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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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 TrevorFloyd (309), Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 8, 2007  
I had heard that this was something special, but now that I’ve tried it I’m not all that impressed. Sure it’s well balanced, with some gentle semi-sweet malt notes, more grainy than anything, and some well blended hops, and yes it’s tasty, but nothing extraordinary. I’m sure I’ll enjoy all 6, but will probably forget about it soon after.


 kseecs16 (874), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Mar 8, 2007  
Pours an opaque dark brown with a light tan head, nicely laces the glass. Roasted malt, smells like cereal. A hint of hopes seems out of place. A very grainy, bran like flavor. Medium bodied.


drloveless (10), Plano, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/59/20
Mar 6, 2007  
This is not what is considered a Bock in the tradtional sense. The Anchor Brewery has taken liberties with the definition of a Bock. Read the commercial description. This beer is fair with too much hop for a bock. I was disappointed!


 jstraw (758), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Mar 5, 2007    Updated: Feb 24, 2008
Dark brown with big, foamy tan head / Faint malt nose / Light, watery, highly carbonated body with faint finish / Very light flavors of caramel and coffee/ High carbonation detracts, making this a soda pop-like brew.


 frylock (1024), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 4, 2007  
Dark cola brown color. Aroma of cocoa, roasted barley and hints of plums. Toasty, some chocolate, mild bitterness with faint notes of coffee and cinnamon in the finish.


 IndianaRed (1554), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2007  
Bottle Pours a very dark brown. Thick and viscous. Extremely dense tight tan head. Thick fine lacing that clings the the sides of the glass. Very atractive. NIce lightly roasted malt flavor, slightly woody and a bit of chocoalte. Flavor is again, light roasted, chocoalte and slightly acidicgrassyness. Lightly hopped and a slightly bitter twang ans the end. Very nice smooth feel and soft fine carbonation.


 DrnkMcDermott (1845), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Mar 3, 2007  
Bottled. Dark brown pour, thin light brown head. A light raisiny smell. Taste is full-on toffee with a thread of cocoa, plums and raisins. Nice sweetness.


 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Mar 3, 2007  
Bottle. Pours clear tawny with an average-size creamy light brown head, mostly lasting, good lacing. Aroma is light malt (bread), heavy hops (pine, spruce), light yeast (dough) with notes of grape and cinnamon. Light bodied, thin texture, soft carbonation and a metallic finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness; slight vinegar notes.



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