Abita Bock

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Covington, Louisiana USA

Crystal clear light gold. Thin tiny bubbled white head. Slow carbonation. Toasty sweet malt aroma laced with spicy hops and spring water notes. Bold and crisp. Nice toasty sweet malt base, spicy alcohol bite and German hop spicy/floral bitterness. Medium body. Clean and easy drinking. Very stylish. Finishes with a pear like juiciness. I was expecting less and this was quite the surprising Helles Bock.

Rerate: Trying this up north, where there are many finer bocks, I realize that it just doesn’t do as well as when it stands head and shoulders above the other fare in a busy bar in New Orleans. Original rating 12/31/01 (3.3) Here’s something weird - I sampled this with one of their ambers and noticed the same strange cidery flavour in both. I despised it in the amber, but in a concentrated form in the bock, with a more substantial malt body and some decent hops, the same flavour I couldn’t handle in the amber seemed quite pleasant, a nice accent.

(Best by 06/07/08) Odd tasting lager that is sweet and acrid, but not to the point of being vinegar-like. The nose is full of tart cherries and apple skin. Maibock? Not! This taste like a weird Lambic Lager hybrid that has gone awry.

Thanks to Walt for this one. Bright yellow with a white head. Had a lemony pinesol aroma. Some hints to citrus flavor try to escape into my mouth, but do not do a good job. Decent malt character. The finish has the most flavor of the whole thing. Pretty light beer.

Pours a thick amber, without much of a head. Streams of carbonation from the sides of the glass. Heavy malt aroma, with perhaps a bit of hops cutting through. Fairly heavy, with a sweet, almost cloying quality. Long, lingering finish. Not much else. Shame Abita doesn’t get more experimental with its beers. With such a long track record, they should look into marketing stouts, IPAs, and imperials.

Pours an off-white head with a golden amber body. Smells of yeast, sweet, and barnyard. Flavor is caramel and yeast. Hint of bitterness on the finish.

Aroma is light, cereal grains, malts, bread. Light brown in color, closer to the pale side. Malty, grainy flavor, a little sour. Meium mouthfeel. Finish was sour, unremarkable. Not great, especially for this style.

Amber red color. Small head, but lasts decently long. Sweet smelling yeast aroma. Caramel tasting malts and nice carbonation. Watery mouth feel. Overall just kinda boring.