Creemore Springs urBock

Brewed by Creemore Springs (MolsonCoors)
Style: Dunkler Bock
Creemore, Canada

12oz bottle purchased from LCBO. Pours a clear, dark copper with a big head due to a poor pour, but the head goes away pretty quickly. Little lacing. Reasonable malty aroma. Flavour is malt - and that’s about it. Finishes a bit thin. I’ve not much of a bock fan, and this one doesn’t get me any closer to changing my mind.

Seems like a typical bock, I’m not a huge fan of the style, but what is present here is a ton of rich dark malt, and very little hop flavour. seems rich and smokey without having a heavy body like a stout. More on the red side than the brown or black, not the beer I was hoping for, but still an interesting sample.

[714-20070928] Tap @ C’est What 2007 FOSB (Toronto, ON). Faint doughy bread with apple spread aroma. Clear, red brown body with a small medium-lasting creamy white head. Strange Belgian wheat background flavour, grainy fruit foreground and a hint of apples. Medium body. Interesting to try.

341ml bottle, 6% a/v Pours a light cola colour, with a nice tan head. Aroma is very surprising, very fruity with some malt mixed in. The taste is also very fruity and mild malts, with an aftertaste which is very earthy, nuts being the largest component. Very nice beer and very surprising taste and smell considering the appearance.

Deep almond skin colour. Small head. Very nice, light aroma of honeydew and banana. Flavour is of mild roasted malts and fruit -- dates come to mind. Nutshells / wood flavours are also present. Slightly bitter finish. Well done, but possibly a little too ’ripe’ tasting -- better balance would be welcome.

341 mL bottle. Chestnut brown with a small, diminishing beige head. Sticks nicely, though. Aroma is German hops and a little bit of sweet malt. The flavour is milder than expected. The sweetish malt backbone is there. Some roast, which brings some astringency with it. There is a little smokiness just before the end, and it finishes with a slight bitterness. Body is medium to light. Carbonation is on the high side of medium. Good, but not especially "bockish."

341ml bottle. Pours a deep amber colour with a quasey non-existent beige head. Aromas are fruity, a little plum in there, some citrusy hops as well. The taste is very big on the malts. Tasty fruits, like plum/prune, maybe red grapes, a whole lot of things actually. They’re met with some dryish woody hops to finish this one. Then the aftertaste is a very pleasant caramalt flavour. The mouthfeel is decently thick, with an oily body and medium carbonation. I actually am really enjoying this. It’s a nice traditional brew. First dunkler bock I’ve actually enjoyed!

Pours a a dark red brown with a beige film. Aroma is weak, with just a hint of malty sweetness and grass. Flavours are surprisingly mild, with light malt sweetness upfront, with some earthy plant flavours in the middle, and a dry nutty finish, with a lingering lightly sweet aftertaste. Gotta say, I expected a little more though, as I am a big fan of both there Lager and Pilsner. Still and alright brew, I think it’lll go good with some BBQ.