sweet and having a bit more complexity due to the whisky-soaked wood chips.

Opaque dark ruby brown colour, small but steady frothy beige head, light lacing. Aroma roasted malts, cocoa, candy sugar, dark fruits. Taste starts with somewhat coarse rye bitterness, middle part medium sweet and bitter, roasted malts, rye, dark bread. Roasty bittersweet aftertaste, spices, medium body, average carbonation. A rough and sturdy bock, overall very nice.

On tap at the brewpub. Deep dark brown colour, light-beige head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruits, hint of spruce, hops, malty. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, chocolate, some roasted malts, caramel, dark fruits, pronounced bitterness, hint of spruce, bitter finish. Medium bodied. Nice.

From tap @ the brewery. Very dark brown color with a reddish hue. Steady, rocky, light beige head. Aroma’s of toast, light vegetal, light wood. Retronasal it’s sweetish, toasted, woody, light vegetal. Flavor is moderate sweet, roasted. Medium bodied, I expected it to be fuller from the rye. Quite high carbonation. Long finish, dry, roasted, moderate bitter. The aroma wasn’t very promising, but it turned out OK.