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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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 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Rich Chocolately deep brown, but basically black in the glass with mild light tan head. Fairly light smell but it is a roasty, malty smell with chocolately, caramel hints. Rich and carbonated body, with mild sweetness, a slight hint of bitterness and a nice bitter-sweet mild coffee like finish. A touch bland, but my bottle might be quite old. One I’d love to have fresh. Still good nonethess and not a disappointment at all.


 puggy211 (591), cordova, Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 7, 2007  
12 oz bottle,pours dark brown,tan head,malty nose,light carb,sweet malty litte bitterness,ok but nothing great.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/52/101/55/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I

Appearance: clear amber,
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma,
Flavor: not much flavor,
Overall: boring

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.4/5.0
Score: 4
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 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Aroma of liquorice, and roast coffee, dark brown, red at the edges, pours a small toffee head. Flavour is roast malt, raisins, dark bread, woody, nutty. Medium bodied, very bitter, quite dry, tasty. Great.


 BDR (2164), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Aug 29, 2007  
Many thanks to skyview for this bottle. Intense amber color with faint brown head. A sweet aroma with malt, strong molasses, and faint hops. Sweet malt flavor with molasses hints that quickly switches to a slightly dry, almost imperceptibly bitter hop character rather quickly.


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Aug 29, 2007  
12oz bottle. comes out of the bottle a murky brown hue that looks pretty good. pour indicates low carbonation. thin khaki head. big sweet nutty aroma with lots of toffee, coco and dry toast. sweet and tangy start fades into a dry coco powder middle. the texture is reminiscent of whole milk. toasty dry finish is a nice compliment. this still has a flavor much like other anchor beers.


 cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2007  
355 ml bottle
5.7% ABV
I tried this beer on August 21, 2007 at the ’Beer Bistro’ in Toronto. The beer poured dark brown into a tulip glass with a thin brownish head. The aroma was malty with hints of nuts and caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with sharp carbonation. The flavour was malty with hints of chocolate and caramel.


 Skyview (4060), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Picked up a six-pack at Woodman’s in Madison, Wisconsin. Pours a clear cherry cola brown brew with a creamy beige head that slowly dissolves to a fine film and ring. Aroma of roasted dark malt, molasses, some coffee and dark pitted fruits. Taste is medium to full bodied, very light carbonation with a smoked molasses and dry grain flavor. Finish is slightly dry, toasted malt with a dry dark berry aftertaste. Almost could fool me as a porter than a dunkler bock.



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