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RATINGS: 82   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.81   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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Genesee Bock Beer Special Edition, from Genesee!
Our take on the 16th century German legend has turned out to be a legend in its own right. For every spring since 1951, our brewery has carefully crafted and lagered Genesee Bock Beer. The result is an exceptionally hearty, full-flavored beer with a slight malty finish—and a perfect way to celebrate the snow melt.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madvike (1295) - Middleton, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 6, 2011
Can given to me by nuplastikk...thanks Greg! - Pours a clear rosy amber with a nice off-white head. Smells of sweet, lightly bready malt and herbal hops--light maltiness. The taste is kind of bland, light sweet malt with the same herbal hop note, cotton, light nuttiness, and finishing with a lightly burnt grain note and a metallic tinge. Light and a bit watery, with fizzy carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
ChainGangGuy (3682) - Canton, Georgia, USA - MAY 5, 2011
12 ounce can - $2.75 at Taco Mac in Woodstock, Georgia. Appearance: From the retro-type can it pours a clear, amber-brown body with a finger of beige-hued suds. Smell: Gently sweetish on the nose, with basic, simple notes of toast, light caramel, and light brown sugar. Taste: A taste of toast, a soothing sugared sweetness and a tiny, tiny pinch of cocoa. Light indistinct fruitiness. Mild, lightly earthy hops with a low, subdued bitterness to it, so the sweetness remains until the crisp finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation. Overall: Milder and gentler than most, but gains a boosted drinkability from the lower level of alcohol and the crisper-than-most level of carbonation. And it’s cheap. If I’m paying only $2.75 at a restaurant, a six’er of the stuff in stores should be pretty reasonable.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
yackery (112) - California, USA - APR 30, 2011
Pours a persistant, sandy head over a clear, dark, metallic body. Lacing is absolute but quite fast. It looks like hot, pekoe tea. Aroma is citrus and floral soap with malty, toasty cereal. Surprisingly forward and complex for the price. Taste is sour and bitter. Palate is medium body and a little rough and the moderately bitter finish is long. Good lager for the price (less than $9 for 12x12oz.).

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
garrison (652) - Cin. city, Ohio, USA - MAR 8, 2011
A fine "lawn-mower" redition of the type.... a nit too wimpy for me, but the enhanced malt and caramel (malt) tastye is there for me.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
rocbyter (1473) - Waterbury, Connecticut, USA - MAR 6, 2011
Light malt aroma. Clear orange color with a small large tan head. Light sweet beginning with a bitter middle that fades in the finish.

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
verymerrymonk (392) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAR 6, 2011
Thin but sweet with light caramel, chocolate, and coffee characteristics. Not a bad product at $7.99/12 cans.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
GMUcrew7 (508) - Mason, Ohio, USA - MAR 5, 2011
Caramel pour with little to no head. Aroma is cardboard and malt. Flavor is similar, reminds me of a michelob amber bock. Light body, nothing special.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Frank (1966) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - FEB 5, 2011
First of all, this can looks awesome. If you don’t think so, it’s because you have brain damage. If you didn’t think you had brain damage until now, that is also because you have brain damage. The beer doesn’t look bad either. I’t s a pleasant copper color w/ an off white head of large bubbles. It is sort of a mild and cheap beery tasting concoction. It’s main difference from regular Genny is it’s a bit sweeter. The flavor is overall grainy w/ a bit of a herbal hop bitterness. The carbonation is a bit on the fizzy side but that actually works in its favor because it cuts the sweetness a bit. This is pretty much just a cheap lager that’s slightly darker and in a really awesome can.. I’d buy this all the time if I could get it locally.


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