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Penn St. Nikolaus Bock Bier

Percentile
73
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1593.3/5.03.28/5.0Winter6.8%81Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
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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 smith4498 (894), Miami, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/105/513/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Pours dark ruby color with light tam head. Fruity and malty aroma. Sweet flavors of dark fruits, candy sugar. Medium to full body with average carbonation and smooth mouthfeel. Not bad.


 Hildigöltur (5109), København, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 29, 2006  
Bottled. Brown coloured. Malty aroma with loads of toffee. Very sweet and malty flavour with loads of toffee. Quite soft and well balanced. Pleasant.


 Aurelius (2648), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/514/20
Feb 19, 2004  
Off the beaten path. Pruney, somehow rubbery smell -- like pencil erasers or something. Bocky twang to the malty brew, some cocoa some raisins. Tinny, piney aftertaste gets clingy.


 jsquire (2107), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Cloudy reddish brown color out of the bottle with a thin beige head. Sweet nose of burnt sugar and toast. The flavor continues that burnt toast astringency, with white sugar, caramel and burnt toffee sweetness. Some berry fruitiness and some grassy hops and puffed wheat in the finish. Maybe a little thin and burnt in the finish. Decent winter seasonal.


 dirtymike (2018), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2005  
Brewtopia ’05 Dark brown in color with a small off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malty,caramel sweet and with brown sugar.


 PorterPounder (3138), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 19, 2004  
Little to no head on a dark cola pour - what is there is mocha colored. Faint aroma of cherries. Good, solid malty bock flavor, some ntus, raisins and brief hoppy finish. Alcohol is hidden well. Mouthfeel is just a tad thin - but overall a decent Bock.


 ARMed (486), 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.


 gsmitty80 (642), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2003    Updated: Jan 10, 2005
Very enjoyable seasonal beer. Finally tried it when my buddy picked up a case the other weekend and it impressed me. I wouldnt have known it was a Penn product from the taste unless i was from pittsburgh. More of a spicey Bock with undertones of coffee. ENJOYABLE.



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