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Penn St. Nikolaus Bock Bier

Percentile
73
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1593.3/5.03.28/5.0Winter6.8%81Dimpled mug, Snifter
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Until the 19th century, St. Nikolaus was a tall, stern, patriarch in bishop's robes. Then he became a sky-riding, jolly old elf. He may be a milk-and-cookies kind of guy today, but he knows what you want and it's this St. Nikolaus Bock Bier. It's rich, dark and full-bodied, brewed with a variety of roasted and chocolate malts. Celebrate the holidays with St. Nikolaus. He's in this bottle. Gee, we hope you've been good this year.
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 Rustyham (560), miami, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/59/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Rather boring, even for a Bock. All this has going for it is it color, dark blood red to black and a some nice seasonal smells- cinnamon, nutmeg. Possibly a chugger.


 jb (1035), Rochester, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 9, 2009  
This is the first beer I’m sampling from a massive trade made with Zach8270, thanks Zach! I love bocks so was glad to get this one, that I haven’t seen around here. Aroma is heavy molasses, some graham crackers and through and through you can tell they didn’t hold back on the malt. The appearance is a nice red but has a very minimal head, but nice lacing. The palate is sweet, has a nice small-bubble carbonation feel, then it is a tad light in a middle with a wee bit of hops to dry out the end. Nice. As it warms, the maltiness comes out even more, and is less watery. No alcohol detected.


 Rciesla (3610), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/512/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a brown body with 2 finger tan head. Sweet malty chocolate, light roasty malt flavor, caramel malts. A hint of honey and dark fruit. Eh.


 ROGUE (653), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured a translucent dark chocolate brown with a bit of off white head. It smelled like earthy caramel and sweet molasses malt, with honey wheat and a bit of hops and alcohol. It tasted like roasted chocolate and barley malt, with hops and a bit of sweet yeast. It was very thick with a bit of carbonation, and had a bittersweet aftertaste. Overall this was a tasty beer with clean flavor. It had great body, and it hid the alcohol well.


 durhambeer (1203), Durham, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Bottle from Sams in Durham. Dark clear brown pour with nearly white thin head that sticks around. Wheat and malt strong on the nose. Roasty chocolate. Odd vanilla-like notes. Definitely decent, and cool bottle. Simply okay beer.


 ARMed (485), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Merry Christmas! A good brew to drink on the eve before Christmas Eve in front of a nice fire. This has everything you need to enjoy a fine brew. The head is a fluffy beigh pillow, but it disapates a little too quick for my liking. The brew is a dark amber brew that has a good chocolate flavor. A little too sweet and malty for my liking, but otherwise not bad at all.


 Kevin (1918), Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Dec 20, 2008  
amber brown with a lacing minor grey head. woody nose, a bit of caramel and a nice light nutty flavor. a quenching good example of a bock. 4 7 7 5 14


 ucusty (1882), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Bright brown pour with a thin head. Sweet malts on the nose. Thin bodied, chocolate and caramel flavored. Slight roast on the finish



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