Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 3.54 696

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

	Percentile
	90
	overall

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
696	3.54/5.0	3.54/5.0	Special	5.5%	97.1	Dimpled 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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hershiser2 (923), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 27, 2008

Big bottle, paid $13.99 at Kroger in Charlottesville. Pretty bottle. Pours deep, dark brown with an inch and a half of brown creamy head. Smells of chocolate and wet dog (though not strong). Tastes of chocolate, coffee, and malt... kinda watery and definitely not worth the pricetag, even if I do plan on saving the bottle for display.

jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 27, 2008

750ml bottle @Joe’s NYC Gathering–pours a tan head and brown color. Aroma is chocolate, some bitter. Taste is chocolate/caramel medium malt. Medium body. Mild carbonation.

fizzban (27), whitehouse, New Jersey, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 27, 2008

This was an awsome chocolate bock. The complexity wasint that high but its the most chocolate I have ever tasted in a beer. A little pricey but not many produced. If you ever see one.

HarmonKill-a-Brew (320), Wilmar, Arkansas, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Dec 26, 2008

Let me say first off that this beer is good. Now that being said I didnt get much on the complex flavors some of the other raters spoke of. Ever so slight hint of chocolate and some yeastiness but thats it. Otherwise to me it tastes very simular to Becks Dark and Becks Dark is a heckuva lot cheaper. Quality beer but $15? Im sorry the economy being what it is I want a little better return on my money. As I said it was good but did not live up to my expectations or the $15 price tag.

tastetester279 (3), , Florida, USA
does not count

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	2/5	6/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 26, 2008

Sam Adams Chocolate boch is difficult to find. It pours a dark brownish color. It of course tastes of chocolate. It is more of a natural coco flavoring not a sugery hersheys taste. No after taste and it is just quite nice. Highly recommend to any chocolate lovers.

TheGent (165), , Massachusetts, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 25, 2008

A little holiday treat for me and my friends. A light brown pour, sort of a cream soda look to it. the smell is very subtle chocolate but not very sweet, lightly bitter and coffee. Flavor was much of the same with some sweet maltiness. palate was bit light but very good carbonation. which made this a good celebration beer. High marks for the fact that a very unusual method is used in this beer and a use of chocolate note in a beer that is not a stout or a porter.

thornecb (1812), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 25, 2008

Pours bright chocolate into a snifter. Off-white head recedes to skim surface. Chocolate malt aromas. Dry and crisp with chocolate from front to back. Nice dessert beer without an alcohol punch.

Johnroy (32), USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	16/20

Dec 25, 2008

Wow, what a beer! Pours dark, light brown head. First sip is beer, follow through is a slight hint of chocolate. Very unique. Great dinner beer, especially on Christmas.

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