Mild malziger Antrunk gepaart mit herben Noten, eher hell. Weiter mild, gering hopfig. Getreidig, spritzig, etwas dunkler werdend. Wässrig herbes Finish, im Nachgeschmack bitter. 11/8/11/9//8

Hefiger, leicht bananiger Beginn, süffig. Die Hefigkeit bleibt bestehen, geringe Süße. Süffig, die Aromen nehmen leider schnell ab. Dunkelmalziges Finish. Nett aber nicht wirklich besonders. 11/9/11/9//9

33 cl bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity and toffee malty. Caramelish, sweet and light bitter, offee malty and caramelish. Bitter and sweet malty.

Bootle 1,0L authentic from the brewhaus. bubblegum, banana, citrus, amber, hazy, minimal head, no lacing, vivid, medium sourness, fizzy, like lambic, slick feel, medium body.

Bottle 330ml. w. swing top.Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, caramel, light alcohol, oxidide - old malt notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, caramel, bread, alcohol notes. Very nice bock. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120324]

Draught at the brauhaus
Cloudy amber color, with creamy head. Nice malt aroma, grainy, with a touch of biscuits. Malt flavor, sweetish in the front, but also with a medium perception of alcohol and bad (dirty) water; traces of dusty toasted malt; the final is almost unpleasant; ordinary bitterness.

2012-09-21, bottle from the brewery, batch L219, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Dark amber color, flat. The aroma starts getting a light fruity touch, along with the nutty one, and with elements of dry wood. Strong mouthfeel, with a very good malt flavor, caramel, nuts; sweet of course, with low bitterness, and good alcohol control too.
Probably at its peak now, after one year.

2012-03-24, bottle from the brewery, batch L219, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Amber color with red shades, flat without head. The aroma shows some oxidation, nuts, raisins, bread. The body is thick, less oily than I’m used to remember; good malt flavor, sweet, some nuts, vanilla, light oxidation; the alcohol perception is low.
It’s more mature and mellower, slightly better than draught at Vetter.

2011-10-17, bottle from the brewery, batch L219, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Almost flat, without head, with an amber-brown color. The aroma reveals bread and cookies, and Christmas without cinnamon; then caramel, toffee, malt. Robust body, with very high sweetness, chewy malts, vanilla fudge, sweet nuts, and a hint of sweet liquorice. Largely unbalanced, but it carries some interest, and more harmonious than the version at Vetter.

2011-10-04, bottle from the brewery, batch L219, 7-3-7-4-15=36
It pours a dark brown color, with no head, and virtually no carbonation. Quite strong aroma of sweet caramel, with notes of nuts and light phenol and cookies. Thick mouthfeel, with sweet caramel and malt flavor, almost a malt juice, but with pleasant nutty and biscuity tracks, some molasses; the bitterness is low. The alcohol is extremely well hidden. More harmonious than on draught.

Bottle @ Miss January / AA Meeting Afterparty Tasting, March 2012. Pours ruby copper with small bubbles on top. Sweet fruit, caramel and molasses. Oily and vinous. Sherry and port notes. A bit of oxidation. Heavy warmth. Sweet and alcohol with a dusty oxidized note. A sipper. Overall a bit too much.

As Fastenbock Süßlicher Malzbeginn mit deutlichen Hefenoten. Weicher im Mittelteil, würzig, angenehme Restsüße. Dann noch hefiger, leicht herb, ausgewogen. Ein harmonischer und süffiger dunkler Bock! 9/10/11/11//11