3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Head is initially average sized, frothy, light brown, mostly lasting.
Body is dark brown.
Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, toasted bread),
with notes of corn syrup, diacetyl, and vanilla.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, lightly acidic.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly bitter, lightly acidic.
Medium to full body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic.
Pleasant but simple aroma, but a little too sweet as with all of GB's beers.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
great bock and a neat place to have a beer.
dark appearance, strong aroma but does not taste like 6.5% ABV.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Tasted at Oakville, but it was brewed at Whitby
Medium brown; too much fusel alcohol - gak! Lightly chewy, toffee malts, hint of woody, almond skins. At 6.5% they would have had to work hard to get all those higher alcohols in there, and that is definitely not worth the effort.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice dark brown color, very nice malty aroma. Good full flavor.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(30Dec2002--draft) Like jazz88, had it on tap in Palo Alto
Two half-liters were enough to get me rolling on an empty stomach.
I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. Beautiful to look at; dark ruby/brown color,
with an invitingly creamy head. Dense, persistent, but not too lacy.
Aroma predominantly syrupy malt.
Taste is not particularly complex, but it works pretty well.
Dominant, but quickly receding sourness/bitterness gives way to the
same syrupy malt flavor. However, it’s malty without being cloyingly sweet.
Well done. Finishes with some hints of chocolate malt and some pleasant piney aromatics.
Appropriately full mouthfeel. Nice effort from a usually mediocre brewer.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap in Palo Alto, CA. Ruby brown color with a laced light brown head. Malty, creamy, bread, and bitter chocolate. There was something about this beer that just didn’t seem right. I had two pints.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown, somewhat opaque, some sediment. Light coffee coloured lasting head. Strong, slightly spicy sweet malt aroma. Medium body. Sweet malt, caramelly flavours at first that are somewhat overpowered by a very earthy bitterness & a dry, spicy alcoholic finish. Would have liked the flavours to blend together more smoothly.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wonderful surprise, stopped in San Fran and had to have a GB. This is a very good bock, wonderful color and a very warming brew. Just right for a damp evening in the city by the bay.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
The best American beer I had during my internship. sweet, full flavour, good to import it to Germany!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sweet, malty and warming, served with a hearty head.
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