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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 3.54 696

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Percentile
90
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6963.54/5.03.54/5.0Special5.5%97.1Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams® partnered with Scharffen Berger Chocolate to develop their newest innovation, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock. Tettnang Tettnanger and Spalt hops were hand-selected from the world's oldest growing area and combined with a complex selection of malts including two row Pale, Munich and caramel to create a rich and satisfying brew. This dark beer has a big, malty character that is combined with the subtle sweetness of chocolate. The chocolatiers at Scharffen Berger crafted an exclusive blend of chocolate for Samuel Adams® made with cocoa beans from Ghana called forastero. Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock was aged on a bed of this chocolate to create its unique layers of flavor. As the beer matured, the fruity, tart, earthy and chocolate aromas were infused into the liquid to give the brew a complex, full-bodied taste with a velvety finish. A hint of vanilla was added to meld the symphony of flavors together. Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Utah.
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 patrick767 (2051), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2009  
bottle at Ft Wayne locals tasting - Pours dark brown with a tan head. It smells of chocolate and malt as expected though it’s not as aromatic as I’d hoped. The flavor does a good job of balancing the chocolate and the sweet malt. As is typical for the style, the hops presence is minimal. It’s medium bodied and while very drinkable, surprisingly simple for this pricey special edition brew.


 nickd717 (1389), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 28, 2009  
Tasty offering from good ol’ Sammy. Pours a chocolatey medium brown color with a lasting beige head. Chocolate and malts on the aroma. Flavor is like a Tootsie Roll, dominated by milk chocolate, with sweet sweet chocolate on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium - I would like it more syrupy - but pretty nice for the style.


 biggmike (480), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 27, 2009  
This beer poured a very dark brown color with nice thick fluffy brown head that hung around a while. Aroma was choclatey, with some roasted malts, and a little fruit. Flavor was pretty much the same. Mouthfeel was thinner than I expected, but I have to remember this is a bock and not a stout. Drinkability was very high on this as the flavor combined with the 5.6%abv made this an easy drinker.


 kopher (307), New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/514/20
Jan 26, 2009  
pours a clear dark reddish brown, a bit of off-white foam aroma has some roasted coffee, chocolate, but like hershey’s syrupy kind of very smooth mouthfeel, velvety taste is not as impressive, quite malty, fairly sweet but there isn’t really much else in here a lot like youngs double chocolate (syrupy aroma, velvety mouthfeel) mixed with some boston lager


 shorlin (373), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Super dark brown or black with a lacy rich head. The nose is full of malty, roasty coffee goodness. The taste is not very chocolatey, more coffee like. Mouthfeel is thin, not great, but since it looks like a big stout and not a bock, I guess I was expecting more. Overall a very interesting beer and good to see in my neck of the woods.


MPosey (21), , Georgia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/519/20
Jan 25, 2009  
A wonderful beer. It pours lovely with just a touch of coccoa-colored head. Immediate chocolate and malt flavors, which fade to a nice chocolate finish. A very nice beer, it is a little expensive but it is worth it


 Ron (1038), Rochester, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Pours a dark reddish/brown. Aroma of chocolate and malt. Flavor starts off like a Bock and ends with the sweet chocolate. Not as chocolately as the stouts I’ve had recently. This was my 800th rating. Thanks for sharing JB.


 jstraw (776), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bomber at Jerry’s. Clear black with good, creamy tan head / Sweet, malty and toasty toffee nose / Medium body, very creamy, not so sweet with good balance and long finish / Flavors of milk chocolate, roast barley, nuts, prunes, dates, and vanilla / Probably not being a lover of traditional bocks, I found the body of this to be outstanding.



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