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Anchor Bock Beer

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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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 Guerde (699), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 26, 2008  
(bottle) Pours dark brown with a tan head that settles quickly. Aroma is nice and features toasted nut, cocoa, chocolate, and tart berry (can’t tell which one though). Taste turns immediately to dark chocolate, then a slight cola flavor. This flavor then gives way to the tart berry I picked up in the aroma, and yields to a nice light roast/hop bitter finish. Medium mouthfeel. This is a pretty good sessionable beer, and has a decent amount of complexity.


SirPip (13), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Surprisingly light body. Tastes of caramel and roasted malt. Sweet but cloying.


 jefcon (998), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Dark and brown in color with reddish edges and a creamy head. Aromas are a bit sugary with cherry and roasted grains. Smooth texture, hopcit on the finish. Nice amount of carbonation. Tastes overwhelmingly of whole-grain toast. Some coffee. Rather plain. Lots of breakfast notes in here.


 rocbyter (910), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Mild yeast aroma. Dark amber color with a medium brown head. Mostly sweet taste with a slight amount of bitterness in the finish that fades quickly. Slightly creamy palate.


 tytoanderso (1385), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 25, 2008  
12oz bottle. Sweet malty aroma. Not cloying. Some toasted caramel and toasted rye bread. Pours a nearly opaque brown/amber with a very thick and lasting khaki head. Bread dough, earthy malt, some slight grape and wood tannin on the tongue. Mild liquorice. Hints of wood and smoke. Medium bodied with a roasty dry finish.


 Miksu (2218), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Jan 25, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Dark reddish brown color with small tan head. Very malty and vinous aroma with also sweetish, caramelly, toffeish and slightly nutty notes. Malty and vinous flavor with soft roast, chocolate, licorice, coffee as well as some woody and berryish notes.Tasty and complex brew!


 17thfloor (1452), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 25, 2008  
Very nice dark mahogany with large foamy tan head. Buttery chocolate aroma. Great roasted buttery chocolate malts with a dry coffee finish. Body is a tad watery, not very full, but easy drinking.


 oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 23, 2008  
Aroma: at first smell there is light with caramel but as it gets to room temp the aroma fades to chocolate. Thin head, deep red/dark brown appearance. Taste: slight coffee upfront with a smoked finish. Thin body.



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