Bottled 2006, huge 1.0 L flip top.

Deep brown with a large head initially, but this soon fades to leave very little head or laing.

Aroma is deep alcohol and burned and roasted malts.

The roasted bitterness was surprising to me. I expected much greater smoothness. Alcohol is a bit strong too. Not as mellow as I usually like my Doppelbocks to be.

Strangely, desite the lack of smoothness it is still very drinkable.. Roasted malts, chocolate and smoky undertones. Quite complex.