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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LilBeerDoctor (1501), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 29, 2008

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a thick light tan head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt. Flavor initially of cocoa power and bitter chocolate, followed by malty sweetness, and then more chocolate in the finish. Light-bodied. It really is the bock version of a chocolate stout! Pretty decent and easy drinking.

Syd (898), Waconia, Minnesota, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 29, 2008

1 pt 9.4 oz bottle pours dark brown to black with a fairly large white head, but not much residual lace. The aroma is chocolate and vanilla. The flavor is very chocolate oriented, with Ovaltine, roast, some faint peat, and some nutty notes. The palate is rich bodied and smooth. Overall, I’m impressed and glad I got it.

jimmack34 (567), Lancaster, Ohio, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	8/10	4/5	10/10	4/5	19/20

Nov 29, 2008

Shared a bottle with my bro. Pours mahogany with creamy tan head. Smells like roasted coffee and some cooca. Tastes incredible. The chocolate taste is incredible, ilke maybe a smores on a campfire. Creamy chocolaty, and rich graham craker tastes are very prominate. Has to be one of the best beers of its style I have ever tried..

LawBadger (24), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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

Nov 29, 2008 Updated: Jan 27, 2009

From bottle: Appearance is dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma of cocoa and slight malt. Tastes of chocolate with hint of vanilla at finish. Although not an everyday drink, a great after dinner dessert beer.

lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Nov 29, 2008

Bottle in trade from hopflop. Thanks man! Pours a dark brown color with a light beige head. Smell is chocolate and mild soy sauce. Perhaps the many years of age on this one has caused the soy sauce component. Taste is like smooth milk chocolate, but dull and not very rich. Tastes old, which it is. Otherwise, decent.

GMUcrew7 (360), Mason, Ohio, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 28, 2008

Tasting at River’s Bend. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Strong and sweet chocolate and toffee aromas. Flavor is similar, very sweet roasty chocolate with some dark fruits. Improved as it warmed, but still too sweet for me, certainly wouldn’t want more than a glass of this one. Glad I had it at a tasting and didn’t drop $15 on it.

Hbuck72 (123), Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 27, 2008

Good Beer, Nice rich dark color, not very much carbonation. Interesting flavor, just not what I was expecting, not very much chocolate in the initial taste, more in the after taste. Note: Dont drink at refrigerator temps (38 degrees) let it sit out and warm up a bit and the flavor is much better.

sebletitje (1914), Tampa, Florida, USA

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

Nov 27, 2008

courtesy of keifdog. Pours brownish. Aroma of chocolate, some dark fruits notes. Taste has some light cocoa nibs with a nice use of caramel / malts sweet and filled with flavors. Mouthfeel was very unique, light and pleasant. Very smooth, with the chocolate flavors not too overbearing. I assume that with the hefty price tag in some stores, you are paying more for the botle. The beer is not bar, but doesn’t really justify a $15-17 price.

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