Mendocino Spring Seasonal Bock

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Hopland, California USA

Slightly musty olfactory on the lid pop but in the glass its aroma is more strong and volatile. Looks orange brown and has a head that is thin and foamy and lasts. intense strong malty alky presence on the palate. Some carbonation and there could be more. taste bud impact is quite bitter, more than I like for a bock but how can you hide 7%? Not disappointing on the alky taste attributes, you really know this is a high alky content, not well hidden, its in yer face. Finish is lingering bitter candy. Probably would not buy again, a little too much for this lager lover. Dizzying effect near the end of the session.

12oz single from Total Wine in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours out a dark copper body with a small, scattered, white head. Smell: Lightly toasty, sweet-smelling maltiness and spicy Noble hops with minor hint of Red Delicious apple peelings and a waft of alcohol. Taste: Toasted malts with a tiny kick of graininess along with a fair amount of caramel sweetness. There’s a discreet Noble spicy hop character and bitterness. Slight touch of alcohol near the end. Still manages to finish fairly malty and sweet, though. Mouthfeel: Just a hair above medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A reasonably respectable bock from dear old Mendocino.

Amber pour with off white head. Toasty caramel aroma. Very similar flavor with a warm alcoholic finish.

Pours an amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of caramel, toffee, dark fruits, floral hops, and a hint of alcohol. Flavor pretty malty with caramel and toasted malts. Finishes with a hint of bitterness and very slight warming.Was hoping for more on the flavor and finish.

12oz bottle. pours chestnut with white clumpy head. toffee malt aroma with some green floral hop notes. flavors are sweet toasted malts, a bit caramelized, touch of some noble hop notes flowery and leathery hops. slightly metalic finish. not bad at all and probably much better straight from the source.

12oz bottle. Pours clear, golden/amber color. Rocky eggshell colored head. Creamy texture. Sweet rich malt. Flavors of honey and toffee. Finishes with one of the greatest hop flavors I’ve had all day. Spicy and calmingly bitter. Prost

The aroma is very malty with cereal grains, caramel, and grassy hops. The appearance is amber with a large head. The flavor is like the aroma but very bitter. The palate is typical for the style. Overall I like it but it’s astringently bitter with a soapy quality.

gives a nice aroma with a deep caramel yet not too heavy flavor. Taste feels a bit astrigent in the after taste. it has some big flaws but is still very drinkable.