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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.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
TheEpeeist (2368) - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 14, 2009
12 oz can. Clear amber brown with a splotchy coating. Smells like Sugar Daddy’s, maybe a touch of grass. Sharp and fizzy but does have some substance. Taste is brown sugar, sourish lemon pith and wet hay.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
lushawn (2161) - Somerville, Massachusetts, USA - JUL 10, 2009
guest review from homosexual nick selm: what a nice little beer. it has nothing to prove. it’s not trying to impress anyone. it just wants to be lovingly consumed. that’s all. there was no bite at all, but it had a faint hoppy flavor to it. the can, however, tickled my fancy. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to drink something based on packaging alone since I first saw Vernors Ginger Ale in a glass bottle... Thanks to jeff zathrus13 for this sweet can

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
zdk (1609) - New York, New York, USA - JUN 21, 2009
Nice simple (cheap) beer. Supplied by a friend some upstate NY. Malty nose, not much hops but drinkable and refreshing.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
scrizzz (2183) - Bothell, Washington, USA - JUN 17, 2009
Bottle and Liquid Sunshine VI. Thanks bitbucket! Clear caramel color, small head. Slightly sweet aroma with a touch of caramel. Digging this. Smooth and medium bodied, very nice bock, another good canned beer.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
bvc (940) - Kenmore, Washington, USA - JUN 8, 2009
Cool looking can. Pours a clear brown with a light off white head. Nose is malty and kind of sweet...not much else going on. Taste, well about the same. Drinkable, but again, I go back to the can...that looks cool.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
BillKismet (2652) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 31, 2009
Appealing perky goat can packaging pours a perfect amber colored beer with a fluffy beige head. Decent malty aroma though not much flavor. De-fanged malt with some dankness. Pretty non-descript, amber lager.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bitbucket (2072) - Kirkland, Washington, USA - MAY 31, 2009
12oz. can. As my wife, a former Rochester resident explained, people don’t buy Genny because of the fabulous quality and taste. But this isn’t regular Genny, and you gotta love the 70’s throwback artwork, so maybe...

Pours clear light amber with a lacy white head. Light body and medium carbonation. A slightly nutty quality to the aroma and taste, and not much else. Almost no bitterness, which puts it into the OK seasonal lawnmower beer category.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
cheapdark (2809) - Quiptown & Central Valley, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 17, 2009
S5L3F3T5o12 I got this stuff for $10 per 24-12oz cans at beaver valley beverage in monaca (monacatootha, pa). Pour is nice and it has a slightly darker edge on the pale lager color, perhaps some brown in there. Good appearance out of a can, decent head at first, then remains creamy. Taste is better than I expected. It has some bock attributes but comes across more like a dark lager with a jenny twist. Has some lacing on the glass. Smooth and rather well behaved. Like able. Has decent fruity carbonation on the palate. Finish is not bitter, nor lasting, gentle-man like. Overall a decent beer, even when warm; and isn’t that the test for a cheap American beer?.... warm…… heheheh? For 40 cents per can, better get a case of this stuff for lawn mower, or snow shoveling. Cheap and almost dark, good buy.


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