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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

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89
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6933.54/5.03.53/5.0Special5.5%96.2Dimpled 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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 johntreeter (122), Greenwood, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/514/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Pours a deep brown with amber edging. Nice tan head that did not leave too much lacing. Aromas of chocolate and malt. More complex flavor of malts, chocolate, and a little vanilla. Full body, mild carb., and smooth finish. A fine beer especially when it is given to you as a gift.


 WakeandBake (430), Greenville, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Very dark brown color with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet caramel, chocolate, and toasty malt aroma. Flavor of sweet chocolate with hints of vanilla, caramel and faint molassas. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation and a rather creamy finish for a bock. Good but awful expensive for what it is


ant880 (39), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Very dark pour with a deep chocolate smell. Taste is smooth milk chocoalte with a few hints of caramel. Body is thin. As has been stated several times here, this beer is definitely a little overpriced, but I guess it is because of the small batches produced. Definitely worth trying and splurging on once a year.


 Fightfire4beer (125), Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Bottle. Pours almost black with a thick tan head. Smokey, roasted chocolate aroma. Creamy vanilla and chocolate along with a roasted nuttiness. Just a hint of something else going on there, toffee maybe. Overpriced, but good. B+


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle. 2008 vintage. Clear, ruby brown color. Thin. tan head. Aroma of semi-sweet chocolate, toffee, and roasted nuts. Mouthfeel is thin and watery. Flavor is a bit sweet, with hints of chocolate, bready malt, and tobacco. Slightly roasted finish.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle on 12/28/2008 from Total Wine. Very dark brown body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet caramel, chocolate, and toasty malt aroma. Sweet chocolate flavor with hints of vanilla, caramel and faint molassas. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation and a rather creamy finish. 7/4/8/4/15 - 3.8 Bottle courtesy of alraomon on 11/22/2008. Dark brown body with light ruby hints and a large frothy light tan head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma with a touch of caramel in the background. Very sweet chocolate and molassas flavor, with light roast hints. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation. 5/4/6/2/12 - 2.9


Abeersnob (16), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Good but a little to expensive.Maybe your paying for the bottle,but for only 5.5% I thought it was priced to hihg.


 TheBeerOrg (1577), Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Pours near black with mostly receding tan head. Aroma of mild chocolate, toffee, and caramel malts. Tastes of chocolate liquor, toffee, plum, toasted malts. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, lightly slick from the chocolate with soft carbonation. Finishes mildly bitter. Surprisingly thin, despite the added chocolate. Didn’t even have enough density to be completely opaque.



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