Hacker-Pschorr Hubertus Bock

Had at Lowenhaus in Rome. Poured clear dark gold with huge manilla foamy head. Looks delicious. Aroma malty, slightly boozy with a bit of banana. Flavor too watery, slight sweetness, grassy dry finish Overall, could be much better.

Non eccezionale heller bock di Hacker-Pschorr, assaggiata alla spina al Kapuziner di Arquata Scrivia; un poco ’sciacquata’, nasconde la sua gradazione alcolica in un soffio finale che mostra come sia scarsamente bilanciata. Del resto nessuno sembra essersi lamentato, quindi la birreria continuerà a fare una roba simile; il finale non è amaro, è alcool. Quindi vai col malto sulla lingua e l’alcool sul palato. ENGLISH TEXT HERE Not exceptional heller bock by Hacker-Pschorr, tasted on tap at Kapuziner in Arquata Scrivia; a little watery, it hides its abv in a final blow which shows how badly balanced it is. Anyway no one seems to have complained, so this would go on; finale is not sour, it’s alcohol. So carry on with the malt on the tongue and alcohol on the palate.

Name: Bock
Brewery: Hacker-Pschorr
Date: 12/30/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Cumming

Appearance: yellow with a slight chill haze, whispy white head,
Aroma: sweet carmel malt aroma,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Bottle. Deep golden coloured with a medium sized offwhite head. Nice and malty with notes of grain, hops, grass and metal.

Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malt, hop. Flavour is sweet, hop, malt, fruit, grass. Ok beer.

Bottle. Clear, a bit pale golden, with a nice, white head leaving lacings. Malty sweetness and some hops in the aroma. Quite fruity-sweet and malty flavor, nicely balanced, but there’s something missing, it’s a bit too weak for a bock. Medium to full body. Sweet, malty and slightly grassy finish. I normally prefer the dunkler bocks, and this one does nothing to change that preferance, yet it is a quite nice one.(070528)

Bottled. A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of straw. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, it is a bit thin for a bock - and hence doesn’t kick ass.

Tap at the Wicked Hop. Pours to a transparent golden body with lots of active carbonation. A dense white head and nice lacing sits on top. The flavor is very toasty. Nice light grassy/tangy hops atop a moderate toasty malt. The flavor is quite good. The aroma is your typical Maibock. Malty, lightly hoppy. The palate is smooth. Moderately bodied. Nicely textured. Good overall beer.