John Sleeman Presents Bock

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: Dunkler Bock
Guelph, Canada

341ml Bottle: Pours clear, amber in colour; reasonable off-white head that dissipated to a thin line around the glass. Strong, sweet aroma of caramel and toffee with a hint of pine. Fairly light, watery mouthfeel with some forward carbonation. First sip is quite sweet, chased with a little bright citrus and some of that slight hoppy bitterness. S’alright.

Bottle. Nut brown, clear, with a thinnish vanilla head. Aroma is caramel with a kiss of burnt sugar. Flavours are sweet caramel with a faint fruity quality. The first sample I had finished with an unpleasant metallic note, but subsequent bottles have been better. Served slightly warmer, this beer offers a little more flavour and character, but nothing really stands out.

Bottle. Has a clear and bright copper hue with a decent sized head that dissipates a bit quicker than I’d hoped. Aroma has the strong malt notes expected from the style, with a fair bit of caramel and toffee, and a light herbal edge thanks to the hops. Body is a touch light for the style, with a decent level of carbonation, making it a good palate-cleansing companion for food. The flavour starts sweet, with the caramel and toffee character suggested by the aroma, followed by a hint of orange and a moderately dry nuttiness. Herbal and slightly earthy hops are noticeable in the finish, but take a back seat to the hops. As with previous John Sleeman Presents beers, it ain’t the best example of its style that I’ve had, but it’s still a very respectable and quaffable beer.

light smell of malt, its pours dark orange amber wuith lighter and drier grain taste than expected for a "bock" and some quite off/vegetal flavours, crisp feel is good. its ok, but damn i wish the person who picked this up reached a foot to the left or right and grabbed the creemore urbock which is the same price.. :( merry christmas.

2009-11-27. Crisp copper amber amber body with small foamy off-white head. 3+ Odd aroma, grainy? Muted malt. Flavour is similar. Modest grainy malt, toasty caramel notes. Average to light palate. Meh. Bottle shared by GregClow.

[2612-20091127] 341mL clear bottle. Corn meal grains aroma has weird sweet leafy notes. Clear, amber orange body with a medium-lasting creamy white head. More corn meal in the flavour. Medium body. Fair.
(c/o GregClow, w/ blankboy, jerc)

33 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA. Deep amber/pale brown, tight foamy head. Carmel and cinnamon aroma,, sweet vanilla, almost rootbeer like flavor. Mildly bitter finish.

bottle. Poured clear orange-amber with a decent beige head head. Sweet citrus hoppy aroma. Creamy texture, lower carbonation. Taste is malty, oaky with caramel note. Light bitter finish.