Sample courtesy of Erzengel, big thanks. brown color, small tan head. smells milky, earthy, grassy, ripe fruits, some sweetness, honey. ok smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes nutty, earthy, some sweetness, marzipan, ripe fruits, doughy, peppery, hints of alcohol. finishes rather balance with light roasty notes and some marzipan, ripe fruits and peppery notes. rather decent one, but not overly special, very very (too) classical bock, nothing that sticks out and makes you excited for more. still overall decent.

Trocken malziger, leicht röstiger Beginn mit mild bitteren Noten, wenig hopfig, weich bitter. Süßlich, feine Karbonisierung, langer Nachhall. Gelungen. 10/9/10/9/9/10

Tasting @ Koelschtrinker. Neutral nose. The beer starts malty with woody hints. Deep rich chocolate, malt, round and refreshing. Long malty caramelly aftertaste, the wood is in the back, round and refreshing with a nice malty aftertaste. No bitterness, round and sessionable.

Bottle at a Tasting. A almost clear orange brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of strong red malt, resins, some wood. Taste of mild sweet caramelish malt, red fruits, resins.

Gezapft: Golden with an orangey sheen, hazy, medium-sized loose white head; moderate dryish herbal-hoppy nose with yeasty traces, grainy pale-malt underneath; mild to moderate dryish bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied and a bit tart; lingering herbal-hoppy and grainy finish. All in all quite good by Dortmund standards, but a bit unharmonic.Franconian samples are better…

0.3 l on tap at 'Bergmann Kiosk'. Hazy, orangeish amber with a thin, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, grassy and slightly fruity aroma of grains, honey, straw and some orange peel. Moderately sweet, slightly bitter, quite grassy and slightly fruity taste of grains, straw, honey and some orange peel, followed by a short, medium bitter, quite grassy and slightly dry finish. Medium body, smooth and almost creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice!

Heller, frisch hopfiger Antrunk. Weiche milde Bitterkeit, frisch, süffig. Steigende grasige Hopfigkeit, moderat würzig, langer hopfiger Nachhall. Gefällt. 9/10/11/9//9

Bottle. Brown color with beige head. Aroma is chocolate, oxidized, vanilla, molasses, lightly herbal. Taste is vanilla, herbal, chocolate, malty, very sweet. Rather fizzy carbonation. Too sweet and too oxidized, but if you like that, then it's fun.

Bottle. Light oxidized rye bread aroma. Hazy dark chestnut, golden lace. Aged Bock start, wooden, light vanilla, herbal hops, a hint berry and allspice. Medium body. I want to try the fresh Adam instead.

Dark brown with little beige head. Aroma is caramel, molasse, chestnut, roasted nuts, cheese rind. Taste is sweet, oxidized, molasse, bitterness. A bit syrupy. Smooth but way too sweet. Not really my thing.