5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From the bottle. Tawny red color, clear, with a thin, frothy, beige head that lingers. Aroma is spiced caramel with grainy undertones. Taste has a weak grainy bitterness. The sweetness, such as it is, undertones of cardboard and berry jam. Does its thing and goes down otherwise inoffensively with a touch of cherry candy lingering at the finish. Medium body, a touch watery on the palate, ABV is well hidden. Not worth the attention I‘m giving it.

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the Brauhaus in Dortmund. Orange with a frothy white head. Not much of an aroma. Mostly straw with yeasty undertones. Taste is mildly bitter, grainy, dry, with cotton and herbs. Medium body. Okay.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Thick creamy off white head stayed on a chestnut coloured still body. Berries, hops & faint malt aroma - smells like an English Bitter in the 1970's Medium to thin bodied, smooth & creamy over the palate with thin cloying back. Malt forward tastes with caramel, under ripe berries, hops & nice tangy finish. Tastes me back to 1979 - like a traditional English Bitter

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Frothy beige head soon left a cover on a reddish brown still body. Spices, herb & tea aroma. Medium bodied, carbonated to the fore with an oily back. Tea, spices, malt, demerara, vegetable & herbaceous tastes.

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

26.07.2014, tap @ Lübke's Speicher, Lübeck:
Nice slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, caramel malts, nuts, grass, hay, grain. Taste is slightly dry, hay, caramel malts, grass, nuts, hints of weeds and almond essence. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Boring.

6

(#795)(#98 DE)(#14 North Rhine-Westphalia)
@"Espitas", Zwickau, DE

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewpub. Mild caramelly dry beginning. Moderate bitter hoppy, the caramel is quite dry with a bitter sweet finish. Nice balanced on the bitter sweet side. Nice with hints of dusty cellar yeast.

3.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

"Hövels Craftbock", laut Etikett ein „obergäriges Bockbier“, Flasche (33 cl). - Tiefes Kupferrot, klar. - In der Nase mildes süßliches Fruchtkompott, matte obergärige Noten, mildes karamellig-dunkles Malz. - Antrunk viel zu süß mit deutlich spritiger Note, Rübensirup, Karamel. Im Hintergrund blasse, stumpf krautige Herbe. Mild rezent, dünnes Mundgefühl. Im Abgang Karamelmalzbittere und schwache, leicht muffige Herbe. - Billige zuckrig-dünne Malzbrühe. Hat mit "Craft" nicht das geringste zu tun. Und wie ein Altbier schmeckt es auch nicht.

6

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5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Flasche bei Marktkauf in Meppen gekauft. Rotgold, klar, fester Schaum. Aroma: Nuss, Karamell, Geschmack: Malzsüße, Karamell, dünn. Bitter im Abgang, insgesamt schwach.