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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Percentile
90
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6943.54/5.03.54/5.0Special5.5%97.1Dimpled 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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 winegarner (220), san diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 17, 2006  
Poured almost black with a deep red at the edges. Very strong aromas of toffee, chocolate, vanilla, and dark fruits. At first the taste was mostly of caramel and dark cherry with hints of vanilla and chocolate. As the beer warmed the chocolate and vanilla came through better s well as more complex fruit flavors of apricot and currant. This is very full bodied and sweet. It leaves a coating of sugar on the roof of your mouth and lips. Very enjoyable beer to sip especially when it reaces room temperature.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 17, 2006  
(Bottle 75 cl) Pours a beautiful mahogany with a warm, reddish glow and a creamy, off-white head. Distinct chocolate in the nose. Rather light-bodied with sweetish, roasted malt and loads of chocolate accents - more sort of milk chocolate though. Absolutely no bitterness. Rather delicate, but probably only to be enjoyed in small quantities - could easily get cloying. And it really hasn’t got much to do with a Bock. 150306


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Mar 16, 2006  
Bottle. Thanx to Joergen. Dark ruby colour with a small brown head. Chocolate, vanilla aroma and taste, some rye bread to. Medium body with a sweet finish.


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 15, 2006  
Dark brown color; the head is not persistent. The aroma initially shows some dark chocolate, then some vanilla and tobacco; in other words: quite artificial. The mouthfeel is initially thin, with some residual sweetness, some chocolate impression, and again some tobacco. Enjoyable, but somehow… odd.


 ElPresidente1984 (173), Maine, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2006  
My cousin got this for me last night. really cool bottle. pours mostly black with medium head. pungent aroma of fudge brownies with a hint of berrys and spice. taste is very chocolatey as you would expect. some earthy roasted spicey malts in the finnish. this beer got better with every sip. very smooth and creamy. like a chocolate milkshake. a great beer, but way to expencive


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 11, 2006  
Bomber, enjoy before May 2006. Pours black with red highlights and an average sized tan head. Light lacing. Sweet malts, cherry, and cotton candy in the aroma. Big milk chocolate flavor that had a slight roastly background. Full body and creamy. Great desert beer.


 ruggedman (626), Portland, Maine, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 10, 2006  
I really wanted to like this, but chocolate flavors just dont lend themselve to this beer like they should. There’s a lot of fruity munich hop background in this beer that i dont think agrees with the chocolate flavor. You can taste some vanilla in there too which makes it a little more confusing. It ends up tasting overpowering and sweet.


 FoolishMortal (966), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/103/512/20
Mar 9, 2006  
Dark ruby-red with a small light tan head. Bittersweet chocolate, almondy vanilla, and sweet caramel in the aroma. Ovaltine and vanilla flavors dominate. Residual cocoa and sweetness overpower the finish with some caramel emerging in the vestiges. Mouthfeel is somewhat chalky, otherwise smooth.



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