6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a very dark mahogany, with almost no head or lacing. Aroma is slightly fruity, dark malt and wheat. Flavors are dark roast, woody, and a hint of some spice and carmel. A rich full flavor and smooth slightly heavy feel. Trailer is a \bit smokey and lacks any real hopy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2004
at 15:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Almost an opaque brown color with a average Bock head. Aroma of chocolate and heavy caramel. Rich flavor of malt, raisin, and caramel fudge. Smooth finish. Tasty brew!
Tried
on 16 Jul 2004
at 19:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy light copper colour. Clean, slightly bready malt notes in the aroma. The flavour is more cookie-ish, with hints of caramel and some nuttiness as well.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2004
at 12:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Brewtopia ’04 This starts off with the proper appearance of a huge frothy head and a nice cloudy yellow body. Strange aroma is somewhat bacon-like?? No banana at all here. It gets back on track with a spicy clove flavor. I didn’t care for this one. re-rate 7/18/05 The flavor and aroma was improved this time around but this time it had no head. Better flavor gets it a higher new score in any case.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2004
at 08:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very cloudy, very pale yellow appearance. Marshmallowy sweet, with a light spiciness (cinnamon). Slightly dry and earthy. Well-made.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2004
at 15:41
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
[draught] This beer is amazing! - dirty-blonde pour with medium carbonation and compact head - sweet aroma of light fruits and candy - a tiny hint of tartness up front, that fades away to a medium bodied, malty explosion of flavors - there are a lot of more "summer oriented" fruits here, strawberries in particular, but also cherries and a touch of pears - this beer is clean, yet chewy and malty at the same time - strawberries stick around in the finish for quite some time - excellent stuff - the best Ramstein I’ve had so far, and that includes the winter wheat.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2004
at 09:36
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
[year after year, this beer reveals more of it’s wonders to me - subtle, smooth, creamy - perfectly balanced - the only reason this isn’t rated over a 4 is because it’s not blunt enough, IMHO] [draught] Very dark, nearly stout-like appearance - caramel and clove in the aroma - flavor has a tartness to it that takes a lot of getting used to, but once the palate adjusts, the warm flavors and caramel, chocolate, dark fruits and a touch of currant greet you - not as balanced as I expected, but good.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2004
at 09:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark lager with a spicy malty nose. Choclate notes in the mouth, with some of the spices and malt complementing each other. very nice beer...thanks to MBA
Tried
on 24 Nov 2003
at 21:19
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Looks like a watered down version of their classic wheat beer - tastes pretty much like it, to, just without the bitterness - an uneventful little beer - just slightly better than a mass-market lager.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2003
at 11:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Man, I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to revisit this one - this is a huge case for rerating, because I have no idea what the problem was the last time I had this beer - cloudy dark brown, with a lasting tan head - lovely nose of clove, cocoa, over-ripe fruits, some earthy, wheaty components - manages to be light and full at the same time - a nice tartness in the flavor from start to finish - starts out with mildly acidic fruity character, which quickly makes way for flavors of chocolate, tobacco, and roasted malts - tartness lingers for a long while - a very nice beer {re-rated after many years} Murky brown - zero head - nice aroma of caramel and cloves - tastes, however, like overly bitter cloves, with a slight doppelbockish quality in the background, but not enough to make up for the bitterness - not a terrible experience, but I sure won’t buy this again.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2003
at 11:20