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Berghoff Famous Bock

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
963/5.02.98/5.05.4%38.8Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Introduced in October of 1989, the bock style far exceeded original expectations. This micro-styled bock beer has a rich and full-bodied flavor while being creamy on the palate. The nose yields a fresh, malty aroma with a hint of caramel sweetness. Hop bitterness and aftertaste balance the sweetness and maltiness. Berghoff Bock is made with Brewer's Two-Row Malt, Carapils Malt, Caramel Malt, Black Malt and domestic hops.
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 pkbites (331), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/103/56/20
Nov 28, 2009  
Most bocks have a lovely aroma. Not this!!!! Nose is metallic with just a whisper of chocolate. Pours a cola brown with a beige head that dies right away. Caramel, malt, and a hint of chocolate on the palate, but in a very watered down manner. A metallic aftertaste. This lacks the alcohol content that most bocks have, so it doesn’t have that nice warming effect. While it’s not horrible tasting and quite nice to look at, overall I am disappointed with this.


 MadIndian (994), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Gift from my Wisconsin hook up. Thanks Jamie. This was one of the ones I enjoyed from this brewery. Brown pour with a touch of caramel malt and some chocolate. Taste was pretty much the same as aroma. Not bad.


 Strykzone (1473), Wood River, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 2, 2009  
This beer pours a dark reddish brown that I will give an 8 on the "Dark-O-Meter." A nice creamy off white head lasts a good while. Light lacing. Aroma is not big and offers fruit and chocolate with some grain. Quite a nice smooth feel. Like the aroma, flavors are not big. A nice sweet malt base with faint hops adding just a bit of bite late in the sip. It has a bit of breadiness, some grain, and a bit of fruitiness. Not really a lot of anything but it is sweet enough that it will get away with it for some.
Earlier Rating: 3/31/2008 Total Score: 3.2
Dark body with lots of red highlights and a nice tan head that quickly fades. Aroma is surprisingly big with lots of malt and dark fruit. Flavor is chock full of sweet malt with toffee. It starts off with some excitement but the beer can’t maintain it. Still, its an enjoyable beer.


 unclemattie (2411), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/105/514/20
Aug 11, 2009  
12oz twist-off bottle. Berghoff Traditional Bock. Dark brown color. Fizzy head. Aroma of toasted malts. Rich malt. Skunky hop. Drinks like a dunkel.


 shp555 (1681), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/511/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Pours clear amber brown color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, green apple, and roast. Flavor is caramel, roast, nutty, and a bitter earthy finish.


 drowland (1404), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Nice sweet nutty and caramel aroma with a touch of hops. The flavor is sweet with a hint of dry, but a metal aftertaste like pennies dominates and ruins the good parts.


 WisconsinBeer (521), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Berghoff "Traditional Bock Beer" on the label, I imagine it’s the same thing? Clear brown with a decent head, lot’s of fizzy carbonation. Aroma is nutty and sweet. Flavor is similar, light nutiness and mild sweet malts. Light bodied and fizzy on the palate. Finish is sweet and a bit syrupy. Not bad, a decent session beer.


 Tripplebrew (493), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/511/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Pours a clear brown with a thick tan-colored head. Aroma is very nutty with light malts. Flavor is a sweet hazelnut and very light malts and light spice. Body is light with light to medium carbonation.



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