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.

Deep amber burgundy-highlighted bock welcomes honeyed malt nose and butterscotch mouthfeel to toasted barley bunk. Dried raisin usurpation sours muted cocoa-chocolate stint and earthy mushroom nuance by off dry mocha finish.

Creamy butterscotch and sweet hazelnut underscore soothing hop bitterness. Unlike many subtler bocks, it’s light without skimping on fine yeast sinew (especially on tap).

Gentle malt aroma and sweet barley palate put this closer to red or brown ale than true German-styled bock. While certainly too light and watery to contend with serious bock contenders, its delicate splendor retains soft-bodied appeal. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Promising mocha malt essence and creamy maple-sapped sugaring enrich nutty pine needled bottom. Invasive dry-hopped bittering overwhelms distant berry tang to tutti-frutti finish.

Rising cascading bubbles lead to faded eggshell head of single malt Scotch-like 9.6% alcohol-stricken Austrian bock. Despite inconspicuous clear yellow-orange body, fermented cherry midst and cognac finish pack quite a wallop above sweet buttery bottom. After swallowing, bitter hops kick in. A slow sipper for experienced thirsts.

Phenol light-bodied clear straw bock (with funky pungent scent and creamy texture) hides sneering alcohol trepidation behind hard-candied fig-prune souring, raw honeyed astringency and transparent earthen floral backdrop.

Rich prune swoon and mild curacao orange souring underscore pumpkin-spiced sugar-candied malting of copper-hazed medium body. Latent banana-clove subtlety too withdrawn to upend lusty alcohol resonation.

Creamy turbidly brown ‘German-styled’ bock opens with pleasing nutmeg-clove-allspice-tinged banana snip sheltering earthy wheat restraint. But that auspicious frontage only readies blissful boozer for roasted hazelnut embarkation, stewed prune strew, and relegated chocolate slip fetchingly consuming brown sugared midst. Fire-roasted peat malts line syrupy cola flow while imminent brandy, barleywine, and cherry jubilee hints caress durable medicinal finish.

Bold Belgian bock brings spiced hop frisk to musty orange peel theme as tannic grape tartness and dry cider pucker settle above wood-soaked cherry finish. Minor acidity haunts ripe raisin prudence, sugared fig frugality, and creamy mocha restraint.