Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

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Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1051 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.56 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 174 ABV: 5.8%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Samuel Adams® partnered with Scharffen Berger Chocolate to develop their newest innovation, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock. Tettnang Tettnanger and Spalt hops were hand-selected from the world’s oldest growing area and combined with a complex selection of malts including two row Pale, Munich and caramel to create a rich and satisfying brew. This dark beer has a big, malty character that is combined with the subtle sweetness of chocolate. The chocolatiers at Scharffen Berger crafted an exclusive blend of chocolate for Samuel Adams® made with cocoa beans from Ghana called forastero. Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock was aged on a bed of this chocolate to create its unique layers of flavor. As the beer matured, the fruity, tart, earthy and chocolate aromas were infused into the liquid to give the brew a complex, full-bodied taste with a velvety finish. A hint of vanilla was added to meld the symphony of flavors together. Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Utah.

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3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

juiceisloose (1034) - Windermere, Florida, USA - FEB 2, 2012

12 oz bottle from the Fall sampler pack. This one pours a mostly clear, dark reddish brown color and topped by a small head of tan colored foam that recedes quickly to a thin film. The aroma shows notes of melted dark chocolate, dark fruits, and a touch of vanilla all atop a malt base of toasted caramel. There is some earthen hop bitterness in the back that tries to break up the sweetness. The flavor follows suit with the milk and dark chocolate and caramel shining through while dry dark fruits, vanilla, and peppery spice add nice depth and keep things from getting too sweet. Medium bodied and creamy on the palate with balanced carbonation that leads to a lengthy, rich cocoa finish. The palate is a little lacking, but this is still a tasty enough brew. I just couldn’t drink too many as it is more like a dessert. Glad they put this into the 12oz sampler packs as opposed to the expensive 500ml bottle. Good stuff.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

RobertDale (828) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - FEB 1, 2012

12 ounce bottle. Pours a dark amber with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, mild coffee, and malt. Taste is baker’s chocolate, malt, and vanilla, Surprisingly good.

3.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

beersak (34) - akron, USA - JAN 28, 2012

Pure black pure and small creamy head. Aroma is nothing to speak of....but taste is sweet chocolate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

PhilDBrewer (26) - Bloomington, Indiana, USA - JAN 27, 2012

Pours a very deep, dark brown - not quite black. Tan colored head dissipates quickly with minimal lacing. Aroma is chocolate and dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit and chocolate. Medium bodied. Overall, tasty and enjoyable.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

IslandHaole (1053) - Yokosuka-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, JAPAN - JAN 27, 2012

Cola colored with a quickly fading beige head. Cocoa, butterscotch, soy sauce scents. Sweet cocoa, a tad soapy with a lingering cloying sweetness. I could drink Sam Adams Boston Lager all day but not this, one is plenty.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

zvikar (1204) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - JAN 26, 2012

At a tasting, thanks Oren, pours clear brown with red taints and a beige head, aroma of chocolate, raisins, cherry acidity and vanilla, flavor of chocolate, malt, plums, cinnamon, alcohol warmth and light acidity, medium bodied, nice

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

rougeau13 (1064) - Texas, USA - JAN 24, 2012

Dark cola brown with fizz that doesn’t quite come together to make a head. Aroma of roast, vanilla, and chocolate. Lots of cocoa and dark chocolate in the taste with a bit of vanilla and cherry. Moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium bodied and creamy in texture.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Atom (586) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 21, 2012

12oz bottle pours dark brown/black with an amber hue and a medium khaki head. Aroma chocolate, vanilla, and lively dark fruits. Taste is sweet chocolate goodness, balanced with vanilla and just a touch of earthy nuttiness and with a slight bitterness on the finish. Good stuff!

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