5 Seasons Big Horn Bock

Brewed by 5 Seasons Brewing Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
Atlanta, Georgia USA

A delicious bock whose dark red-brown color is exceptionally inviting. The smell is not strong, but I don’t have an exceptional sniffer. Flavor is strong and hoppy, but not too bitter, with a little nutty undertone. This beer is smooth and tingly, and definitely worth more than a few sips. If ever you are in Atlanta during the spring and this is on tap, do ask for it!

Quite possibly the best thing I had here this time around. Nice black but far from opaque body (red hues). Large frothy head is just a little darker than off-white. Nice chewy malt leans heavily toward the chocolate end of the spectrum. Tasty but surprisingly drinkable beer.

Dark brown dense appearance with ruby red highlights. The small head died down quickly and latent carbonation was very low. Aroma is floral hops and caramel malts. The amount of hops in the beer when it was cool surprised me a bit. The hops lend this beer a spicy mellow character. As the beer warmed, the sweet caramel malts started coming through quite a bit more. The mouthfeel is a bit thin, and the body feels a bit watered down. Drinkability is very good.

Lots o' malt in this one. Very dark pour with a frothy tan head that was pretty well lasting. Lots of chewy caramel flavors are present. A good beer

Poured dark brown with an offwhite head. It does go down smooth and I think this one bit me in the ass later on. Good maltiness and an all round good beer.

Drank this one on the fly as it was time to leave the 5 Seasons as the first stop in the pub crawl. Dark appearance. Flavor is very malty with some sweet fruit and chocolate in the there. A very nice bock.

On tap at the brewpub on 5/4/08: Transparent dark copper amber with a nicely-lacing frothy tan head. Aroma of sweet caramely German malt and some mild noble hops. Starts with decent fullness and sweet caramel maltiness with a good bittering hop balance before a smooth bittersweet finish with a touch of doughy yeast. A nice bock.

Date: 02/06/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: dark red, fine creamy head leaving solid lace,
Flavor: dry malt flavor, a bit too dry for a bock, nice carmel malt character in the background, low bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 02/29/2004

finally some sweetness in the bock! was way too dry last weekend, but has bloomed with some nice carmel sweetness, still well balanced
-------- /> Date: 03/03/2005
Score: upgrade ii to iii
Words: slight reformulation thanks to the new 6% law

Body: nice body,
Flavor: big malt flavor, nice light sweetness, touch of chocolate and carmel, upon warming turns into a wonderful rich creation with the perfect body and sweetness, a nice overall improvement
-------- /> Date: 03/08/2007
Mode: growler
Source: Blind Tasting
Score: 2.2

Appearance: clear dark red, headless, touch of lace,
Aroma: strong dry dark caramel malt aroma with a hint of tartness,
Body: a bit thin body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, overwhelming tartness, a light fruity character like an apple cider, not a good sample
-------- /> Date: 05/18/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub

Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with light chocolate and fruityness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, rich chocolate, still a light tartness that does not distract and may be even a psyxhoxological,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4