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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.


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
TaktikMTL (4133) - Montréal-Nord, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 9, 2007
Bouteille de 12 oz obtenue via les Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de petits fruits et de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est brune rougâtre avec une forte densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et de petits fruits avec une pointe de café. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Présence de caramel en arrière goût. (Rating #1169)

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
henrikb (1317) - Aarhus, DENMARK - AUG 1, 2007
Near black body, creamy light brown head; Very sweet chocolate malty, pine hoppy nose with a little smoke; A bit thin soft licorice bitter body, very soft big carbonation; Long licorice bitter a bit sharp thin finish, very soft carbonation. Extremely strange in a bad way.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
riversideAK (4381) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - JUL 27, 2007
Aroma of some roasted malt, some molasses, and some coffee. I thought it smelt like a porter. Pours dark brown with a nice velvetty beige head. Flavor is some subtle molasses, chocolate, a little mocha, nice and roasty. It finishes a little sweet with some mild hints of clean hops. Very drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RCL (2025) - Waltham, Massachusetts, USA - JUL 24, 2007
Rather rootbeer-y aroma. Rich, yet still light flavor with hints of molasses on the finish.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jewedekind (450) - Middleton, Wisconsin, USA - JUL 14, 2007
Only points off for being too West Coast. This is a great bock. Deep mahogany beautiful in the glass, light head. Taste us rich roasted malts, a bit Baltic porter-like qualities with that rich maltiness and clean finish. Again, this is more of a porter than a bock...but I like it.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
piscator34 (1582) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - JUL 13, 2007
Bottled sample via boutip. Medium brown in colour with ruby hints. Aromas of malt, caramel, and red berries. Malt forward in flavor, as one would expect from the style, without any let-up in dark berry (raspebrry and cherry) fruit. A bit of dark caramel near the finish, along with a bit of minerals. Thick bodied, and fairly sweet. A rich and fruity drink.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bfeldmann (1048) - Wilmington, Delaware, USA - JUL 13, 2007
Does Anchor make a bad beer?? Poured a dark brown with good head and great lacing. Aroma was roasted malts some nutty aspect to it and chocolate. Flavor was much the same some vinous to it. Finished a bitter pine maybe. Solid beer.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
thomat (1100) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - JUL 10, 2007
Dark brown with a small tan head. Malty with caramle tones. Medium to full body with dry finish.


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