Decent 2009 cellar-reserved bottle-conditioned ‘strong wheat beer’ with pleasant citric acidity and surprising mocha tenacity bides time as loud 8% alcohol luster gets heard. Creamy caramel-cocoa-chocolate malts ride above peppery clove-spiced fig-sugared vanilla sweetness and orange-bruised banana tartness. Molasses-like Sugar Daddy keepsake forges doppelbock-like character over musty yeast-creased candi-sugared Belgian ale peculiarity.

Drab sunset-hued Mardi Gras fave fails to impress from its washed-out pale amber hue to its ridiculously inappropriate mildness. Astringent honey-soured caramel malting, musty orange-banana-cherry trickle, phenol spicing, and caraway seeding make for ineffectual Maibock or Helles bock traits.

Smooth handcrafted lager retains radiant raisin-esque bock charm as maple-sugared almond-macadamia nuttiness inundates sweet chocolate malting. Creamy mocha finish receives orange-soured cognac kick.

Honeyed wheat aromatics entice rich barley-oats graining, clove-spiced pep, and raisin-fig ascension unexpectedly upstaged by barleywine insistence. Mild caramel malt creaminess fortifies atypical German bock.

Fresh mountain watered helles bock brings lingering hop spice to assertive cracked barley base. However, this is nowhere near ‘extreme’ or original enough to earn its moniker. Stick with Paulaner’s better brews.

Elegant golden amber light bock (a.k.a Stieglbock) with sweet barley-nipped caramel malting, buttery whiskey persuasion, and mild peach glaze gains head-knocking alcohol strength. Reedy hop astringency mars tender cereal-grained finish. Strangely, softer on the tongue than Stiegl’s pils.

Elegant sweet wine effervescence sidles surging caramel-malted prune-fig creaminess typical of most bocks (since they are heavier and more compressed than basic ‘ales’). Fresh-pressed cherry tang, mild grape dryness, and spicy nutmeg pinch inform judiciously hopped alcohol burn, precluding accessibility to junk beer drinkers but curing all pains.

Profound smoked hickory sweetness emphasizes maple wood mouthfeel, peat-y mulch earthiness and piney campfire romp of musty, oceanic-scented, noirish amber bock. But up-front essence lost as foamy flesh-toned head diminishes. Moderate grain thrust squanders honeysuckle nicety, acetous citric snip and docile cherry nip.

Inferior coppery orange bock blunts initial wood chip smokiness, charred hop promise, and sticky tobacco residue for undefined X-mas seasoning. Dried prune, red grape, and bruised orange undertones flatten dull finish.

Coaxing amber-hazed medium body, mysteriously labeled a ‘bock,’ balances disparate sweet and sour tones with mixed results. Initially, mouth-puckering grape parch and bone dry gueuze tartness seem at odds with honey-dipped cracked wheat spine and subsequent tobacco-dried caramel chocolate finish. Soggy earthen wood tone and skimpy herbaceous scant waver.

Sunset-hued bock boasts exceedingly strong burgundy theme. Creamy brown-sugared chocolate-covered raisin sweetness informs malt-thickened full body, packing a warming hard liquor finish that shocks the senses before promptly dissipating. Picture credited to www.ratebeer.com