Anchor Bock Beer

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Dunkel
San Francisco, California USA

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, light brown, mostly diminishing. Body is dark amber/brown. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain), with light notes of balsamic vinegar, mushrooms, plastic, paint, coffee grounds. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.

Bottled. Beer is dark red-brown. Head is initially small, off-white, creamy-frothy. Diminishes quickly into a run and a surface mist.<P> Initially the aroma is quite earthy and engaging. Malty with light notes of toasted grain, toasted rye bread crust, chocolate and coffee; Hoppy with a bright note of moderate dried apricot and a light note of resin; Yeasty with a light note of basement; Tons of curious miscellaneous notes, which include a moderate note of dried porcini mushroom, light notes of tomato sauce, vinous balsamic vinegar, trace of top soil.<P> The flavor is moderately-to-heavily sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. The finish is average, lightly acidic, lightly bitter, lightly sweet.<P> The body is medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.<P> Overall, very unique and engaging. Great balance of bitter and sweet, earthy and bright. Unusal notes in the aroma that are fun to discover.

Pour is a dark with with a average with head. Aroma is a nice malt and hops mix. Makes we want to take a sip right away. Flavor is nice caramel malts lots of chocolate and some hops come through in the end. Nice effort for a bock a very easy style to dislike.

(bottle) Pours a black with a brownish tinge. Aroma of ethonal, smoke,and pepper. Strong water flavor with an ethonal flavor. Why the high rating? This is a pretty lousy bock that lacks just about all the qualities of the style. I’ll be able to finish the other five but I certainly won’t be buying it agian.

Bottle. Pours dark brown/black with a red tint when held up to the light. Thin to medium light brown head. Aroma of some dark fruits, leather, some smoke and plastic. Taste is caramel, dark fruits and chocolate. Finish is bitter, thin to medium body and a little chalky mouthfeel. Not familiar with this style, but I wasn’t too fond of this.

Brownish black, tan foamy head. Nose held notes of toasted caramel, dried dark fruits, and just a faint hint of smoke. Flavor was lightly tangy with more dried dark fruit, caramel, and hints of citric hops. Light bodied and slightly thin, medium carbonation, drying lightly bittersweet finish. Good brew for sessions...

12 oz. stubby, twist off bottle. Poured out a deep chocolate brown, with ruby highlights. Decent amount of a mocha colored head. Aromas are of chocolate malts, some yeast, slightly nutty also. Flavors are of subdued burnt sugar, dark malts, slight bready flavor. Medium mouthfeel, rich body to it. Decent effort of the style.

The overwhelming smell of this is pure hops, very nice aroma. The look is beautiful. Reddish brown with thick tan head. Doesn’t remind me much of a bock, but it is a good beer. Creamy palate, nutty, graham crackers in there along with butterscotch.