 shendrix (435), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Retired? I toured Lakefront in late June (2008) and the first beer our guide put on offer was the Bourbon Bock. Damned good. A bit of caramel and vanilla, alongside dark chocolate, and of course the bourbon and hardwoods from the cask. Beautifully done gentlemen.
jkane (21), USA
May 19, 2005 What a surprise! The brewies usually don’t waste their time with this style. Lakefront hit the spot right on with this one! I really liked the flavor. Bourbon beers are some of my favorites too. Great Job!
brewblackhole (1222), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
May 15, 2005 On tap at Benno’s, malty aroma, with just a hint of the bourbon, medium bodied malt taste with a mild wash of the bourbon barrels in the aftertaste. Wonderfully smooth texture. These barrel aged brews are becoming the rage now,had this been the first one I tasted, it probaly would have gotten a twenty, but this one is timid compared to others. Goose Island and Delafield Brewhaus are the best I’ve had
StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 21, 2005 Tap @ Benno’s. Dark amber brown in color, a little deeper than Lakefront’s standard Bock. Nice creamy, mid-size head leaving skittish lacing as the journey progresses. Smells like Jim Beam spilled on a cardboard coaster. Some chocolate malts are discernable in the aroma as well. Now on to the best part; the taste: huge flavor rush! Even after sip number one, it blows away Lakefront’s traditional spring Bock offering, which is a decent bock at that. This one’s flavor has a definite whiskey edge. Vanilla also comes out to play, alongside some semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Full-bodied, smooth and thick. Great balance of Vienna, caramel and chocolate malts and some hopping to sweeten the deal and keep it on the winner’s track. Man this mother is deep. Can’t tell if it’s up there in ABV or if it’s just some resonating elements that resulted from the bourbon barrel aging. Finish is mostly all sweet bourbon. Warming. Phenomenal. What a treat. It was like purposefully abandoning a child when I left the bar - and this beer - behind.
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 20, 2005 On tap at Benno’s. Ruby shines through the pint glass... has a thin soapy head. Would look nice in a snifter. Reminiscent of the standard LF Bock, but with some bubblegummy sweetness, subtle bourbon and vanilla, apple, and very subtle and barely noticeable chocolate. Aroma is hardly noticable... heh, bourbony fermented malt. Slightly thick body and well-balanced, but finishes fast and watery. IMO, not as powerful in the whiskey category as others have noted... I found it unobtrusive and balanced. A nice experiment by LF.
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