Brick Bock (2009 version and later)

[2457-20090822] 341mL bottle. Sweet caramel taffy syrup aroma has rich molasses malt notes. Slightly hazy, dark brown body with a quick foamy off-white head. Rich sweet caramel malt flavour has a very mildly cloying plastic aftertaste. Medium-full body. In great shape, nice palate, seems like there are several levels to unravel within this beer.
(c/o tupalev, w/ jerc)

2009-09-22. Very dark brown body with a billowy beige head that fades quickly. Ɠ+) Aroma is sweet, dark malt, lightly toasty, light fruit/raisins. Flavour is similar, sweet dark malt, light raisin like fruit. Overall impression is quite sweet. Malt is pleasant but simplistic, feels just a touch dilute at times. Average palate is lightly carbonated which makes it feel heavier on the tongue than it might otherwise. Dry toasty nuances come out a bit more as the glass goes on. Pleasant, quaffable. Bottle c/o Tupalev

Ah, the last we’ll ever see of it, a going away present from Jim Brickman before he was kicked out from my understanding. I got the last 6 pack, stolen my the nice cashier from an employee’s stash in the cooler. Shared with BeerGeek. Dark brown, small white head. Decent sweet aroma. Taste is good - sweet malt, caramel, some dark fruit and even a few hops in the end. Not bad at all! No idea how it compares - that was a long time ago and my tastes were entirely different. The best brick product we are likely to see in some time.

A 341 ml bottle courtesy of JesseM, thanks buddy! A deep mahogany pour unleashes a frothy beige cap, but it is short lived, and recedes to a thing ring. The nose is full of caramel malts, toasty, roasty nuts, pumpernickel, some pit fruits, fresh hops. The flavour profile hints at sweet toasty malts, some caramel, dark bread,nuts, some sweet fruit, sharp hops. This is medium bodied, sweet, with a very flavourful finish. Those from Ontario entering into the Bock world, would be wise to try this first, as it has much of the excellent qualities found in Bocks that are normally not found in this province. A great find. Thanks for the bottle Jesse, much appreciated!

Bottle (341ml) courtesy of tupalev. Pours a cloudy bubbly orange-ruby with an average size diminishing off-white head. Mild but pleasant aroma of lightly burnt caramel, bready malt and dark fruit. Slightly watery but nice flavour of toasted malt, caramel, some sweetness and notes of dark fruit, chocolate and light hops. Average bodied. A decent Bock and the best (or close to best) Brick beer by far.

With many thanks to Tupalev for this :-) Appearance: Deep ruby red, tiny white head. Aroma: Wow, like fresh dough, winter fruit, yeast, malt, some hops, bitter. Flavour: Chewy malt, chocolate, hops, a nice bock indeed! Thanks Jeff.

341 ml bottle from a trade with jessem. pours ruby with a small tan head. big malt aroma. dark fruit, caramel with light hopping. the flavours are similar to the aroma. fruit up front with the hops coming in with a slightly tin bitterness. the malts overpower the hop but this is a dunkler bock afterall. if the old version was better then im officially ISO. a great bock.

Bottle fresh from the brewery: Pours a dark copper-brown lager with a 3 finger cap that reduuced to a small surface cap...modest lacing. Aroma is very subdued. Whisps of roast grains some light cocoa, sweetness, grassyness and an odd aroma of "wet metal" ???. Taste is far more intense than the aroma. The front side has a warm toasty malt presence, low sweetness, hints of molasses and cocoa, finishes fast, clean and a tad thin with a light woody dryness . This is decent dark lager.... it has some qualities of a bock but with the thinner body, lower ABV and lighter color, this is more like a Canadian-made Munich Dunkel...mellow, toasty- malty, but not with Bockbier’s gravitas and strength Those looking for the old Brick Bock will be disappointed but...if you come at this with the expectations of a Munich-style dunkler lager, you will appreciate it more.