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Anchor Bock

Anchor Bock

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83
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A Dunkler Bock brewed by
Anchor Brewing Company

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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4873.48/5.03.48/5.0Special5.5%90.3Dimpled mug, Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
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. It is brewed from a complex blend of the finest barley malts, wheat malts, and fresh whole hops.

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 Lumpy (1530), 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 ½ 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.

 tgncc (340), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 30, 2008  
Dark brown/ruby red color, thick off-white head. The aroma is incredible, a mix of dark fruits, cherries, chocolate, and sweet malt. The flavor is roughly the same as the aroma, a nice mixture of dark fruits and chocolate. The finish is sweet, but is then balanced by a slight hoppyness. Excellent bock overall.


 nqualls (573), Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a dark red with a three finger brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt and fruit. Flavor is cherries, with a chocolate and coffee finishing. Somewhat light body with mild carbonation.


 douglas88 (936), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 17, 2008  
Bottle thanks to mmm///beer. Pours a beautiful dark red color with a large brown head. There is lots of brown in the body, mixed with the redness it almost seems like purple. The aroma is great; sweet berries, chocolates, toasted malts, and some sweeter candy notes. The flavor is very complex and nice; tons of fruit upfront, sour cherries, strawberry and others. A rich chocolate and brown sugar follow, and some light coffee in the finish. Light body and a somewhat easygoing beer. Very nice.


 marcus (1116), Sacramento, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 12, 2008  
This reddish-brown ale poured with a decent tan head and a malty aroma. The flavor is caramel malt with a bit of smokiness and carbonation. This is a well-crafted session beer for those who enjoy a dark one.


 lithy (385), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours very dark ruby brown with a thick and creamy finger of tan head that lingered. Aroma is mostly chocolate and lightly roasted malts. Body is smooth and lets through a very sweet beer that again is chocolatey with some prune undertones and a slight hop and roasted malt bitterness for balance.



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