Anchor Bock Beer

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

Appearance: Pours a deep dark brown with a think creamy beige cap atop.

Aroma: Very similar spices and dark fruits I find in Anchor OSA. Magical. Caramelized figs.

Taste: Caramelized dark fruit, cardamom, dark chocolate, pumpernickel. Finishes with burnt sugar and a berry twang.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, modest carbonation.

Overall: A masterpiece of a beer. Fruity like the Anchor Porter and OSA, but still unique to the other two.

A very nice dark mahogony color. Almost looks brown. Some ruby highlights piercing through. A light tan head that looked very smooth and creamy. A very full head with very, very nice retention and some pretty decent lacing. The aroma provided almost buttermilk type notes. Rich and malty. Rather robust. Tiny hints of lard. Even getting touches of dark fruit. It even smells rather sweet. Maybe even a touch of chocolate. The taste was a smooth, more of a dark fruit type flavor. Nice malty touches. This taste is super well balanced. Low hop bitterness. Somewhat toasty. The "lard" taste is very well hidden. Again maybe even a hint of chocolate. Medium mouthfeel. Super smooth. Glides across the palate slickly. Dry. Coats the throat and tongue very nicely. A bit more thin than what I was anticipating. I’m not real big on "Bock" beers, but this one is the best Bock I have had thus far. Very well balanced in all aspects. Very easily drinkable. I would have no problem drinking this. Very sessionable and worth a try.

Clean roasty dark malts, medium bodied with some creamy feel, hints of molasses. It’s a beer that’s less than sum of its parts but it’s a solid and flawless keeper.

Pour deep ruby garnet, tan head. Aroma caramel, brown sugar, earthiness. Taste caramel, toffee, nutty, brown sugar, mild hopping, a slight burnt taste. MF slightly thin medium carb. Overall meh.

Pours opaque dark dark brown with mahogany edges, foamy light tan head fades leaving islands of foam. Aroma of dark fruits, chocolate and rich toasty malt. Taste is also very rich malty, some milky sweetness, a bit of tart fruit, light meaty roasty finish. Very easy to drink, great stuff. Medium body, soft carbonation.

Raisin and sweet malt nose. Cola brown, medium tan head, good lacing. Tart raisins and plum. Heavy on the fizz. Decent.

12oz. bottle. Pours a dark reddish with a thin light brown head. Aroma of caramel, molasses, raisins, and some earthy hops. Taste is caramel, brown sugar and dark fruit. Some hoppy resinous character in the finish with residual sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium heavy and fairly sticky.

Sample. Pours deep brown, nice frothy tan head, lots of lacing. Sweet matl aroma and taste. Good stuff.