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Anchor Bock Beer 3.47 564

Anchor Bock Beer

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5643.48/5.03.47/5.0Special5.5%98.4Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Keg and bottle: Filtered.
First brewed in 2005.
Ingredients: Finest barley malts, wheat malts, and fresh whole hops.
Bock beer, released in celebration of the arrival of spring, is an ancient and mysterious part of the brewing tradition. Over time, the term "bock" has come to mean a beer darker and stronger than the brewery’s regular brew. This is the first time we have brewed a bock at Anchor Brewing Co., and we hope you will find it to be a rich and flavorful addition to our offerings. San Francisco’s Anchor Bock Beer is virtually handmade by the brewers of Anchor Steam® Beer, in one of the most traditional small breweries in the world.
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 djd07 (753), Houston, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/516/20
Jul 28, 2008    Updated: Jul 30, 2008
12 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown almost black color with a thick frothy tan head. The aroma is a punget roasted malt with black licorice and raisin. Good sticky lacing on the glass. The taste is roasted malt and dark chocolate with a sweet finish. A very good dunkle from Anchor


 Heathen (810), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
THOUGHTS: I never saw this one before. I used to shy away from Anchor, but recently found out how great their beers can be. This is no exception. A great beer, but probably even better in cooler weather. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured an extremely dark brownish red. It looked brown until held to the light, where it glowed red with an average-sized, kind of creamy, light tan head that mostly lasted and left excellent and thick lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted and burnt malt, light herbal hops, soy sauce, spices, a little dark fruit and light milk chocolate malt. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, acidic and bitter; while the finish was light to moderately sweet and bitter, lightly acidic and then sour right at the end with an average duration. There was tons of roasted and burnt malts with a hint of coffee and a little tiny bit of dar, sour fruit. Some soy sauce too. The medium to full body was creamy with somewhat soft carbonation and a moderate to heavy astringent finish.


 GMUcrew7 (375), Mason, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Pours very dark brown with a ruby head and a big lasting pillowy tan head. Sweet malty caramel aroma, but somewhat faint. Similar caramel flavor with dry roasted coffee, nut and chocolate malt flavors in the background. Nice malty beer.


 Slipstream (785), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Average label, dark pour, foamy head. Fresh, garden hop aroma. Smooth and hoppy on the palate. Medium-rich hops and malts. It has some kick, but is mostly well-mannered.


 Crit (2409), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/512/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Coke color,small loose beige head. Rich malt nose.Sweet but watery malt start light dry roast finish. Lacks body. Good lacing


 cathcacr (592), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/102/514/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Quite caramely and nutty in the aroma and flavor, also nutty in flavor akin to a hazelnut brown ale, malted-up flavor but thin, somewhat watery palate. It’s a straight 7/10 beer.


 Kodos (200), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Pours very dark with a reddish tinge, beige head. Caramel with burnt chocolate in the nose. Sweet malt with dark chocolate and an almost burnt roasted flavor. Finishes with a hoppiness that was suprising


 BustedFlat (554), Edina, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Poured pitch black with a thick tan head. Aroma - roast malt. Flavor was quite sweet with notes of roast malt and dark fruit. Taste of liquorice or possible anise was dominant and for me off putting.



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