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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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 Crash (448), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
Apr 24, 2007  
Poured dark brown/black with light brown head and lots of lacing. Aroma was malty a mixture of molasses and bread. Taste started sour and finished slightly acetic.


 CigarsLoveBeer (153), Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/510/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Bottle: Plentiful and thick head. A nice bock aroma, with hints of tobacco bitterness, lots of malty sweetness, some sweet chocolate and a touch of tartness too. In the mouth, this beer just seems bad. Starts out mildly chalky, with way too much tartness for the style and not enough malt. The tobacco qualities barely squeak out in the finish, but over all this beer was too tart and crisp. A sweet chocolate flavor does develop as the beer continues to warm, but does not every seem to overpower the tartness. Not a very good offering from Anchor...


 jsquire (2113), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 21, 2007  
This is a dark beer that almost glows red when held against the light. Small foamy beige head. The sweet malty nose seemed like grains in Coke. Malty beer with some dark bread, roast grains, burnt toast, and a hint of root beer sweetness. Some pit fruit in the background. The hops toward the end of the sip are very green, with pine and grass dominating the finish. The alcohol tastes more than 5.5%. Nice dark bock.


 npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 20, 2007  
Very dark brown, with a tan head. Odd aroma--quite bitter, some metallic overtones, and carob. Flavor’s much nicer--fairly sweet, with some melanoid notes, raspberries, a dry nutty bitterness.


 chimplechamp (465), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 17, 2007  
pours a deep brown ruby, with a smallbeige head with tight bubble formations. smells citrus like lemon drop candies, lots of malts, buttery breadand some molasses and some cola type smell. has a chewy mouthfeel, with a nice citrussy hoppy finish. quite good,


 Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 17, 2007  
poured into a tulip. pours a dark ebony with full light tan head, carbonation is present.... has a sweet aroma, fresh malty taste.... pretty goood....


 Aubrey (2777), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 16, 2007  
Deep reddish brown. Texture felt a little thin and a bit too carbonated, but it seemed to thicken up slightly as it warmed (became chewier, almost). First impression was really nice, as it seemed to be full of flavor. Toast, cola, chocolate milk and sour/dark fruit. Rather drinkable.


 jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Apr 13, 2007  
Bottle: Dark mahoghany/ruby colored pour with a large beige head. Nose is rich with malt and dark fruits, rather sweet. Thick body reveals tastes of dark fruits, raisons, prunes, wine, and a rich maltiness. Sweet, yet swirling in flavor. Balanced at the same time.



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