Olde Towne Bock

Formerly brewed at Olde Towne Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Huntsville, Alabama USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

Newest offering by Olde Towne. Probably their best beer yet, although I really liked the porter. Looks very similar to their amber, but tastes very different. A slighty sweet, very easy to drink beer.

This beer is better than earlier offerings. Low amber color with nice head retention. Malty flavor with good overall ballance. Earlier versions were somewhat fruity with a tad of diacetyl. Definitly better that what I tasted earlier.

Pours a slightly hazed caramelized sugar brown. The head quickly fades to a bubble ring. The aroma is rich maltiness with wood and caramel, slight touch of corn. The flavor is light but sweet, a warm sweetness spreads over the tongue in the finish. Definitely not dry, but I personally really like this one. Definitely lacks the brewing flaws of batches reviewed by earlier raters. Thanks brentfeesh.

12oz Bottle. Aroma presents wet pretzels, old alcohol and slightly stale beer. Pours a thick, thick clouded pale orange-gold. Flavor is a past prime pilsener malt, touched with some salty caramel sugars. Slight sugariness and faint alcohols. Not much great flavor. Cursory Alabama tick. Thanks Sean!

12 oz bottle. After reading the other reviews, I would have to say I am rating the first uncontaminated bottle...Not surprising as they have reportedly had many difficulites with their distibution process after start up. But, it seems they are getting a handle on it as this beer was drinkable. Golden maple pour with light carbonation. Clear. Smells like sweet cinnamon candy and malt. Unexpected. The flavor is malty with raison and prune hints. Light sweetness and a faint spicy finish. Good carbonation level, lightly creamy medium body. A fair beverage with nothing particularly wrong with it. Just not my favorite style.

I have only had this on draft. Poured a very nice color, really smooth, a hint of a citrus mix although. All in all this is a pretty good beer from Olde Towne, however it is still not as good as the seasonal Porter they offer.

12 oz bottle from an old trade. Pours a translucent amber-brown color with a small beige head that soon recedes to a fine ring. The aroma is moderate in strength with sweet roasted malts and some burnt molasses. The flavor is sweet roasted malts, caramel, brown sugar and a hint of molasses. The palate is thin and watery and the carbonation almost flat. The finish is medium in duration with lingering saccharine. Overall: This was supposedly an old bottle and I promised not to rate it, but its been over a year and still no replacement, so what the hell. Maybe someday I’ll get a known fresh sample, and then I’ll be happy to re-rate this. But if you ask me, it wasn’t half bad, only the palate was really poor. Cheers to the Alabama tick.

(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, cocoa, and cereal. Flavor of caramel, citrus, nuts, maple, and nutmeg (very sweet).