Beautiful dark, clear, copper-amber; little, coloured head, nearly flat. Bready nose, with a lot of earthy overtones, bit of walnut. Bready taste, quite sweet but not cloying. Touch of acidity. Flavour of chestnut purée (mash). Well-bodied, chewy. Slightly slick mouthfeel. Nice, but nowhere surprising typical German. "Good workmanlike performance".

Dark, old copper-gold (!); thin but persistent broken white head. Bready nose, malty (pale, bit of cookie malt), little touch of galanga root. Sweet, malty taste, grainy, spicey palate. Lots of crystal malts, chaff retronasal. Full-bodied, slightly sticky, gives an impression of much restsugars. A blonde Doppelbock is rare enough. But it is a strange attempt. Not fully succeeded IMO.