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Saranac Black Diamond Bock

Saranac Black Diamond Bock

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A Dunkler Bock brewed by
Matt Brewing Company

Utica, New York USA

bottled
common

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842.97/5.02.96/5.0Winter6%30.1 Dimpled mug, Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Saranac Black Diamond Bock is a rich, malty brew, made with traditional German malts and hops and fermented with a lager yeast. Aged for months for a rich but smooth malty taste. A nice reward for enduring your winter months.

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Nucci (21), cullowheee, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/515/20

Apr 15, 2008  
Dark amber body with little head and stout aroma. Sweet hoppy flavor with smooth finish and decent after taste. Definitely a tasty brew!

 General_Gao (2434), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 21, 2008  
12oz bottle. Not much in the way of aroma other than some subdued sausage, stale cereal grain, and a hint of steeping barley. I also got an occasional whiff of cinnamon donut. Poured a clear amber color. The head was off white and reduced to a thin film after a minute or so. There was some lace on the glass at the end. Medium bodied and sweet with some dry fruit up front followed by corn sugar, toffee, and graham cracker flavors. Eh. So so.


 Trooper11 (440), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/513/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Clear amber brew, lots of bubbles. Sour mash aroma with nutty notes. Nice alcohol burn to it immediately, deep. Flavor is sour walnuts. Dry nutty finish.


 tgncc (225), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Aroma is ok, a strange mix of chocolate, fruit and nuts; like a Cadbury bar. The appearance is a pleasing ruby red with white head. The flavor is toasted malty sweet, a little nutty. The finish is bittersweet, with a strange coffee taste, some slight hoppyness. Not bad, especially for Saranac.


 Taktik_MTL (1892), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Bouteille de 12 oz achetée chez Beverage Warehouse (Winooski, VT). Arôme: Légère odeur de malt caramélisé. Apparence: La couleur est cuivrée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel légèrement brûlé avec une pointe de petits fruits. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Caramel légèrement brûlé en arrière goût. (Rating #1760)


tarc (47), New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 21, 2008  
Malty aroma, not too strong, medium amber color with minimal head, slighly sweet very smooth malty flavor. Looking for hops? Won;t find many here... One of the more under-rated beers I’ve found. Very drinkable.




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