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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Percentile
89
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6923.54/5.03.53/5.0Special5.5%95.9Dimpled 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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 Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with tan head. Aroma is malts and chocolate with hints of dark fruit. Flavor is dark and sweet with chocolate notes throughout. Finishes sweet.


 GodOfThunder (864), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Dark amber. Smell is mostly roasted malt and other grains. The chocolate comes through in the taste. Very chocolaty with some roasted malts. Surprisingly light flavor.


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/103/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
22oz bottle. Ill be saving this one, nice looking packaging, which is where most of the 15 dollar price tag goes. Pours deep deep brown with a creamy khaki head. Nose is very malty with alot of fine chocolate and some light raisin. Taste is terrific as well this tastes like a much bigger beer than 5.5. Nice complexity with fine dark malts and a great lasting chocolate finish that feels like real chocolate not just syrup. Slight roastiness with some bready malt and a little figgy raisin underpinning. This is the best Sam Adams beer I have had. Very very well done. And it was worth the price tag..once. I probably wouldnt spend this again. Still a very very solid beer. Probably the best Dunkel Ive had as well.


 JohnnyJ (1312), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Pours a dark reddish brown, with thin light tan head. Very chocolatey. Various cocoa nibs, dark, and sweet milk chocolate, with hints of caramel malt, vanilla, and biscuits. Medium mouthfeel. Its good, but way overpriced.


 markwise (1179), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Pours cola brown with khaki head. Aroma is malt,chocolate, and maple. Flavor is same with some mellow hops. Very enjoyable. It is a pricey beer, but nice to try one.


 ilovedarkbeer (1340), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2008    Updated: Jan 5, 2009
Pours a dark brown color with red highlights. medium to large sized puffy bone colored head with brown tinting that shrinks quickly. Nose is dark chocolate, cocoa powder and vanilla. Mouthfeel is medium and smooth with a savory chocolate taste that lingers but also is highly quaffable. For a dunkler bock this is a home run. 15 bucks though... not the best QPR ABV ratio. Additional notes, there is a very milky and creamy taste going on here.


 travita (1910), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Look is dark brown with ruby highlights and an ok tannish colored head. Smell is dark chocolate, caramel, roasty, toasty, and more chocolate. Medium body. Taste is good chocolate flavors, some roast, and little blah in flavor.


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/105/514/20
Dec 4, 2008  
very chocolaty at first you get used to it as the beer goes and it finishes very roasty



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