Raccoon Lodge Bad Billy Blond Bock

Name: Blond Bock
Date: September 23, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy dark yellow, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: lightly sweet malt aroma with a nice spicyness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of spicy hops dries it out, light bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

On tap at Raccoon Lodge Portland, Pours out a straw yellow topped with a small white head. Aroma was of light floral hops along with some light malt. Taste was more of the light floral notes and some spice.

Tap @ Raccoon Lodge: Blond in color, medium white head. Aroma is mild of sweet malt, a little spicey, and some floral hops. Flavor gets into some trouble up front and is kind of bland, but it recovers from a malty-watery grave by smoothing out into a spicey and floral finish.

Draft at Raccoon Lodge. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a sweetish malty grainy caramel aroma. Sweetish malty spicy and grainy flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a slightly sweetish malty grainy finish.

on tap, clear gold color, sweet bready nose and flavor, medium body, slightly cloying finish

On tap at Raccoon Lodge. Pours clear gold with a lacy ring of foam. Medium body and light carbonation. Caramel honey nose and taste.

22 oz. bottle - gold and crystal clear with big white head upon pouring, 2nd pint becoming slightly cloudy; some lacing; yeasty aromas mixed with sweet malts; flavors are mild and a little sweet; smooth finish, but kind of bland overall

Burnished tawny-golden body with a rocky sweet, bready off-white head. Silken slippery, smooth creamy bready with nicely balanced spicy Saaz hops. Pretty good beer.