Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Pours almopst black with a huge tan head. Nose and flavor are the same; chocolate. (duh) Quite sweet and interesting with a bit of a chalky mouthfeel.

Dark brown with a creamy brown head, little lacing. Strong powdered cocoa smell, but wasn’t very impressive to me. Taste tasted like chalky powdered cocoa; someone else mentioned floury and a bit buttery, I’d have to agree. Light bodied, highly carbonated, pretty much the opposite of what I think would have paired good with this. Drinkability is low as I didn’t even finish my portion of my glass. Glad the bottle was shared, would have been upset to have paid all 16 bucks to pour the rest down the drain. Overall, I think this might be right up some people’s alley, so don’t let my dislike discourage you. Probably worth a try, but I won’t be buying it again. A not so good beer from a normally solid brewery.

A sweet chocolate syrupy aroma. Flavor has nice chocolate notes that start to coat the mouth. Finish is a bit too thick but this is okay overall.

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.

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.