Poured a dark, thick deep brown with a thin white head. I was expecting Christmas-y and Holiday aromas, what I got was the nose of a standard bock, malty and sweet with hints of brown sugar. Sweet and drinkable flavor, malty, sugary, touches of biscuit, clove, and nuts. This was a very standard dunkle, I’m surprised it hasn’t had better ratings. If you can still find them, grab one and see for yourself. My 300th rating!!

2007 bomber drunk on 7/18/07
First of all if this isn’t bottle conditioned, this is one hell of an appearance. Huge, cascading, dense tan head is very stubborn and provides quite nice lacework. Body is a dark brown with deep violet tints on the edges. Clarity is medium-high to high.
I don’t know if this is a fresh batch of bottles (this beer was first released quite a while ago), but it certainly tastes like they put a fresh batch of anise in it, and lots of it. The classic "over-spiced beer that would otherwise be quite delicious". This texture stands first and foremost as the best trait here and would probably hold up against some of the better bottled Belgian beers. Tight carbonation in perfect amounts creates a creamy, soft mouthfeel. Behind the anise is well-attenuated, lightly crackery malt with caramel and toffee drizzled on for good measure and balance. No tacky yeast, not even that estery or phenolic (though this amount of spice would probably dominate any actual phenols in the beer). It does get a bit thin and dry by the finish, not just due to the spicing, but also from some stronger-than-average alcohol warmth. Clove phenols do emerge in time, further drying things.
Aroma is lightly sweet (caramel, raisins, sweet dough) and the malt mixes with the spice to produce almost a pumpernickel/cardamon sort of note. Not as dominated by the spice, is the aroma, but like the flavor, there is some latant alcohol sharpness with warming/breathing on the finish.
Perhaps after a year in the cellar it would lose some of the anise flavor, but the beer is already quite dry and I’m not positive the dark malts wouldnt oxidize prematurely as well. Commendable.
The deviation on the ratings thus far is very interesting...

Bomber - Much like their other offerings, the flavor imparted by their house yeast really overpowers this one - it looks nice - dark ruby with a creamy tan head - aroma of cocoa and caramel, with some vinous, fruity character and light dough - the flavor slams the palate with the rock art taste - this subsides briefly for some dry cocoa and brown sugar flavors, along with some earthy tartness - then it’s all that original taste again - I like it a lot more than some of their other offerings, but I guess that isn’t saying much.

Bomber, opened around a campfire in the middle the vermont wilderness - cloudy orange pour, with an aroma of semi-stale hops and artifical-smelling maltiness - flavor of cereal grains and sweet malt extract - that "Rock Art taste" from their house yeast dominates too much - strong, but not plesant bitterness - astringent - not even the beauty of the vermont countryside can salvage this experience.

Draught at Ginger Man, 36th NYC
Dark brown color with rocky head; creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt and milk. Good mouthfeel, caramel and roasted malt taste. The smoothness makes it easily drinkable, but not special.

Bomber, 2006, bottle # 3544 of 3800. Been sitting on the selves since but I finally decided summertime is a good time to enjoy this. Pours a thin, dark (reddish in direct light) brown color. A bit off white colored small head. Aroma is a light nuttiness and sweet light breadiness mixed with lagered frutiness. Taste has a nice full maltiness with faint chocolate chip cookie flavors, faint earthy and toasty aspects. A subdued, unoffending offering with a light body but enough taste. Finishes with a light grassiness, low bitterness. I got to say so far Rock Art has sucked big time so far but this is a nicely done, understated yet very quaffable brew.