UPDATED: NOV 29, 2021 500ml bottle from Arrow - Mason, marked L0971. Great big dark fruit, caramel, some chocolate, nuts, little hint of earth. Moderate to bigger sweet taste, light to moderate bitter. Little bit of an edge to the finish. Medium to bigger body, crisp crisp lighter carbonation, light slick. Nice, flavorful doppelbock

UPDATED: NOV 16, 2021 Bottle 50cl. @home poured into a stemmed pilsner glass. Clear deep copper colour, small frothy beige head, slowly dissipating, light lacing. Aroma roasted malts, candy sugar (kandij), caramel, raisins, treacle. Rich taste, light light heavy sweet and light malt bitter, malty, mildly burnt caramel, raisins, candy sugar, treacle, very light retronasal smoke. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, roasty notes, very tasty, very enjoyable, very good.

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2021 Incredibly rich malty smooth creamy drink. Caramel, roasted nuts, mild chocolate. Delectable.

UPDATED: NOV 5, 2021 Dark mahogany with a tan head. Aroma of dark bread, caramel, toast. Medium bodied, caramel toffee flavors dominate with dark bread. Very easy drinking with excellent balance. Yep, this and Celebrator are the best in show.

UPDATED: OCT 28, 2021 Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel pours dark brown with a copper hue and sports a beige head, which dissipates rather quickly. The aroma is brimming with toffeeish caramel maltiness, accompanied by notes of prunes, dark berries, honey, and a hint of savory soy sauce character. The flavor begins with rich malty caramel and muted sweetness, which is then followed by blackcurrant and honey notes while a roasty-toasty dark bread crust note slowly builds up, forming a gently bitter finish. Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel carries its 7.1% ABV with impressive grace - the alcohol feels very gentle throughout. The body is silky and full. While the flavor overall is big, the subtleties are the key to making this beer really shine. Great stuff.

UPDATED: OCT 22, 2021 Bottle from Trembling Madness, 22nd October 2021. Pours a clear chestnut brown, minimal head. Aroma is malty, caramel and molasses. Taste is malt forward, caramel, sweet then a bitter caramel hit, excellent bock

UPDATED: SEP 21, 2021 Nose is raisins and dried figs, taste is caramel and malt, full bodied, toasty finish. An interesting sipper on a dark evening but a little too sweet for me which completely masks the alcohol

UPDATED: SEP 17, 2021 Pours rich mahogany brown, aroma of brown bread, brown sugar and caramel. Great depth of taste, primarily sweet caramel notes but a nice dry almost hoppy finish. Thick mouthfeel. Very good.

UPDATED: SEP 8, 2021 Reddish brown with a small white head. Aroma is dark bread, chocolate, honey and molasses. Taste is medium/heavy sweet and light/medium bitter.

UPDATED: AUG 5, 2021 Bottle at Zum Franziskaner. Reddish/brown with a large head. Sweet with malt, caramel, some chocolate and dried fruit.