Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

	Percentile
	89
	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
692	3.54/5.0	3.53/5.0	Special	5.5%	95.9	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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bdigital (586), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	9/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

May 28, 2007

Has anyone ever had Chocola? I used to drink it when I was younger. Not even sure they produce it anymore, but this tastes identical. Whether that is a good or bad thing is what I’m torn over. Dark brown pour with creamy tan head that lingered. Aside from the obvious, CHOCOLATE, there was a mild malty undertone in the overly carbonated mouth feel. This starts and finishes the same, not very complex, but all in all a decent brew to have every once in a while.

cmr1517 (35), New Haven, Indiana, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

May 28, 2007

Thank to Eric and bdigi66. Good Brew. Pours a dark brown with no head. Great chocolate flavor. Very easy to drink.

BDR (2160), Roseville, Minnesota, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

May 28, 2007

Thanks to skyview for the first bottle I’ve had in year. Really looking forward to this one coming back out. Unfortunately, it doesn’t age as well as I’d hoped. Excellent chocolate nose on this dark brown beer with almost no head. Chocolate body with a faint off characteristic to what I remember as an exceptionally smooth finish.

Skyview (4050), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

May 26, 2007

Picked up a 22-oz bottle at The Coffee Grounds in Eau Clare, WI. Shared at the Cellar’s Sam Adams Nite. The seventh and final Sam Adams sampled, this beer pours a pale brown amber brew with a thick off white head that dissolves slowly to a fine lacing and film at top of glass. Aroma of sweet milk chocolate, sweet grapes, roasted barley malt, honey caramel and some herbs. Taste is smooth, chocolatey, full body, raisin sweetness, and a mild bitter finish. I like the chocolate and barley malt after taste. After trying both Michelob and Miller Christmas chocolate beers, Sam Adams Chocolate beer has these two beat in flavor and style of brew.

JK (2952), Richfield, Minnesota, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

May 26, 2007

Light cocoa aroma. Dark brown color. Flavor has significant chocolate character, some sweetness. The chocolate is good, they got that part right. Medium body. A good beer, but not worth what it was selling for. Thanks to Skyview for sharing.

kevd193213 (497), Hope Valley, Rhode Island, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 17, 2007

Dark pour with thin brown head. Aroma of chocolate. Sweet chocolate taste with a mild finish. Disapointed from a value standpoint. For the same price you can get 3 bombers of Rogue Chocolate Stout, which is vastly superior.

ekstedt (2425), Göteborg, Sweden

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	4/10	4/5	10/20

Feb 10, 2007

Bottle (cool one). Dark brown, opaque, and with a creamy beige head. Malty aroma with strong notes of milk chocolate. Silky and smooth mouthfeel. The flavor is too much dominated by sweet chocolate and it becomes overwhelming after half the bottle.

ScoWRee (276), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jan 22, 2007

Pours dark brown with a foamy tan head. Aroma of Choclate. Beer and choclate not for everyone. I love this beer but I have odd tastes.

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