 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Aug 15, 2008 bottle, dark brown color with dirty head, nose of malts and sugar, sweet caramel flavors and some plums, roasted malt finish
unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Big 700ml "Anchor" bottle. Dark brown, light tan creamy head. Aroma is of a very bold, rich malts. Big dark carmels and toffee notes. Flavor has a very bold toast. Rich malt flavor character. Crisp hop balance. Very balanced. It is an alcoholic version of a latin malta drink. Rich and nutritious! My new favorite Anchor, sorry Liberty.
nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 2, 2008 12 oz. Nearly opaque chocolate with ruby tints. Three finger head settles to a creamy half-inch. Earth-spiced chocolate and caramel-covered raisins in the nose. Maybe some juniper? Flavor is the same as their Christmas Ale except thinner and maybe slightly drier. Piquant-spicy juniper, chocolate-covered blackberry, dates, caramel, more earthy spices (anise?) and some resin. Medium-heavy body is watery, lightly carbonated and finishes almost astringently dry. Doesn’t taste like any other Bock I’ve tried except maybe the exceptional Doppel/Weizenbocks.
djd07 (724), Houston, Texas, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Updated: Jul 30, 200812 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown almost black color with a thick frothy tan head. The aroma is a punget roasted malt with black licorice and raisin. Good sticky lacing on the glass. The taste is roasted malt and dark chocolate with a sweet finish. A very good dunkle from Anchor
Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008 THOUGHTS: I never saw this one before. I used to shy away from Anchor, but recently found out how great their beers can be. This is no exception. A great beer, but probably even better in cooler weather.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured an extremely dark brownish red. It looked brown until held to the light, where it glowed red with an average-sized, kind of creamy, light tan head that mostly lasted and left excellent and thick lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted and burnt malt, light herbal hops, soy sauce, spices, a little dark fruit and light milk chocolate malt. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, acidic and bitter; while the finish was light to moderately sweet and bitter, lightly acidic and then sour right at the end with an average duration. There was tons of roasted and burnt malts with a hint of coffee and a little tiny bit of dar, sour fruit. Some soy sauce too. The medium to full body was creamy with somewhat soft carbonation and a moderate to heavy astringent finish.
GMUcrew7 (353), Mason, Ohio, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Pours very dark brown with a ruby head and a big lasting pillowy tan head. Sweet malty caramel aroma, but somewhat faint. Similar caramel flavor with dry roasted coffee, nut and chocolate malt flavors in the background. Nice malty beer.
Slipstream (734), USA
Jul 3, 2008 Average label, dark pour, foamy head. Fresh, garden hop aroma. Smooth and hoppy on the palate. Medium-rich hops and malts. It has some kick, but is mostly well-mannered.
Crit (2399), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 26, 2008 Coke color,small loose beige head. Rich malt nose.Sweet but watery malt start light dry roast finish. Lacks body. Good lacing
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