Bottle: Poured a clear dark mahogany color bock with a nice thick foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with light cereal notes is OK. Taste is also a nice mix between some dry caramel malt with light grainy cereal notes and a dry smooth finish. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad though lacking some sweetness.
Earlier Rating: 3/18/2010 Total Score: 3
Bottle: Poured a clear medium brown color ale with a relatively large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of dry caramel malt with a light very subtle toffee finish. Taste is dryer then expected with some caramel malt and not much else in terms of characteristics. Body is about average with good carbonation. A bit too bland and dry for my taste but no brewing flaws.

This amber poured a deep amber colour with a nice, fast living, bright white head. To the nose there are scents of citrus hopps, pineapple, malt, citrus and more citrus. First sip was smooth and a little watery but drinkable. Flavours of malt and citus hopps most prodominant although not as citrusy as expected from the aroma. Finsh is slightly bitter with malty flavours lasting.

A hazed yellow wit with a thick white head. In aroma, a lightly lactic banana with cloves, and faint sulfur notes. In mouth, a sweet banana malt with light citrusy notes, cloves, a bit light but nice. On tap at C’est What, May 21 2011.

Originally rated November 2008. Purchased at the LCBO, and this one is a new addition to the Amsterdam Brewery. Pours a mild hazy golden-orange-copper colour with an slight off-white head that is creamy and bubbly. The retention is great, and so is the lacing all around. Has a nice soft pomegranate scent to it, with light malt grain. Lots of carbonation of bigger bubbles around the glass at first, but then, nice consistent smaller bubbles slowly coming up from the bottom of the glass. I am surprised after tasting it, that this one is on the watery side. Really missing the boat on the taste. Kind of soapy, with hardly any aftertaste. Must have more fruit and more wheat to it. Wish they would not filter this one so much.

Vintage 2010 edition at the LCBO with 7% ABV. Pours a dark brown, cola-looking colour, clear with a red hue. Beautiful foamy beige head that last a very long time and cloud-like lacing. Dark malt aromas of mild coffee, molasses and burnt sugars. Hop becomes apparent as it breaths, with a touch of mint. Smooth silky mouthfeel a light dry finish. Mild, well-balanced, roasted malt with the hop showing up in the aftertaste. Hints of raisins, liquorices and caramel. I really enjoyed this strong Bock as it when down very nicely, for these long winter nights.

This bock poured a deep, dark amber colour with a nice, roacky, tan coloured head. Scents include ripe fruit, caramel, coffee, roasted malts and a slight touch of cocoa. First sip was smooth but a little waatery with nice carbonation. Flavours of roasted malts and ripe fruit in the front and other flavours of ripened fruit and cocoa coming up. Finish is burnt and syrupy. Modestly sweet with a sticky mouthfeel.

Deluxe... hen ? Not too sure coming from Amsterdam. Nice change with the bottles. Green with no labels, but all the writing, painted right on them. Pretty nice new image (and still staying away from the brown bottles). Pours a clear amber colour with an off-white creamy head that disappears at a medium-slow pace and leaves decent lacing. Not much carbonation. The aromas are mostly roasted and caramel malts with a bit of hop. Medium-bodied with a dry finish and not much aftertaste. Nice consistent bitterness throughout with the grainy caramel malt in the back. The burnt malt is also present which is nice for an amber brew. One of their better beers for sure.

Bouteille 341ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de chocolat au lait et léger de chocolat noir, léger de malt rôti (notes brûlées) et de café avec des traces de mélasse sucrée et de fruits (cerises noires). Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes huileuses. Goût de chocolat au lait (légèrement lactique) accompagné de notes de crème et de petites traces de fruits (cerises noires) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt moyennement rôti et aux notes brûlées ainsi qu’un léger goût de chocolat noir et des traces de mélasse sucrée puis en finale, un moyen goût de café vient se rajouter avec des traces de noix grillées. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de rôti, léger de café avec des notes de chocolat.