A little bit too sweet

Creamy head. Very fruity aroma (pear) and licorice. Very sweet (in fact too sweet), syrupy taste Licorice, roasted malt, pear and apple flavors. Hint of sourness. (7 4 7 3 13 = 3.4) Re-rate: bottle. Brown sugar in the aroma. Very sweet, sugary flavor. Pineapple, cane sugar, caramel. Too sugary sweet to make a real impression. (6 3 6 3 10 = 2.8) Another re-rate: 2007 version: tap, Arendsnest. Sweet flavor with pineapple, but also a firm roast flavor, with coffee and even a hint of dark chocolate. The aroma is less outspoken as the flavor, somewhat dusty roasted as the beer warmens up ("washed clothes", says barman Robin).

Chosen best Dutch bock beer in 2001 and 2002. This is the first autumn bock beer of 2003. Still very young. Only a slight maltaroma with just a hint of caramel and milk. Sweetish, malty flavor with some licorice and roasted malt. Caramel and a hint of butter. Very nice beer that already has depth, but should further gain in complexity when maturing. Another well made SNAB beer. (7 3 7 4 14 = 3.5) 2004 version, sold as "ouwe bok" by Mitra Hengelo in december 2005, tasted january 3 2006. Steady frothy head. Malt, cinnamon and laurel in the aroma. Malty, hoppy, flowery flavor with laurel and a touch of licorice and caramel. Full bodied. Exquisit bockbeer. (7 4 8 4 15 = 3.8) 2005 version, sold as "jonge bok" by Mitra Hengelo, tasted january 4 2006. Buttery, malty aroma with laurel. Creamy, hoppy flavor with caramel and laurel. Sweetish with pure chocolate and roasted malt. Just a touch of yeast. Characterful quality beer that could easily be described as an abbey double ale. 2006 version, tap Café ’t Arendsnest Amsterdam. Sweet flavor with licorice, chewing gum , laurel and roasted malt. 2007 version, tap ’t Arendsnest Amsterdam. Malt and a hint of cherry sweets in the aroma. Malty sweetish flavor with cinnamon and a hint of raspberry. Some roast coming up in the long aftertaste. Good!

Pours an enormous head. Dark brown color, cloudy. Coffee and licorice aroma but also a fair bit of hops. Just a hint of sourness. Coffee, licorice and hops. Thin. Hopbitter, somewhat toasty aftertaste.

Amber color, small head. Buttery aroma, a bit honeyish, but also rancid. Buttery honey flavor with fresh cheese and some orange. A hint of sourness and a thick texture. Maybe I just don't like honey beers.