FlyingSwine (92), Colorado, USA
Mar 2, 2008
Pours a clear brown red, with a tiny head. Nasty aroma..almost smells skunked, but certainly musty. Flavor is more of a Malt Liquor than a proper Bock, with none of the hoppy goodness that was mentioned in the commercial description. I guess there is some dark fruit in there, but nothing else can be distinguished. Palate is thin and watery.
 Linus_Stick (1470), Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 4, 2008 A subpar dunkler bock. Aroma was so so. Fruit, caramel malt and iced tea. Pour was a nice dark gold with a 2 finger off white head. Taste was disappointing. Strong sugar and caramel that feels like it’s leaving behind a film in your mouth. Not much carbonation and a sweet syrupy aftertaste. Blah.
thedm (3405), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Jun 25, 2008 This bottled brew from Indianapolis, IN poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized off-white colored bubbles that left behind a transparent carbonated golden brown colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was mild with sweet malty notes. The mouth feel was mildly tingly from start to finish. The flavor was slightly stale with malty sweet malt notes and was mildly acidic.
cheapdark (1516), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 18, 2008 Nice label, and it’s not like the one pictured here. Nice brownish pour that appears viscous at times. Has some gunk on the bottom that yeilds a swirling hypnotizing effect in the glass. Very mild candy aroma. Initial weird grapefruit flavor without any bitterness or sweetness on the first slug. Some noticable alky in the background. Decent carbonation all round even tho there was no head. Finish is not over whelming yet it does have some ale attributes.
D_malone102 (57), Denver, Colorado, USA
Jun 6, 2008 This was one of the first beers that I had when I turned 21, but that was 6 years ago and I’m trying it again for the first time.
Clear, Copper color. There is a soft foamy head that dissapates rather quickly (not that I really care about head retention).
In the aroma, malt and yeast dominate, smells nutty.
There is a toasty malt flavor that yields to a very dry aftertaste too quickly. I might like a maltier flavor, but the dry aftertaste makes it a Bock I guess. This Beer tastes fresh.
I don’t usually write a lot for mouthfeel, but the dry (yet not astringent), alcoholic mouthfeel is dominant in this beer.
Overall, I really like Pandora’s Bock, I would just like a little more body. I think it’s worth buying and enjoying. It’s a rather cerebral beer, if that makes any sense.
esjaygee (664), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
May 18, 2008 Amber with an off-white head. Aroma of toasted malts and light fruit. Taste of sweet malts, mild fruits, mostly malty. Drinkable and forgettable. Typical watery brew from BreckenWater, how in the world does this brewery get wide distribution… so many better ones out there.
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