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French Broad Watershed Bock Beer 3.03 13

French Broad Watershed Bock Beer

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
133.07/5.03.03/5.03.4%38.2Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
A rich dark lager; our Bock follows traditional German malt profiles with a fuller flavor and chocolate note.
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 Suttree (2734), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 24, 2002  
A kind of roasted nut aroma, and a rich palate. Big Malty finish. Y’know, this brewery recently added "River" to their name, which although technically correct, is a lot less fun. I liked the idea of a brewery run by French Broads, and the place looking like the Moulon Rouge and the Broads doin’ Can-Can dancing and what not.


 19641948 (491), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 21, 2007  
Helen’s Bock is named for an Ashevill,e NC bridge. Pours a ruddy golden amber with a dense head of ecru. Fruity aromatics with plenty of stone fruit and sweet caramel squares. Flavors are solid with a dense feel, smooth and malty and fruity. Enjoyable mouthfeel, and a drinkability that makes it easy to slide down the gullet.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/05/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Athens

dark amber, dry lightly hopped malt aroma, rich malt flavor, touch of sweetness, nice bitterness in a quick finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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 GeneralGao (3057), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 25, 2007  
Draft at Tyler’s in Durham, NC. Poured a clear copper color. Head was thin and off white. Aroma was of light brown sugar. Delicately sweet on the tongue with malty toffee, subdued brown sugar, and a hint of chocolate brownie and assorted fruits. I also detected a bit of caramel in the finish. There was a detracting hint of adhesive tape in the aroma and flavor, but overall this was a decent beer.


 Wiseblood (658), Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 7, 2003  
Copper-brown color with a long lasting head. Nice malted flavors are noticable at first, followed by a somewhat bitter finish. Good balance overall. This unobtrusive brew should please just about anyone.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 14, 2007  
On tap at Fishmongers in Durham, NC. Dark reddish brown color with a thin white head. Some cherry and caramel hints on top of a grainy aroma. There’s a little bit of chocolate malt and caramel taste in this one. Some apple juice.


 TURDFERGUSON (1604), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 26, 2007  
On draught at Speakeasy. Pours a brownish amber with no head at all. No lacing either. Nose is full of malts and berries. Flavor is full of a nutty maltiness, more berries (blackberry, raspberry especially), a little caramel. The german malt profiles are very different and interesting. Nothing amazing, but pretty good.


 JCB (1781), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Sample at Tyler’s, Durham. Rusty color with minimal head, this has some very floral characteristics to start with bready malts at the back. Nice and chewy, a bit of caramel. Not bad but probably nothing I’d seek out again.



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