Bottle, 7.2%. Almost clear dark brown colour. Small tan head. Vinous flavour, a little cream, sweet malt notes.

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a white head, loads of yeast floaties. Dry malty aroma. Light spiced and malty flavoured with a dry caramel malt note. Vague bitterness into the finish. Lasting sweet impression.

50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy and brown with a dense light tan head. Mild caramel and alcohol aroma. Sweet and breadish malt flavoured with a nice roasted note coming through into a nice roasted and slight fruity finish. Light acidic touch. Nice one.

On tap @ Kafe België. Deep brown colour, beige head. Aroma of caramel, some roasted malts and rye. Flavour is also rye, rather sweet, caramel, some spice, slightly bitter finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. A bit cloying.

Bottle 50cl @ home.Clear medium yellow orange color, with small body particles, with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, toasted, honey, sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft. (020708)

(bottle) Hazy, golden colour with loads of yeast particles swimming around and a fluffy, slightly yellow foamy head. Sweet malty, slightly hoppy and alcoholic nose with notes of marzipan. Sweet flavour, full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Strong, pale malty taste with notes of alcohol right from the beginning; strong malty finish with alcohol presence. Unbalanced Bock, but at least a warming one (18.04.07).

(bottle) Clear, dark brown colour with an eggshell-coloured foamy head of medium size. Sweet and slightly toasted malt aroma with hints of metallic hops. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation. Robust malty base, slightly toasted with light notes of caramel and molasses; sweet malty finish without any balancing bitterness, although the alcohol is fairly well integrated. Mediocre Bock (16.05.07).

Bottle: Fruity-chalky nose covering sweet-malt and hops; pale, hazy, golden, big stable white head with an impressive lace; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, soft MF, mild sweet and aromatic-hoppy finish with a lingering hoppy tail. O.K., a very good, well rounded Zwickel......

Bottle 50cl @ home.Hazy medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, gum. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (290508)

Tap @ Kafe Belgie. Cloudy yellow colour, big white head. Aroma has yeast and banana. Flavour has wheat and yeast. A bit watery and light bodied, but refreshing.