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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.


3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
robertjm (623) - El Cerrito, California, USA - MAR 2, 2008
Every time I here a reference to ths one its usually too late to buy a six-pack so I was in luck when I ran into some over at Ledger’s Liquors, in Berkeley. Pours a small tan head with small bubbles, that disipates in only a few minutes. Nice dark brown color. To me a clear aroma of what must be chocolate malt. Taste is like a bock with dark malts in it. Perhaps a little more hoppy than a traditional bock. I like having a bock every once in a while, I’m just not 100% sold on this one now that I’ve tried it. May just have to do some additional ’studies" of teh style to be sure!!!

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
FlyingSwine (171) - Littleton, Colorado, USA - MAR 1, 2008
Pours a nice dark black, with a one-finger tan head. Aroma is odd...light, but slightly musty, kinda like a grandma’s basement. Flavor is heavy on the malt, with hints of dried fruits, smoked wood, and roasted nuts. Palate is thinner than expected, and finishes a bit too dry for my tastes.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
phiconners (140) - Massachusetts, USA - FEB 27, 2008
Pours a very dark caramel, mild aroma. Slightly smoky malty flavor, with a dry finish. A decent bock from Anchor.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
cheapdark (2809) - Quiptown & Central Valley, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 27, 2008
Smells a little hoppy yet malty with some candy. Friendly goat chewing on a hop branch. Good clean malty impact for the palate. Aromatic and volatile. Alky finish is a hanger onner.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ucusty (2619) - Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA - FEB 26, 2008
UPDATED: MAR 3, 2008 Apparently this was recently distributed to NC for the first time. Dark fruits, roast, and some hops.. about what I expected.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hopson (633) - Williamsville, New York, USA - FEB 25, 2008
looking forward to this one, but was disappointed. Toastyness was not evident at all in the nose or in the flavor. Dark fruits dominate. And then something sour showed up in the finish. Not desirable.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
LinusStick (2386) - Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 24, 2008
Blah. Aroma was weak. Could pick up some dark fruit in the distance. Pour was a nice deep dark amber with a thin tan ring for a head. The taste was so so. Strong vinous flavor of dark fruit and sticky sweet roasted malt. Heavy carbonation with a semi bitter aftertaste. Just average.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jujubeast6000 (854) - Houston, Texas, USA - FEB 23, 2008
(bottle): Pours a dark dark brown body, Big foamy off-tan head, good lacing, somewhat lasting. Very fresh aroma, outdoorsy, somewhat dusty. Malty, somewhat dusty, somewhat nutty taste. Good body, somewhat light. Spring-y. More creamy, fruity as it warms up.


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