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Anchor Bock Beer

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RATINGS: 721   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.48   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Keg and bottle: Filtered.
First brewed in 2005.
Ingredients: Finest barley malts, wheat malts, and fresh whole hops.
Bock beer, released in celebration of the arrival of spring, is an ancient and mysterious part of the brewing tradition. Over time, the term "bock" has come to mean a beer darker and stronger than the brewery’s regular brew. This is the first time we have brewed a bock at Anchor Brewing Co., and we hope you will find it to be a rich and flavorful addition to our offerings. San Francisco’s Anchor Bock Beer is virtually handmade by the brewers of Anchor Steam® Beer, in one of the most traditional small breweries in the world.


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Chudwick (356) - Taylor Mill (KY), FRANCE - FEB 12, 2012
draft - pours dark brown with caramel head. Nose is coffee. Taste is balanced but mainly bitter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
envane (494) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - FEB 7, 2012
Clear brown with a tan head. Roast and spice (liquorish) aroma. Taste lightly sweet malt with wood, rye and liquorish with a dry finish. Way too dry to be a bock.

3.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Patrickctenchi (41) - columbus, Indiana, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Deep brown with a steady tan head. Roasted coffee aroma. Malty, slightly soapy, tea/coffee bitter, tones of smoke/burnt wood, DRY finish. First drink is strong, but it mellows out nicely. Some berry-ness at the end....not a bad offering at all.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ration (335) - Tampere, FINLAND - FEB 4, 2012
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a medium head. Aroma caramel, spices, malts. Brown sugar and some spices dominate the taste. Medium body, and carbonation. Not Bad.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tiong (1002) - Espoo, FINLAND - FEB 1, 2012
355ml bottle

Pours dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cookies, caramel malts and coffee. Taste is quite malty and bready with notes of rye, caramel and sweet syrup. Finish has bitter and malty notes. Okay, well balanced bock.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Kristall-König (1552) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - JAN 8, 2012
Malzschokoladiger und zitrusangehauchter Geruch. Malzig-dichter Antrunk. Mittelteil schokoladig, bitter-zitrusartig. Röstiger, bitterschokoladiger Ausklang bei nachlassender Zitrusnote; trockenbitter. Gut.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
cakanator (440) - South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 1, 2012
12oz bottle. Really the least exciting Anchor offering that I can remember. Pours out a nice dark brown to ruby hue. Aromas are quite malty, some sharp notes that remind me of lush fruits, roasty and bitter notes as well. Palate is smooth, but providing a really interesting sharp roasted coffee bitterness. Much more full bodied than I expected.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BVery (1973) - Burnsville, Minnesota, USA - DEC 2, 2011
Bottle. This is absolutely delicious. Dark brown pour with a monster clingy foamy reddish-brown head. Huge molasses, chocolate, and red wine nose. Smooth medium palate with some carbonation. Taste is malt, mild chocolate, some fruitiness, and some roastiness. Just excellent all the way around - would love to see this with the carbonation toned down just a touch and the palate heft kicked up just a touch.


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