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Samuel Adams Triple Bock

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Samuel Adams Triple Bock

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A Barley Wine formerly brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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Triple Bock is complex, elegant, and has the depth and complexity of a fine cognac, vintage port or an old sherry. Non-carbonated, ruby-black, and very special, Triple Bock should be sipped from a small snifter in a two-ounce serving. This is a beer to savor, and sip slowly. Triple Bock has a brandy-like warmth and a complex melange of fruity, woody, and toffee-like flavors. Let the aroma fill your mouth and nose with rich malt and fruit overtones. Savor and appreciate its enormous character. Serve Triple Bock as you would a fine sherry, at room temperature, in a small snifter. One bottle generously serves two or three. Recork and store standing up. Once poured into a small glass, the layers of aroma and flavor will continue to evolve as the deep ruby brew warms in the hand.

There have been only three vintages produced: 1994, 1995 and 1997, but bottles can still be found in the marketplace. 1994 and 1995 vintages are marked as such on the back label; 1997 vintage is not.

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Willeyone22 (23), Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/105/510/20

May 16, 2007  
Pours like cough syrup, and almost black in color. Aroma of mollasses, soy sauce, and dark chocolate, and mildly earthy. Tastes of mollases, bourbon; oily, non carbonated mouthfeel with a lingering warmth. Interesting, but woul add to anyone’s "must try" list.

 neo_hippie2 (128), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
Oct 1, 2008  
I saw this in the store and couldn’t believe my eyes. Needless to say I bought a few. What a legendary brew. Very dark thick pour into the snifter. No carbonation and no head. Has more of a fine cognac or brandy feel to it than beer. Lots of chocolate on the nose with hints of raisin and oak. Warm sweet flavor, perfect for sipping. Delicious. Amazing. Worth trying if you can find it. Mr. Koch, you’ve done it again.


 bdigi66 (456), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 30, 2008  
1995 Bottle: Finally I got to try this...uh masterpiece. Dark amber, viscous pour with no head. Nose had notes of alcohol soaked raisins, oak, chocolate malt and teriyaki. Very sticky/syrupy sweet body...flavor had a much stronger dark fruit tone to it but even it couldn’t overpower the teriyaki and soy sauce base. There also were some chocolate notes present...very hot.


 blutt59 (776), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
bottle, 2005, black pour with no head, aroma of preserved plum and prune, flavor of teriyaki, soy, leather, licorice and burnt meat, finish is viscous and lasting


borgination (78), Lee, Massachusetts, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/51/101/55/20
Sep 28, 2008  
This beer was disgusting. The only good thing that it gots going for it is that it get you polluted quickly. This is a waste of beer.


 daknole (835), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 26, 2008    Updated: Sep 28, 2008
97 vintage from bigmilly8..thanks! so I was scared to death to try this after reading some peoples reactions to it. Well I liked it. Black pour and no head. Aroma is soy, chocolate,toffee,maple syrup...reminds me a bit of the Utopias I drink from SA. Flavor is sweet and meant to be sipped very slow and served at room temp. I think this would be awful cold. Nice mouthfeel.




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