Dark brown beer, with a two-finger off-white head - aroma of beechwood smoke, some soft cocoa and light dark lager fruitiness - smooth, creamy mouthfeel - surprisingly bitter (not IPA bitter or anything), and a bit more dry than most bocks, kind of along the lines of schlenkerla urbock - some notes of chocolate, light nuttiness - the smoke doesn’t come to the fore all that much (but it must for those unfamiliar with smoked beers, because the guy next to me thought it tasted "like bacon" - it does not), but is still fairly present - not as complex or tasty as the best of the style, but tasty none-the-less - smooth, and perhaps a bit too drinkable for the abv - I could drink this all day, I’d just like to taste more of the smoked malt - it’s beers like this that remind me why I keep coming to this place.

About time these guys made one of these - dark brown beer, with a slight ruby hue and a frothy tan head - fairly light aroma, with touches of cocoa and dark fruit - rather creamy mouthfeel - the faintest hint of chocolate sweetness at the outset, followed by some blueberry flavor through the middle, and then some robust, dry cocoa flavor to finish - not terribly complex, but still quite tasty, and a nice addition to an already impressive lineup of german-style beers.

Semi-hazy, copper/reddish beer, with a small, foamy head to it - the aroma is an interesting mixture of earthy wheat malt mustiness and crisp, biscuity british maltiness, with underlying fruity esters - very soft mouthfeel - the wheat character is most apparent at first, with some light nuttiness and a tiny hint of phenolic character - crisp hop flavor asserts itself very quickly, though, bringing along with it some fruity character (cherry, mostly) - an interesting experiment, but I’d like to see even more wheat malt character.

Tap @ brewpub poured into a pint glass with a big, frothy, brown head accompanied by a totally black body. The head turns into a surface covering lacing, looks great! Aroma is dark fruits syrup with hints of past due tangerine sweetness, kind of weird. No roast, no chocolate, or any traditional oatmeal stout sweetness. Taste is a bit sweet and very fruity, esters filling the flavor. Some faint chocolate on the back end of the flavor. A bit of a metallic/mineral aspect. Thin body, finishes empty.

Tap @ brewpub poured into a tall mug with a large frothy head. Color is dark yellow, clear beer with visible carbonation. The head turns into a surface covering lacing. Aroma is actually medium-strong with sharp lemon, a very German floralness, and a clean spring earth-y maltiness. Taste is light with lemon zingy flavor, a general sharpness of flavors. Lively mouthfeel, adds to the refreshing aspect of the beer. Leaves a spring-earthy, floral aftertaste. Very quaffable and not as boring as one would think.

Tap at the brewpub - strange - it’s as if a doppelbock and a dubbel had a bastard child - the aroma is an interesting mix of sweet german malts and light belgian yeast and candi sugar notes - the flavor isn’t as sweet as the aroma suggests - some caramel and slight munich malt flavors, along with notes of cherries and a mild tartness on the back end - some raisin and brown sugar in the finish - fairly light and easy to drink, despite it’s strength - an interesting hybrid.

Tap at the brewpub - comes out of the tap a clear golden with a slight orange tint to it - very full aroma of bright fruity qualities, some grassy hops and herbal notes, all underpinned with a honey sweetness - initial flavors are of butterscotch and slight diacytil (a little off-putting) - smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel - spicy hops, wildfower honey, and berry-like fruity esters come into play, making the beer interesting, almost making up for the unwelcome butterscotch flavors - still quite good, but a little too heavy, and not as clean as I like my maibocks to be.

Billed as a German/Belgian Dubbel hybrid. Tap @ brewpub, served in tall mug. Color is amber-brown, a clear beer but dark enough to make clarity medium, half the glass is filled with light translucence. Aroma is pretty strong, dark fruits, sugary maltiness, and sweet candied apples. Taste is very clean, very sweet german maltiness - sticky sweet brownie flavor. Finishes very clean with almost no bitterness at all. A light thirst quenching beer but sweet enough to keep one interested.

Tap @ brewpub, enjoyed with hophead75. Poured into tall mug, orange-amber colored, a completely lucid beer. Aroma is lagered fruitiness, which works well in the overall lightness of this beer. Floral/herbal german hops and a cereal like maltiness. Taste is cereal/grain/even lightly roasty, all is full flavored while the beer is relatively light and thirst quenching. Light bitterness at the end. Definitely returnable and recommended.

The board at the brewery described this beer as "roasty toasty" - I guess that’s a pretty accurate description, considering it’s quite roasty for an impy stout - body is nearly black, with a small tan head - aroma of coffee grounds that have been sitting in the mr. coffee for a few days, along with some tobacco notes and background chocolate and roasted malts - thin-bodied - some suprising fruity flavors up front (blueberry and plum), quickly undercut by hop bitterness and espresso - the bitter and roasted qualities linger a while, followed by some faint chocolate sweetness - overall, it lacks complexity and character, and the alcohol is very evident in the finish - the should stick to the german-style beers.