St. Nikolaus Bock Bier - Brewer's Reserve - Pennsylvania Brewing Company

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A lovely drinking bock, and happy for me I found it at StateLine Liquors. Pours dark, not overly foamy. Malty yet not too sweet.A tad of sourness, good moderate roastiness and mdoerate chocolate. Balance, above average mouthfeel. Great after dinner digestive. Spot on.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2008 03:18:30 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4.35/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Batch 001. Black cherry chestnut with bonfire orange edges. Atop the beer sits three fingers of creaminess the color of eggnog infused with nutmeg and cinnamon... that is sticky enough to deposit gorgeous sheets of frosted lace. Maybe it's the iconic drawing of St. Nikolaus on the label, but this is one festive looking lager.

For some reason, the nose doesn't hit me the same wonderful way the standard bock's nose did. It seems less powerful and less interesting, but is still good. I get cocoa and coffee beans(especially the latter) along with a subtle spiciness. Tobacco notes appear as the beer warms.

It would be great if I had both versions for comparison's sake because my flavor memory of the other beer is too foggy to specify how Brewer's Reserve differs (beyond being higher in alcohol). It doesn't matter, though, because this is still one of the best lagers to have ever entered my glass.

Even though I just thought it up, 'the darker the bock, the better the bock' sounds like a fine bock motto to live by. This one has enough of the darker malts to deliver notes of chocolate and coffee that are reminiscent of a Belgian dubbel without the estery yeast. Medium-dark fruit is present as well, along the lines of ripe plums and possibly even figs. Other flavors include lightly toasted pumpernickel bread, tobacco and English Breakfast tea leaves.

Hop flavor isn't obvious, but hop bitterness most certainly is. Sweetness (early) and bitterness (late) cooperate in splendid fashion, lending a balance that improves drinkability considerably. As for the slightly higher ABV... buried without a trace. It's a good thing this elixir comes in such big bottles because I'm having a smashing good time.

The mouthfeel could stand to be bigger. It's wonderfully smooth and appropriately bubbled, but with a little eggnog-like creaminess, this already superb beer would be even better. Warming brings out just enough improvement to result in the above score.

Hopefully, Pennsylvania Brewing Company will see the wisdom of releasing St. Nikolaus Bock Bier Brewers Reserve each year. If not, we can at least console ourselves with the standard version, which is every bit as good. I love the bright red velvet bag that the bottle was sold in. It makes a special holiday beer seem even more special.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2008 21:58:26 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.72/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Big thanks for getting this one to me. I have been dying to try this for what seemed like forever. This 750ml bottle that was wrapped in gold foil and capped on the top arrived to me in the red velvet drawstring bag, which I have to admit is a very nice touch. Served at cellar temp and poured into a pilsner glass, this one was consumed on 10/21/2008.

The pour was very nice with a rich and very hazy dark brown color emerging from the abyss. Nice head of tan that reached a height of around two inches before settling back down top earth and leaving behind some very nice side glass lacing. Very thick, and full looking bock.

The aroma was super rich and sweet, really just a joy from the moment I opened the bottle. Nice and rich and airy, caramel, toffee, hints of earthy hops just dancing in and throughout the flavor. Some light spices, cinnamon, nutmeg perhaps, also intruding in upon the flavor, and giving it that little bit of a holiday like hint. The real story though here was just the smoothness and ease of drinkability here. Simply outstanding. Rich and luscious with a decadent, almost dessert like feel to it that was just a breath of fresh are. Rich caramel and toffee like notes just rippling in throughout the finish leaving the tongue coated in rich flavors and really just a fine example of a delicious bock.

In the end, wow, this was damn good. Who would have thought I would have been drinking a Andescher and this is in the same three day period is just absurd. There are far too few of these good bock biers out there anymore and it is a shame. This was one solid beer I would love to see in regular rotation.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2008 13:09:42 | More by mikesgroove

Thorpe429

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Pours light brown to amber in color with a bit of a white head and some decent lacing. Pretty good retention. Nose brings some light malt and some caramel, bread, nuts, and light hops. The taste is caramel and some lightly-toasted bread. Good feel and nice drinkability. Definitely one of the better beers I've had from them.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2010 01:52:31 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

4.38/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours an ice tea brown color with ruby highlights and a modest head that quickly declines to a ringlet; a few shards and dots of lace around the chalice

Smell: Butter pecan ice cream with a touch of rum raisin and topped with caramel sauce

Taste: Malty flavors build, with butter pecan, golden raisins, maple syrup, cinnamon and a bit of herbal bitterness to balance; after the swallow, it all settles down into a rather malty, but not cloying concoction

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate to low carbonation; creamy

Drinkability: Although I would like to see a bit more carbonation, the aromas and taste of this beer are extraordinary; I wish more bocks moved in this direction

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2008 02:02:47 | More by brentk56

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.38/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

It is becomming increasingly difficult to find quality Bockbiers. Lighter than a Dopplebock, but not a watery, bastardized American version either. A solid brown- cola looking color with mild carbonation, creamy head formation that whithered slowly, leaving light traces of lacing behind. Aromas of caramelized sugars and malt give a meloidin rich molassas scent with a rich, meaty, malty, broathy note. Esters of dates, nuts, plumbs, figs, and grapes. Flavors are less sweet, less estery, more malty and with more of a toasty-dry flavor that provides a lot of bittering. A well attenuated, clean, caramel malt flavor remains simple, pure, and unmuddled. Textures are firmly malty with no residual sweetness, cloying, or astringent. A refreshing herbal, grassy hop taste and bittering complements the toasted grains and gives complexity to the flavors and textures. Finishes with crisp bitterness, toastiness, and the first signs of nutmeg, allspice, and clove. The beer would be much better without these- but hey, it wouldn't be marketable as a Christmas beer without them now would it?

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2008 02:31:49 | More by BEERchitect

drabmuh

Maryland

4.2/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Batch 002, part of my #1 beer per styles goal on here, the best bock beer.

Beer is brown and haze with a decent head of small bubbles, tan, that leaves some lacing on the glass.

Aroma is quintessential bock. Its mildly yeasty, very caramelly, mildly sweet, nice volume, smells good.

Beer is medium bodied, leads off with a nice sweetness and a strong malt character. The finish is really nice. Bocks are sexy beers, they aren't huge in flavors and alcohols but they are transparent. This beer has a slight roast at the back, a full palate experience and a great finish. I really like it, if you are looking for a good bock, this is probably it, I'd have it again and I'd be interested in the NON-brewer's reserve version of this. Hopefully I can get some when it's released this month.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2010 01:59:09 | More by drabmuh

MasterSki

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got this in a trade a while back from Hojaminbag I think. This was Batch 002. Served in a Lost Abbey Rastal Teku.

A - Pours with a finger-plus of light tan foam that settles to a ring of foam and some light film of bubbles on top, with some spotty lace being left behind. Transparent dark red-brown body.

S - Smells like bock! Bready, nuts, and fruits, molasses.

T - Tastes like bock! Lots of sweet bread, lightly toasted malt, a hint of treacle, and some nuttiness. Finishes with light hop bitterness.

M - Medium body with light grain character. Dry and slightly chewy finish. Didn't at all realize this was 8.5% - that was a bit of shocker.

D - I think our tasting group was somewhat underwhelmed by the straightforward nature of this beer. The main comment tossed around was that it was very "bocky". I don't drink bocks very often, but if I did this would be a very solid choice.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2010 00:34:51 | More by MasterSki

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a bottle of this back marked Batch 001 in 2008. The selling it had been trying to get rid of these for a little while. At that time I really wasn't into buying bombers... I just wanted 12oz. bottles and one day I caved and bought this one. I saved it for a little while and then opened it with some friends. The beer poured out as a dark brown color. The head was a light tan color, the retention and lacing were minimal. The smell of the beer was malty, it had just a little bit of spice to it. The taste of the beer was pretty good, lots of malts in there to sweeten up the brew, some grains and a touch of booze heat in there as well. The mouthfeel of this beer was pretty good, I can't really say that there was anything wrong with it. Overall the beer was drinkable, I've never had the urge to find this brew again since I had it.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2011 15:57:26 | More by Knapp85

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.8/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Got this from melbatoast93, Cheers Hart! Or should I say prositz?

Batch 001 pours an effervescent chestnut/ mahogany with 2 fingers of rocky sandy head. Good lacing & head retention

S: Faint herbal hops, a bit of chocolate & not much else, until it warms & then booze & dark fruit take your nose for a ride!

T: Herbal hops, caramel, cakeyness, & a touch of dark fruits up front. A whisper of black patent malt & dark chocolate, a touch of dryness, nice breadyness, apple pie spices, figs & plums as this warms. Finishes fruitty, dry, chocolatey & just a touch of herbal & tobacco hops

MF: Medium bodied, chewy & rich, soft carbonation

Drank very easy, this one took a little while to open up; my suggestion: serve closer to ale serving temps than lager. A very good bock as good as most or better than ones I've had in the fatherland or any where else!

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2008 04:27:53 | More by russpowell

akorsak

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A foil-wrapped 750 mL capped bottle presented in a red velvet (or faux velvet) satchel. Batch 001.

A: The bock is a chocolatey brown color, hot chocolate with extra syrup added to darken it up. A 3 finger head arose on pour and is sporadically lacing around the glass. There is little indication of on-going carbonation.

S: Chocolate on the nose mixes with caramel malts to create a semi-sweet aroma. Toffee adds a further dimension of sweet malts, as do dark raisins and some brown sugar.

T: The bockbier is quite thick and luxurient, fully of fruit flavors and boozy warmth. Apples (green, slightly tart), raisins and brown sugar continue from the nose, showing off more intensity than the nose let on. Chocolate, both baker's and milk, emerge in a sour-sweet format. Breadiness abounds, toasted grains that are strong but not too biting, instead assisting the overall flavor profile. A full-bodied ale that sticks to traditional roots.

M: The mouthfeel is malty and full, a warming drink that doesn't overpower the tastebuds.

D: The 8.5% and 750 mL bottle leave me content with the one I've got. This would be a excellent Christmas Eve beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2008 19:51:46 | More by akorsak

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appears a murky mahogany brown hue with a large beige head forms fine even thick bands of lacing as it dwindles down my glass. Aroma contains deep complex malt layers filled with dark fruits like plum raisin with mild oak characteristics. Brown sugar with caramelized over ripened fruit soaked in alcohol, with tame herbal earthy hop notes smells great with a touch of holiday spice bread in the finish. Flavor is creamy with soft spice pungent ripened fruit tart raisin with mild alcohol brandy on the palate. A complex mix of oak, dark chocolate, and spiced fruit cake with minimal medicinal herbal hoppiness going on. Damn good well mixed flavors and not just because I'm all about Penn Brewing, this is what St Nick Bock used to taste like every year. Mouthfeel is full of moderate soft carbonation body is medium not too heavy and rides effortlessly smooth along the palate. Drinkability is incredible you finish off a 750ml bottle and you yearn for more so do like my good buddy jcdiflorio did last year and just shell out enough for a whole case. I loved it well balanced awesome flavors and incredibly smooth drinking.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2008 06:17:58 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a dark brown with a tan head that leaves a lot of lacing on the way down. Clean malty nose with a not a lot going on with it. Still nice though. Flavor is nice and smooth with a good leafy edge and a sweet tone that hits on the back half. Nice robust qualities to it. Smooth feel with a slightly higher level of carbonation. A very easy drinking bock with good robust tones. Goes down very smooth. And you've got to love the nice little bag the bottle comes in.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2008 03:02:07 | More by RblWthACoz

ppoitras

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle received via Growling at the Moon. Thanks for the brew, Dan!

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a teensy 1/4"beieg head over the clear reddish chestnut brew. Head is quickly down a skim, with film around the rimand leggy slow-falling lace. Aroma is dark fruits and malt.

Taste is heartily malty sweet to start, dark fruits in the middle, maybe a touch of fusel closing with a light bitterness and alcohol warmth. Mouthfeel is slickery smooth, and drinkability is good. Nice rep of the style, and an enjoyable brew. Was worried about excessive spicing in a holiday brew, but this one's safe.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 01:26:21 | More by ppoitras

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

4.58/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Batch 001. 750 ml gold foiled, green glass bottle. Served in a red velvet stocking.

A delicious looking beer that bears strong resemblance in colour to a creme caramel dessert. All subconscious associations to the custard aside, this looks as though it will be one scrumptious bock! It adorns a modest crown of white and, with a strong source of light behind it, becomes illuminated and will take on a most lush tone of mahogany.

The aroma pulsates with a rich, succulent, nourishing, full-bodied maltiness. It smells sweet and sticky but also crisp and toasty. It's also far more complex than most lagers are known to be and boast notes of creamy caramel, molasses syrup and butter pecan. My nose is also definitely picking up on hints of dates, plums, and chocolate covered raisins.

These savory flavours continue to seep through in the taste. The flavours seem to borrow on those of rich desserts: creme caramel, butter pecan pie and fig pudding in particular. Bowls of dried fruits (prunes, raisins, figs) have marked their spot. Even a touch of spice - a tea sort of spice - has also soaked in. Add in rum raisin and spiced eggnog, blend them all together, douse them with molasses and then caramelize with brown sugar - voila!

This beer is nothing short of delicious and seems to have lost none of its edge during the year it spent on my cellar shelf. There's even a vinous, grassy hop presence that seems to conclude each sip, although the bitterness is definitely washed over by all the sweetness. That said, the beer is balanced and maintains an astonishing level of quaffability considering its strength. This certainly one of the best bocks I've tried outside of Germany.

Saint Nikolaus (whom our beloved Santa Claus is modeled after) was said to be known also as 'Nicholas the Wonderworker'. If you ask me it's a wonder how this brewmaster could fit so much flavour and hide so much alcohol to create a bock this quaffable. It is far from overly sweet, far from overly strong and, only perhaps, far too drinkable.

Bocks were traditionally brewed for special occasions, including religious festivals like Christmas. I personally would consider the Winter Holidays to be a perfect time of year to enjoy this style and Penn Brewing has treated me with this late Christmas gift. There is no doubt St. Nikolaus (note the German spelling) would be especially proud of this rendition of the traditionally German style - I bet he'd like to have one too after a long night's work!

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2008 22:11:50 | More by biegaman

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.22/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sick tonight and reviewed from notes.

Batch #1 Big 750 shared with the Boise Peeps.

Slightly hazy deep brown amber.. good head and lacing.

nose is toasty malts... lite roasty.. nice dark maltiness... a bit nutty... very clean malts pretty much sums it up.

Flavor mirrors the nose with some background fruity esters that make me think dried cherries... body is on the plus side of medium, but the carbonation is probably a bit high given the few years in the bottle.

Good bock (verging on dopplebock zone) across the board.. glad I got a chance to try this one... Well-made German style lagers are my weakness and something I think are vastly overlooked in the Beer Geek world.

4/4/4.5/4/4

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2010 06:56:52 | More by JohnGalt1

ccrida

Oregon

3.3/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

750ml bottle, Batch 001, received in last spring from Hojaminbag (thx!) and cellared since, served at 55F. Poured into my Delirium snifter, St. Nikolaus Bock Bier - Brewer's Reserve is dark garnet with a small, tight bubbled light tan head that leaves pretty heavy lace.

Smell is pretty sweet, grape soda, not to intense, it opens some as it warms.

Taste is pretty rich, sweet at first but then a bit of a bitter roast segues to a very abrupt finish. Raisin, slightly tinny, some grassy hop bitterness. I wonder if this is getting a bit long in the tooth or was always this subtle, I've had the regular St. Nikolaus Bock and don't remember really being that impressed, but I expected more umphh here. This more like bock seltzer.

Mouthfeel is dry and sharp, spicy, medium body, moderate carbonation.

Drinkabilty is ok, not that exciting of a brew, but the ABV is well hidden, although the spiciness certainly isn't smooth. I know people like to score things high around here, but to me this is just an average dopplebock...

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2009 00:04:06 | More by ccrida

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

St. Nikolaus Bock Bier - Brewer's Reserve
Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Pours a dark brown, pretty much opaque. Aromas of dark fruits, brown sugar and molasses. In the taste, sugary malts, caramel, fig, raisin and dates make for a tasty beverage. Roasted malts are in the background. The presence of alcohol is on the small side, with just a little warmth. There is a hint of spice. Malty, semi sweet, and having little to no bitterness. Mouthfeel is full bodied, with medium carbonation. Overall, glad I finally got to try this one. A nice malty bock that hides its strength and is easy to drink. I believe it is bottle conditioned and would like to try it in that format next.

Serving type: on-tap

01-10-2012 14:04:15 | More by Stinkypuss

jrallen34

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Alex for providing this, served in a pint glass...A medium brown with a red hue. A light tan head, not much retention, ok lacing...Typical bock aroma of molasses, bread and fruits...The taste is more of the same, molasses, bread, nut...Alcohol is well hidden, a dry feel

Not my favorite style but this is the epitome of a bock, if you like that give it a shot.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2010 18:23:31 | More by jrallen34

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch 001, picked up at my local bottle shop last holiday season.Poured chilled in a Siedel

A - A medium brown shade w/ light haze and small band of tan. The lace is good and bead is ultra-fine w/ visible carbonation when observed closely rising toward the surface

S - The aroma is fruity w/ a raisiny chocolate combo of aromas. There is slight brown scents like toasted almonds and tobacco

M - The thing about the feel that is so great is it is not one dimensional, yet it is layered very well w/ the right amount of carbonation. A malty but not overly sweet texture and the finish is semi-dry.

T - A malt and alcohol flavor w/ dry and sweet malt flavorsw/ a subtle pistachio note from mild bittering hops and a sweet toasted caramel flavor w/ light smokiness and dry breadiness w/ crusty full flavor. The taste has subtle notes of vanilla's dry spice effects

D - an excellent beer I could drink it year round but I love it more knowing I can wait to have it as a celebratory bock for christmas. The lager is very drinkable for an 8% beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2009 18:07:00 | More by Slatetank

dirtylou

Washington

4.35/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle, thanks bort

appearance: the dreaded green-glass bottle...poured into an unmarked chalice, very rich cola-mahogany body with ruby highlights, creamy light tan head

smell: woody, nutty, cherry and apple,

taste: a very refined bock - creamy, full of spice, sweet apple, roasted malt, bready, cherry. a festive arrangement with great depth

mouthfeel: really nice - creamy and complex

drinkability: good

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2009 19:34:04 | More by dirtylou

francisweizen

Australia

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Crimson sunset chestnut. Big head and nice lace. It diew quickly though, minimal lacing and retention. Aromas are all big fat German malt. Yeasty fresh baked dark berad, a bit of chocolate and americano. A nice blend. Taste is big malt and bread with plenty of malt and yeast complexity. Hops are lacking. Mouthfeel is big and warming. Finish is dry and hot. Drinkability is good.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2008 23:48:23 | More by francisweizen

bluejacket74

Ohio

4.2/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle, Batch # 001. Served in a Sam Adams BL glass, the beer pours dark brown with about a half inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both excellent. The aroma is very malty, it smells like dark fruit, burnt wood (oak?) and a bit of spice. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's some spicy hops and a small amount of alcohol noticable in the finish. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it has moderate carbonation and a nice rich feel to it. Drinkability is pretty good too, it's very smooth and goes down very easy. I think it's a pretty good beer, I'd definitely recommend it to others to try.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2007 01:14:48 | More by bluejacket74

AgentZero

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I found this unopened in a dumpster next to an old tire. Or maybe MasterSki brought it, I don't remember.

A - Darker beer, red on the edges, with a mostly mahogany body. Tannish head that left behind some spots on the sides.

S - Reminds me of the fruitcake of beers. Some nuts, fruit, sweet malts, toffee. According to the other people it smells very "bocky". Okay.

T - Malts with caramel, christmas bread, nuts, fruitcake, dark fruits (but not too dark). Alex says there is a hint of treacle, but pretty sure he is making that word up, bo I don't buy it. This is pretty solid.

M - Medium bodied and slightly syrupy.

O - It's on the nose for a bock, or so the Germans would have you believe, and a solid enough beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 20:45:11 | More by AgentZero

blackie

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

a: pilsner glass, dark nutshell brown in color, capped with a tight little head kept alive by a constant stream of bubbles from the glass bottom

s: fruity, dark lager malts - caramel and raisin, nuts, a bit woody with some ultra-smooth roast, a glimpse of smoke, rich

m: smooth light-moderate carbonation, medium bodied

t: great bock flavor - lots of rich, toasty german lager malts, a mix of dark fruits and smooth roast, full flavored but with a clean, focused lager character and a crisp bitterness with a touch of smoke in the finish

d: easy, really like this one and didn't expect it to age so well

750 from Whole Foods, Reston - Batch 002

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2010 01:23:00 | More by blackie