Tag Archives: bock

NOR’WESTER SMITH ROCK BOCK LAGER

Nice pale-toned light-bodied (despite 7.3% alcohol) bock could be creamier and maintain sharper hop bite, but increasing roasted barley uplift, toffee-chestnut influence, and chocolate malt surge provide mellow flow for date-fig-backed orange-pear fruiting. Despite many adjuncts, brisk finish closer to medium-bodied lager than plush bock. Brewery defunct: 2007.

SHINER BOCK

Musty cedar-hued, small-headed, vegetal-wafted bock too light and unassuming for respected Bavarian class (despite being brewers flagship offering). Inefficient mocha malting hurts straight-ahead barley sweetness, toasted nut thrust, and minimal lemony hop bitterness.

EGGENBERG URBOCK

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.

OTTER CREEK WORLD TOUR OTTERBAHN WEIZENBOCK

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.