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RATINGS: 722   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.


3.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
lumpsowers (285) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - APR 12, 2009
Thick blackish pour, massive head and lace, yum. Hoppy, dry aroma. Nutty malt dominates, with some corny bitter hops. Roasted caramel in there. A little bit watery and not as much kick as I expect from a bock. Dissappointing effort from Anchor.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
tmohr (30) - Illinois, USA - APR 10, 2009
Pours a rich brown with a thick creamy head. Aroma is slightly bitter, taste is complex, with hints of hops and chocolate. Excellent.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
dmac (2510) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - APR 8, 2009
12 oz bottle from Canal’s Hainesport. Pours a very good looking deep red/brown with a large creamy beige head that leaves a nice pool of floating creamy bubbles and lots of lace. Initial aroma is sweet and of dark fruits, raisins and fig, chocolate and upon warming some floral notes emerge. Medium bodied with lively carbonation and a quickly fading aftertaste. Flavors of chocolate, grains, dark fruits and slight dates. Solid offering from Anchor.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SoberCajun (102) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - APR 6, 2009
Pours dark reddish-brown with minimal head. Very sweet raisin aroma with a hint of chocolate. A nice balanced malt flavor with bitterness at the end. Nothing bad to really say about this one, it was a pleasant surprise. Anchor brewing company continues to impress me with their solid offerings.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
halfonit (929) - Fall River, Massachusetts, USA - APR 4, 2009
Nice dark color to this one. Smells of malts and raisins. Taste is a little complex. Not that carbonated at all. Has flavors of malts and a very bitter fruits. Has a very bitter aftertaste in the end. But overall, not too bad of a brew.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
jjuf1853 (956) - Land O Lakes, Florida, USA - APR 3, 2009
The bottle pours a dark brown/chestnut color with a small, but solid tan head. Nice lacing along the side of the glass. The beer has a distinct aroma of malt and rye. Flavor includes roasted malts, more of the rye notes, with hints of dates and raisins. There’s slight hop bitterness in the finish. This is a tasty, solid offering from the folks at Anchor. I highly recommend taking a tour of the brewery if you are ever in San Francisco, very cool tour!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
PorterPounder (3944) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - APR 2, 2009
Ft. Myers, Fl. - Total Wines - 12 oz bottle. Finally found this elusive brew from Anchor - one of the only ones I am missing. Very dark brown - almost black pour with a decent sized mocha colored head. Pleasant wort-like aroma with some dates and raisin notes. Good, solid rib-sticking bock flavor with brief hints of licorice, raisins, baked brown bread and a brief hint of chocolate. Thickish mouthfeel for a bock Solid, as expected.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
angrypirate06 (1151) - Texas, USA - MAR 31, 2009
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a red hue and a quickly receding head. The aroma is soy and bitter hops. Light hop taste, with wheat, salt and pretzels as well.


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