3 Ravens The Ravenator Bock

Brewed by 3 Ravens
Style: Dunkler Bock
Thornbury, Victoria, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

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Biege thick head dark pour medium carbonation aroma dark malts chocolate caramel nutty vanilla coffee flavour smooth caramel chocolate maltiness dark gritty taste like a good German bock hint of creaminess finish smooth bitter plenty of malt taste leaving a good aftertaste

Dark chocolate brown body with lasting light tan head. Caramel and roasted notes in the taste also hints of smoke, went down a treat after letting it warming up a tad and probably the best beer I have had from this brewery.

Tap. Very nice. Aromas of caramel, and cola. Taste is sweet, with lingering bitterness. Palate is oily, with a medium body. Dark brown, with a frothy white head.

Bottle. Pours deep amber with absolutely no head what so ever. Appears basically flat. Aromas of smoked malt, toffee and dark fruit. Flavours are dominated by the smokiness with a little malt sweetness. Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side. OK beer but not something to rave about.

Lifeless pour. Very deep amber. Little to no head or carbonation. Curious indeed. Very deep amber colour. An intriguing nose; fresh red fruits, malt, a touch of smokiness. Lighter on the palate than the colour indicates. Deep dark savoury flavours above a smoky undertone. Strange beer. Lacks definition. I like it, though I think I’d represent a minority.

500ml bottle, 10C. Dark brown with a beige head that retreats to about a cm leaving sticky lace. Smells of toasted hazelnuts, dried fruit, grass, a little chocolate. Sweet and slightly syrupy with rich caramel, raisins, candied dates and a touch of roasted as well as hop bitterness. Balanced chocolate finish. In the end I wasn’t disappointed that it’s rather lighter than the doppelbock the name suggests.

Pours very dark copper with ruby hints and a creamy off-white head quickly fading leaving nice lacing. Nose is rich and dark, with loads of sweet bready malt and plenty of melanoidin characters. Restrained spicy hops also show along iwth soft molasses and nutty hints. Flavours are more roasty but still quite sweet. Charred oak mixes with sweet bready malt and finishes with a big roasty bitterness that suggests a higher alcohol content than is actually present. Soft carbonation suits the style. Body is quite rich.

Looks the part with a thin off-white head and nice chocolate / cola body. Mild nose doesn’t show too much, just soft chocolate and the faintest hint of roast. Palate is quite fizzy, perhaps too much so, and I think it gets in the way of the flavours. Plenty of mild roast and hints of milk chocolate. I picked up some hops in the back palate as well. I wouldn’t have picked this as a bock, rather a dry stout. Not really memorable and a bit lean flavour wise.