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Anchor Bock Beer

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5603.48/5.03.48/5.0Special5.5%98.4Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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.
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 Swalden28 (1448), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Good beer. Poured a dark brown/ruby translucent color with tan head. Aroma of malt and fruit. Taste of dark roast malt and citrus. Medium carbonation and medium mouth feel. Good beer


 Narnad (689), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Pours from the bottle dark brown with a nice thick tan head that dissipates slowly. Aroma is heavy of caramel and very sweet to the nose. Flavor starts off of caramel, raisin, a little bit of a dark chocolate bite and finishes sweet with a coffee undertone and dry. Medium body with some fine carbonation to really hold the flavor for a little bit. Good beer to curl up with after work.


 jgb9348 (2495), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/512/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Deep brown coloured body with a nice frothy tan head. Aroma of toasted malt, coffee, nuts and a bit of concord grapes. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasty malt flavour with some caramel sweetness and a faint bit of metal. Aftertaste shows some malt, nuts, fresh hops and a tiny bit of yeast. Overall, a good beer - not the best bock I’ve had, but a decent offering from the brewery. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at a small convenience store off Columbus Avenue in San Francisco, California on 30-March-2008.


 asedzie (453), San Francisco, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours deep clear brown with tan head. Aroma is rich caramel with a background of floral hops and a light citrus tang. Flavor is lightly sweet, roasted flavor, very subtle tartness, mild bitterness in the finish. Lively, moderately full palate.


killerK (14), Alamo, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 24, 2008  
bottle. quite dark for most bocks with a nice tan head and flavors of bitter chocolate and dark malt. nice finish because of hops. tasy bock.


 kassner (441), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2008  
bottle. Very little faint odor of molasses but a great dark amber color. Little head but too noticeable carbonation when drinking. Some licorice and port wine flavor. Very dry and a lingering sweetness. Possibly nice for the style but a little dry for my taste.


 BOLTZ7555 (1075), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/53/103/56/20
Mar 22, 2008  
This is HORRIBLE!!! Impressive visually but you can’t drink a picture. 1/2 inch beige head sits above a rich reddish-brown brew. The lacing is perfect; dense splashes of suds cling to the glass every 1/4 inch. The aroma is an indistinguishable sweet...and the flavor is raw nuts and grain. Not good...did everyone else try a different beer than me???


 badgerben (3592), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/515/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Dark brown color with a medium head. Dry grainy aroma. Strong rye, malt, grain and chocolate taste. Oddly dry finish for a bock, but it’s pulled off well.



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