Breckenridge Pandoras Bock

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Dunkler Bock
Denver, Colorado USA

ok, ill admit. i picked this up as part of a mixed sixer due to the sweet ass name and cool bottle label. plus i figured i might as well throw a lager in the sixer to balance out all of the ales already there. this was better than i expected. definate carmel and some molases. this was good and i am definately saving the bottle.

Great caramel aroma, but a bit downhill after that. Pours an okay brown, little head. Mildly sweet caramel and vanilla are all I get out of this. Okay beer.

Pours medium amber with contrasting white head. Nose is on the "sweet" side with honey and bready malt. On the palate the malt is noticeable right away, but this is a lighter bock than most and the lighter bodied malt component fades into the honeyed finish. Alcohol is noticed on the finish also. Clean and refreshing. Good for those who like a lighter bock. I’d recommend this as a gateway beer to German style bocks.

Experienced via draft in a pub glass. The beer pours a deep brown to dark brown. One initially (unpleasantly) surprising aspect is the nearly complete lack of any malt in the aroma. The flavors that the beer gives are interesting and not at all unpleasant, but not really what one would expect from a bock. Again, there was a distinct lack of the malt complexity that is usually seen in a bock. The hops were also surprising, as an assertive bitterness is outside the normal boundaries of the style. Overall, I like the creativity, but think that someone should send a 50lb sack of munich malt to Breckenridge.

dark apricot cloudy pour with almost non-existent head and no lacing, this strong winter warmer is not as good as it should be or as bad as it seems to be at times. fruity, strong malty taste and not the best finish. it’s best service seems to be keep one warm at night with its 7.5% abv

12 ounce bottle. Pours a copper color with a large, foamy clingy, tan head that slowly fades. Taste is of caramel, pine, malt, hops, fruit, grapefruit and alcohol. Similar aroma. Rather sweet. Pretty good when it is warm. Easy to drink, refreshing and overall enjoyable.

Dark red pour with a small white head. Light aroma of caramel and roasted malts. Flavor is sweet or malts with a yeasty bitter finish. Light to medium body.

12oz bottle. coppery red color. light tan head leaves thin lace. malty nose has hints of rye, vanilla, and mild toasty brown sugar. body is moderate but refreshing. many standard bock traits. sweet but not sticky. not my favorite bock, but not deserving of the harsh criticism it has been receiving here. a solid although lacking brew.