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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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 ajolly2 (127), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/103/514/20
May 6, 2007  
Brown-red color, light bodied, nice mix of chocolate malt with hops, some lingering bitterness, alcohol may or may not be in here; overall, pretty good.


 Silphium (2137), Haslett, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 5, 2007  
Deep red-brown body, thin, tight light tan head. Aroma of heavy caramels, toast, and chocolate. Dense, bready, caramely body, with chocolate and vinous dark grape notes. Leafy hops complement the heavy malts. Long, dry, somewhat bitter finish. A rich, hearty, well-made bock.


mfaulke (81), clemson, South Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 5, 2007    Updated: May 6, 2007
I was a little hard on this beer when I rated it last night. I made the mistake of having it after a barleywine so it tasted like flat coke to me at the time. After having another one today I will improve my rating a bit. The malt flavor comes through really well and it finishes smoothly. It still didn’t bowl me over but was much better than before.


 doublebock (197), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 30, 2007  
Ruby red color, thin but frothy foam. Bready aroma. Smooth flat malty taste followed by nutty hopiness. Solidy hoppy pine like bite at the end.


 mctous (119), Herndon, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 29, 2007  
The aroma contains a peculiar acetic sourness along with the roasted malt. The pour and texture resemble Anchor Steam, with medium body, clear ruby color, and light but firm carbonation. Roasted malt dominates the flavor, with the sourness and hops as background. Only the sourness lingers in the palate, which is quite smooth.


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/515/20
Apr 28, 2007  
Dr. Pepper body with a lasting ˝ inch head. Nose-wood, dried cherries, lightly bready. Taste-bitter, grape, sawdust, light husk, flat cola, medium bitter on the back end, acorns, pecan, nutty, very little alcohol, high prickly CO2. Lots of nutshell, cola, not overly sweet, sticky, or biter. Nice very solid. Lingering bitterness costs it palate points.


 dj (422), Gloucestershire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Bottle, 355ml. A dark brown colour with a small head. Aroma of malt and cocoa. Taste is very malty with chocolate. Slightly sweet. A hint of hops and bitterness in the finish. Moderate carbonation. Yum.


 ľ (4999), Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Apr 25, 2007  
Dark brown color. Smells of light toaste cocoa and tobacco, a little grainy in the nose as well. Thin and a bit fizzy on the tongue, a little light cream flavor in with some bark and some old grains. This one is certainly forgettable.



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