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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jrallen34 (123), Chicago, Illinois, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	3/10	5/5	7/20

Jul 2, 2009

This is a very poor effort all the way around. Doesn’t have a very disticnt aroma or flavor.

Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jun 15, 2009

Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, slight dark fruits, and some caramel malts. Flavor is pretty much the same. Overall really not too bad.

craftbeerdesign (752), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jun 5, 2009

sample at Ale Atlanta 6/4... somewhat disappointed in this one. this is terribly overpriced - glad I got to sample it.... now the crazy temptation to purchase it is gone. pours a light black color... some basic chocolate and malt aromas... thin body. light chocolate notes over the palate. boring.

scrizzz (1269), kirkland, Washington, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 3, 2009

Dry aroma, chocolate aroma, but not really dry chocolate aroma. More like a classic doppelbock. Somewhat thin in the glass, very dark brown, steady head. Really like this. Stiff dark chocolate with a strong roast and only a touch of sweetness that keeps the cocoa from becoming bitter. Body is more like a doppelbock as well and has a creamy milk chocolate richness that adds to the complexity.

baraciisch (138), USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 3, 2009

Dark brown to black in color.... Aroma of chocolate malts... Flavor is of roasted malts and milk chocolate.. Leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate... Very nice.

kseecs16 (887), Naperville, Illinois, USA

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

Jun 2, 2009

Bottle. Aroma is rich chocolatey malt with some grainy barley notes. Big foamy, fizzy cola colored head that dissipates slowly leaving sparse lacing down the glass. Nearly opaque dark brown with ruby highlights. Flavor is very chocolatey, a dark bitter component with a dry coffee like finish, slightly grainy up front. Mediun to full bodied.

djd07 (736), Houston, Texas, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 24, 2009

Bottle as shown. Pours a syrupy very dark brown with a medium creamy light tan head that diminishes rather quickly. The aroma is a very sweet roasted malt with chocolate and cocoa. Decent spotty lacing along the glass. Thin mouthfeel a bit watery with a very sweet roasted malt, milk chocolate taste with cocoa and a nice dry finish. Easy to drink, a very nice Dunkler Bock from Sam Adams.

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