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Starr Hill The Gift Bock (2008 - )

Score
4753
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 74   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.03   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 25   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A German-style Hellerbock with a few twists, The Gift is Starr Hill’s holiday offering. The beautiful golden color only hints at the fire inside. Made with two-row and Munich malts and balanced with German noble hops, The Gift is the perfect accompaniment to any holiday event or festivity.


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2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
keanex (786) - Atco, New Jersey, USA - APR 28, 2013
Bottled December 17, 2012.
Appearance: The body is slightly hazy with a straw to orange colored body. The head is thin and creamy with average retention. The head settles to a creamy ring and light coating.
Aroma: The aroma is very light, some malts and an even lighter fruity aroma.
Taste: Some malts and some noble hop presence with a lingering touch of lemon.
Palate: Medium body with lots of carbonation.
Overall: This is a bland beer, nothing about it entices me to consider buying one again.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
phikus01 (85) - New York, USA - APR 5, 2013
I’m not a bock person anyway but I was looking for a more crisp and noble, this is more like an ale.. A little caramel and straw with noble hop aroma, maybe too sweet with a honey like flavor over spicy wheat, overwhelmed by cider sharpness finishing crisp and cider.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beergeek23322 (426) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - MAR 25, 2013
April 2010. 12 oz. bottle. Pours straw yellow with a white head. Malt and caramel aromas with a light hoppy finish.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
alexwright777 (5) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - MAR 5, 2013 does not count
One of the better Bocks I’ve had in a while. Surprisingly complex with fruity notes. Highly suggested.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hayduke (2933) - Eureka, California, USA - FEB 22, 2013
Purchased in Washington, DC in a multipack with three other styles from the Brewer Pours a clear gold color with a small white head and good lacing Nose is caramel malts and floral hops Medium body. Smooth in the mouth. Flavor shows some bitterness and some hints of fruit. Quite decent and drinkable..

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
watson1977 (2291) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 13, 2013
Pours a clear gold with a medium white head. Aroma is a bit fruity with hints of grass. Flavor follow suit...a bit more bitter and grassy and less fruity...a bit of a tea note. Mouthfeel is light/medium and silky with a dry fruity/tea finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jeremytoni (2711) - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA - JAN 10, 2013
From a bottle poured a straw color with a small amount of head. Light malty flavor with a quick finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
DocLock (6800) - Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 6, 2013
Bottle from Capone’s. Pours hazy golden straw colored with 1-finger white head. Nose is maibocky, with caramel malt, fruit, milf spice, and hopscitrus. Tastes hopcitric, with grainy pale malt, more noble hops and tangerine flavor late, and a smooth finish.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
DCLawyer (687) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - DEC 21, 2012
Bottle->SA. Orange with frothy white head. Aroma: bad and malt. Taste: some citrus, some spice, quite metallic. Tastes like a good malt liquor. So, not so good.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
boxofrane (1184) - pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 23, 2012
Bottle. Pours clear orange with some bubbles on top, active carbonation. The aroma has nuts, some corn, seems pretty macro. The taste is crisp and clean with a bit of a carbonation-laced finish.. a little hop balance with the malt. Not bad.. alcohol is well hidden.


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