Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

	Percentile
	89
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
692	3.54/5.0	3.53/5.0	Special	5.5%	95.9	Dimpled mug, Snifter

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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hayduke (1649), Eureka, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 14, 2009 Updated: Feb 15, 2009

This is a really rich beer that pours a dark red brown with tan head and lots of lacing. Nose of chocolate and roasted malts. Creamy mouthfeel. Good favors of chocolate and coffee. Easy drinking but way overpriced for what you get.

bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Feb 14, 2009

Bottled. Hazy and very dark brown in colour with a medium sized head. Malty, with notes of chocolate, light grass and quite toasted. Bit too sweet.

MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	5/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 13, 2009

(Sample Date: 12/28/2008 Source:Total Wine) 3/4L 5.5% ABV Coffee, roast, and chocolate in aroma. Clear deep amber brown with a hefty tan head. Big vanilla hit to start with chocolate following. Cocoa astringency. Body is surprisingly light. Finish is clean with some residual coffee, roast, and chocolate. Excellent.

Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Feb 13, 2009

First off, this beer is way too damn expensive. If only it were priced normally. Pours a thick black/caramel with very little head. Aroma is of deep muted roast and lots of beautiful chocolate. This beer is very easy drinking and a wonderful marriage of chocolate and beer. I just wish that it were packaged for far cheaper and more regularly. Quite an enjoyable beer (the fiancee stole most of it even).

robertjm (405), El Cerrito, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 12, 2009

Pours a thick head that more resembles a stout or porter than a bock. Very foamy with lots of carbonation. Aroma is present, but faint. Scent of cocoa, with no real maltiness in the aroma. For flavor, the sweetness of a bock is tempered by the cocoa powder. Good body. A bit of hoppiness on the palate lingering for a few minutes. An interesting experience, but not for a regular consumption unless you’ve got a fat wallet.

BeerandBlues2 (3216), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 11, 2009

Bottle. Pours black with a small, fizzy, off-white head, mostly diminishing with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, chocolate), light hops (grass), average yeast (leather, dough) with notes of toffee. Full bodied, gritty texture, lively carbonation, and a chalky finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.

tomthompson89 (1479), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Feb 9, 2009

nice dark pour, nice choc nose, little coffee and some sweet malts. flavor was definatly chocolate, well done. could drink a few of these.

Schultsc (483), Henderson, Nevada, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Feb 9, 2009

Clear dark golden brown with a dense medium tan head. Dark sweet caramel aroma with a hint of roast, honey, and vanilla. Medium roasted malt flavors with significant, pleasant sweetness, vanilla, and a lovely dark chocolate finish. The body seems a bit light for the deep flavor characteristics of this beer. Overall, a unique, very enjoyable beer--one of the few "chocolate" beers that really demonstrates true chocolate flavor resulting in a harmonious flavor integration.

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