Moon River Honey Bock

on tap-pours a thin white head and gold color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, citrus-orange. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, honey, citrus-orange/lemon, faint hops (Chris said Cascade/Amarillo) some alcohol. Nice, smooth/rich medium body. Mild carbonation.

Name: Georgia Honey Bock
Date: 11/19/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear copper, creamy off white head, sweet malt aroma, rich sweet malt flavor, nice malt candy character, touch of honey sweetness, little to no bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

My Bottom Line:
Fruity honey and citrusy, wooden hop bitterness are competently balanced in a round mouthfeel. This is not a gimmicky honey beer, but rather a well thought out Heller Bock which knows how to integrate honey in its suave maltiness.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-Big-bubbled foam frolicks atop the honeyed gold.
-Alcohol heats up the back end, but never bothers.
-Yet another Moon River beer which didn’t exactly wow me, but which was so well crafted that I thoroughly enjoyed my glass.

On tap at the brewpub.

Clear, dark gold with a good head. Rich sweet, but not cloying maltiness. The honey is well integrated, very smooth flavor. Balance of sweetness, bitterness and alcohol. A very good brewpub bock.

Draft. Pours a medium gold with a full white head. Excellent lacing on the glass. This was served in a Houblon Chouffe glass, which initially impressed me, until I saw a made in the USA inscribed in the bottom of the glass. Regardless of the glassware selection, the aroma is biscuit malty with a bit of sweetness rolling through. The flavor is oh, so smooth. Nice malty flavor with some Georgia honey to sweeten things up. The honey covers up the fairly high ABV of 8.5%. A very interesting beer.