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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 3.54 697

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Percentile
90
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6973.54/5.03.54/5.0Special5.5%97.4Dimpled 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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 Sammy (4065), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Really pricey as a bottle (and on tap) and not worth it compared to many good and better chocolate-powered beers now available. Chocolate liquor, thinned down. A nice one though.A little chocolately and simple in aroma.


 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 9, 2008  
On tap at Cole’s. Aroma of cocoa, roasted malt, light coffee notes, deep copper, tiny tan head, some lace. Taste is a bit like chocolate syrup, some pitfruits, especially cherry, almonds too. Medium bodied, complex for only 5%, bitter, mellow, very satisfying. Terrific.


 bp (482), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Draft: dark brown, aroma is malty, taste is malty, sweet, some dark fruit, thin mouthfeel. Solid stuff.


 Tejas (704), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Ehhh, pretty good. Easy drinker that’s for sure. Plenty of roastiness, smokiness and sweet chocolate. This one is just as it’s described. Pricey though. One and done.


 glennmastrange (868), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Bottle. Light malt aromas of toasted, coffee and dark chocolate, herbs for the hops and broth for the yeast with hints of cola and dried fig. Head is creamy, off-white with excellent lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is clear dark brown. Flavor is moderately sweet and acidic to start and finishes lightly bitter. Palate is medium, watery and has a lively to fizzy carbonation. An okay beer, sweet and malty, but just like any SA nothing over the top.


 Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with tan head. Aroma is malts and chocolate with hints of dark fruit. Flavor is dark and sweet with chocolate notes throughout. Finishes sweet.


 GodOfThunder (884), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Dark amber. Smell is mostly roasted malt and other grains. The chocolate comes through in the taste. Very chocolaty with some roasted malts. Surprisingly light flavor.


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/103/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
22oz bottle. Ill be saving this one, nice looking packaging, which is where most of the 15 dollar price tag goes. Pours deep deep brown with a creamy khaki head. Nose is very malty with alot of fine chocolate and some light raisin. Taste is terrific as well this tastes like a much bigger beer than 5.5. Nice complexity with fine dark malts and a great lasting chocolate finish that feels like real chocolate not just syrup. Slight roastiness with some bready malt and a little figgy raisin underpinning. This is the best Sam Adams beer I have had. Very very well done. And it was worth the price tag..once. I probably wouldnt spend this again. Still a very very solid beer. Probably the best Dunkel Ive had as well.



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