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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 3.54 695

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Percentile
89
overall

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6953.54/5.03.54/5.0Special5.5%96.8Dimpled 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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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 (1586), 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.


 topherh (940), Kearney, Missouri, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/510/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Poured brown with red edges. Aroma of chocolate and sweet malt. Light chocolate flavor with a little sweet malt. Underwhelming and OVERPRICED.


 41cubs (147), , New Jersey, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/58/20
Jan 12, 2009  
One of the most disappointing beer experiences that Ive had in a long time. I had this beer in 2006 and wow what a difference this time around. The aroma gives a little yeast and a tiny bit of cheap chocolate. Taste wise, I can only compare it to a light macro with a watery swiss miss after taste. The chocolate taste is like hot chocolate made with to much water, no depth, no darkness, no exclamation point at all. Very bland. The 2006 edition tasted like it sounds, a deep chocolatey bock with real character and a full mouthfeel. Sorry Sam.


 moelikebeer (220), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown pour with a creamy tan head. Sweet aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Similar flavor with the chocolate really coming through as the beer warms. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Overall, a very nice beer. Now if only they would put it in a standard bottle and give us a reasonable price!


 djtimeless (178), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Pours out dark brown-black with some head. Taste is roasty and lots of chocolate. Very Sam Adams like, taste their lager yeast. Smooth easy to drink,on the thin side. But this by far their best beer. Worth the try.


 vtafro (477), , New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 11, 2009    Updated: May 11, 2009
Limited release pretty pricey for product however very good beer with small head from pour into pint glass, aroma of chocolate, taste was slightly under what was expected. Alhough it is one of the best beers from sam adams period.


 swanmann (310), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jan 11, 2009  
The bottle poured dark cola color with mahogany tints and minimal tan head, settling with virtually no lacing. I smell deep dark chocolate, with a little smoky accent, vanilla and alcohol. I definitely taste the chocolate overtones, mild roasted bitterness with the medium bock finish. The toasty, bready maltiness is a nice backbone for the chocolate bitterness, providing subtle sweetness. I would have expected this to be a higher gravity, overtop brew, but it’s very well balanced. Check it out.



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