Anchor Bock Beer

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

Deep flavor of malt with nuts, caramel, and roastiness throughout. Very nice, not at all bitter, somewhat sweet.

12oz. bottle. Remarkable and intriguing aroma, with notes of dark, toasty, bready, lightly sweet malts, spruce, molasses, dried fruits, dark berry, almond, earthiness, even some faint herbal spiciness. Rich, dark, clear red-brown color, head is light tan, fine, uneven and lasting. Flavor profile is surprisingly dry and bitter (for the style, that is), with several features carried over from the aroma, including the dark, dusty, grainy, bready, nutty malts, the sweetness only showing as a faint accent around the edges, otherwise moving towards herbal, leafy hop, peppery spice, faint cocoa and earthy aspects as the flavor progresses. Finish is darkly fruity, tangy and dry. Low to moderate effervescence, rather light in feel and very drinkable, body is medium. Surprisingly, this has some features that I have otherwise found in Our Special Ale. Really tasty and satisfying.

Pours a dark brown color with a light brown head. Smells like chocolate and also tastes like chocolate. Pretty good.

(bottle) pours a clear dark ruby colour with a billowing frothy brown head. heavy aroma of dark fruit, sweet spices and brown sugar, light milk chocolate and liquorice. flavour is mostly the same, with a dry roasted-maltiness coming through in the finish, accompanied by burnt toast and a hint of mushrooms. body is watery, with average carbonation.

Bottled from Bierzwerg. Dark chocolate color with thick beige creamy head. dark chocolate, raisins, plums, glove in aroma. Taste, dark chocolate, blackberries, caramel, raisins, some spices. Bitter finish. very nice beer.

Pours nicely out of Anchor’s shortie bottles. Thin head, but nice dark carmelly color. A vague hoppy smell (or is it new spring weather?) A touch of sweetness, with heavier bitter notes at the end.

355ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is burnt caramel malt and a little apple. Taste starts with some toffee malt. Watery coffee, caramel finish.

Pours brown and smells of liquid bread. Spice and sweet notes with the rich malt backbone. Similar flavor profile with a touch of hops to add for a slightly bitter finish. Solid fasting beer.