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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BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	4/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Jun 29, 2008

Tasting at JoeMcphee’s. EyeDrinkAle said it best, "tastes like chocolate soda" Extremely sweet brew, thin mouthfeel. Glad I tried it, but the beer does not match the presentation.

JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jun 28, 2008

Thanks to jcwattsrugger for bringing this one out. Deep brown pour with a thin white head. Aroma is richly chocolatey. Sort of sweet and milky. Kind of light lagered body but the chocolate really shines through anyway. Soft and cocoaish with a light vanilla back note. Pretty solid really.

puzzl (2619), New York, New York, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jun 26, 2008

Bottle at Joe McPhees, 4 years old? Very pleasant milk chocolate aroma with light malt balance. Mild malts in the flavor behind tons of chocolate. Soda-like, as many others have mentioned. Still, a fun drinker.

Rciesla (3615), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jun 26, 2008 Updated: Mar 25, 2009

Bottle at Queens tasting. Pours a black body with a tan head. Very thin beer. chocolate and coco, like like chocolate soda. Well at least it held up all this time. Said it expired 3 years ago. 2.8 Had this fresh in december 08, i didnt take notes but of course it was much better then that expired bottle. 3.3 SA aged on Cacao nibs (Draft). Pours a black body with an off white head. Chewy chocolate notes, lightly bitter with hints of coffee and nut. Vanilla and marshmallows and a nice woody character. Chewy sweet and unrefined chocolate. Delicious. 3.9

sleepylopes (313), New York, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Jun 24, 2008

remember those cookies, pinwheels i think they are called, the ones with a gram like cookie toped with a marshmallow fluff Fleurette and finally covered with a chocolate composite coating. if so then the aroma will be instantly recognizable. the beer is thin and slightly tart with some vanillin

BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Apr 21, 2008

Again something I had really high hopes for, but was disappointed. Beautiful packaging, that label is the size of a belt buckle. the chocolate flavors are really weak and end up coming across tasting artificial like those malted chocolate maltballs. The malt body is really weak and bland, with some light fruitiness at points, with some cold cocoa notes. Nothing stands out here.

daknole (2926), Plantation, Florida, USA

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

Mar 18, 2008 Updated: Feb 22, 2009

Rerate 2008. Dark brown pour, small tan head. Aroma is full on chocolate with some notes of molasses, malt and vanilla. Flavor again is all chocolate. Some vanilla and fruits hit in the middle. Fun beer to drink.

wetherel (1596), Encinitas, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 5, 2008

Tasted at 2008 Woodshop hosted by cquiroga. Silver foil label. I remember trying this years ago. I think I liked it a lot, but I can’t remember, because I wasn’t rating then. I’m guessing this bottle has some age on it, because everything else here does, but I’m not sure how much. Chocolate aroma. Thin body. Dark Brown color. mellow flavor. OK.

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