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Bock
Yuengling Brewery
- From:
- Yuengling Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Bock
Ranked #90 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #27,080 - Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 16.27%
- Reviews:
- 246
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 09:24 PM
- Added:
- Feb 08, 2009
- Wants:
- 37
- Gots:
- 82
In celebration of our 180th Anniversary year, the marketplace will see one of the first seasonal offerings from the Yuengling Brewery in many years. Yuengling has produced a Bock Beer in its long and storied past, and we have now reinvented that product for limited release in 2009. The new brew is dark brown in color and offers exceptional flavor that lives up to the quality Yuengling drinkers have grown to expect
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Ratings by Beerwolf666:
Reviewed by Beerwolf666 from Maryland
3.65/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
OK..First Off,I Understand that "Yuengling Bock" is not a world class "Bock",and Admit it is not a Great Bock,However,I Personally Very much Like this Beer for what it is,and for what it is Not..It is a Very Light Bock,and if there is such a thing as a "Session Bock" then I think this is as close to one as you will Find,not Heavy or filling in the least,but with a nice,mild Roasty flavor.."Mild" Being the Key word here,
it seems that this beer gets it's fair share of less then stellar Reviews,and I suppose I can understand why..to a point,it is not what most people expect from a Bock Beer,I think most people expect tons of flavor,Very strong Roasty notes and an overall strong beer,and this Bock just is not that @ all,but as I said,I Myself Like this Beer a LOT,Maybe because I have been a longtime drinker of mass produced Macro Beers such as Bud,Coors,Miller,Pabst,Rolling Rock and such,and I find Yuengling Bock to be a Nice Alternative to these beers on the Hot days of summer,perhaps @ a cookout & summer parties outdoors,where a more traditional Bock would be way too Heavy and filling,Yuengling Bock is a perfect Fit,,[for me anyway;)] and while it is not full of flavor & taste,it sure as hell beats the crap out of the swill you will find at a lot of BBq's and Outdoor parties where there seems to be nothing but Coolers full of Bud Light,Coors Light and other Horrible, Watered down Soda water some people call "Beer"..YUCK!;)
In Closing I would just like to add,I think this beer gets a bit too much Negative press from people Comparing it to other,More Traditional Bocks,a lot of them costing @ least twice as much,I can pick up Yuengling Bock up all day long for around $6.50 a 6er,that is a VERY sweet price point for a good,smooth drinking beer of any type,let alone a Bock,and Personally ..I just enjoy this beer a lot & do not think it deserves the amount of hate it gets,but thats just my opinion man,so hate it if you want to,but me? I am gonna drink the hell out of it! hehe,cheers!
Aug 12, 2013it seems that this beer gets it's fair share of less then stellar Reviews,and I suppose I can understand why..to a point,it is not what most people expect from a Bock Beer,I think most people expect tons of flavor,Very strong Roasty notes and an overall strong beer,and this Bock just is not that @ all,but as I said,I Myself Like this Beer a LOT,Maybe because I have been a longtime drinker of mass produced Macro Beers such as Bud,Coors,Miller,Pabst,Rolling Rock and such,and I find Yuengling Bock to be a Nice Alternative to these beers on the Hot days of summer,perhaps @ a cookout & summer parties outdoors,where a more traditional Bock would be way too Heavy and filling,Yuengling Bock is a perfect Fit,,[for me anyway;)] and while it is not full of flavor & taste,it sure as hell beats the crap out of the swill you will find at a lot of BBq's and Outdoor parties where there seems to be nothing but Coolers full of Bud Light,Coors Light and other Horrible, Watered down Soda water some people call "Beer"..YUCK!;)
In Closing I would just like to add,I think this beer gets a bit too much Negative press from people Comparing it to other,More Traditional Bocks,a lot of them costing @ least twice as much,I can pick up Yuengling Bock up all day long for around $6.50 a 6er,that is a VERY sweet price point for a good,smooth drinking beer of any type,let alone a Bock,and Personally ..I just enjoy this beer a lot & do not think it deserves the amount of hate it gets,but thats just my opinion man,so hate it if you want to,but me? I am gonna drink the hell out of it! hehe,cheers!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can stamped 24053341908 (assumably one month old at time of review) poured into a mug at fridge temp, no ABV listed on label. The beer pours bright, darker amber with garnet highlights and khaki colored head. The head recedes to a thin ring and scattered bubbles. Minimal lacing. The aroma is mild with deeply toasted malt nearing burnt sugar caramel. The taste is semisweet toasted malt with a hint of sulfur and corn. Minimal bitterness. Thin bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, good beer, just not good bock beer, if that makes sense.
Sunday at 09:24 PMReviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.71/5 rDev +39.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +39.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Yuengling Bock has a thick, beige head and a clear, brown appearance, with a bit of lacing. The aroma is of brown bread crust. The flavor is of sweet brown bread crust and low bitterness. Yuengling Bock has a medium body and a dry finish.
RJT
Mar 12, 2024RJT
Reviewed by GregBlatz from Ohio
4.31/5 rDev +27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dark ruby red in color. Nice head that falls, doesn't lace. Very clear.
Smells of subtle dark malts, salt and a bit metallic.
Taste is creamy and smooth. A bit of bitterness and finishes with very fresh caramelized malts that stick around and slowly fade.
Has a strong carbonation with tiny bubbles.
Overall, easy to drink and I'll probably want another when I'm done. This tastes particularly fresh and somewhat complex. I really like it and would love to go back to back with other American Bock beers like shiner. I've never tasted these clear fresh modified malts in others. Yeungling can make great beers and have done so in the past like India Pale Lager and their hefeweizen. Both of these were discontinued years ago unfortunately.
Mar 10, 2024Smells of subtle dark malts, salt and a bit metallic.
Taste is creamy and smooth. A bit of bitterness and finishes with very fresh caramelized malts that stick around and slowly fade.
Has a strong carbonation with tiny bubbles.
Overall, easy to drink and I'll probably want another when I'm done. This tastes particularly fresh and somewhat complex. I really like it and would love to go back to back with other American Bock beers like shiner. I've never tasted these clear fresh modified malts in others. Yeungling can make great beers and have done so in the past like India Pale Lager and their hefeweizen. Both of these were discontinued years ago unfortunately.
Reviewed by PhucklesTheClown from West Virginia
3.15/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
L: Medium brown with some amber. Barely any head or lacing.
S: Some roasted malts come through the cold/sinus infection/COVID/whatever I've had.
T: Basically the same as the nose. Easy drinking.
F: A little thin and watery.
O: Not quite up there with classic American style Bocks like Shiners, but goes down easy if you want something simple that's a little better than PBR or Rolling Rock or whatever. I'd prefer a slightly more viscous mouth feel though.
Mar 05, 2024S: Some roasted malts come through the cold/sinus infection/COVID/whatever I've had.
T: Basically the same as the nose. Easy drinking.
F: A little thin and watery.
O: Not quite up there with classic American style Bocks like Shiners, but goes down easy if you want something simple that's a little better than PBR or Rolling Rock or whatever. I'd prefer a slightly more viscous mouth feel though.
Rated by IanOsea from South Carolina
2.37/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
2.37/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
The worst Yuengling I've ever had.
Jul 04, 2015
Bock from Yuengling Brewery
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
681 ratings
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