Super Bock - UNICER União Cervejeira S.A.

beerguy101

California

2.73/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Medium gold color, small head. Lighter bodied beer. Hoppy with plenty of malts. Nicely balance. Lots of flavor. Nice taste. Fine chapagne like carbonation. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is crisp and dry. Aftertaste is hoppy with a malty finish.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2003 00:30:17 | More by beerguy101

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -20.5%

05-25-2013 01:17:25 | More by ThinkAgain

Julian4077

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

05-20-2013 07:54:05 | More by Julian4077

blknikon

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev +6%

05-07-2013 22:20:39 | More by blknikon

Sunnanek

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

04-26-2013 16:07:42 | More by Sunnanek

jooj8

Slovenia

4.25/5  rDev +50.2%

04-02-2013 19:55:17 | More by jooj8

raythealeman

Connecticut

3/5  rDev +6%

03-31-2013 20:31:27 | More by raythealeman

joaopmgoncalves

Portugal

3/5  rDev +6%

03-27-2013 15:53:08 | More by joaopmgoncalves

BGsWo22

New York

1/5  rDev -64.7%

03-21-2013 00:34:23 | More by BGsWo22

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +6%

03-19-2013 19:20:24 | More by mick303

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-08-2013 09:07:36 | More by tbeckett

DoubleJ

California

2.69/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Super Bock sounds exotic, but its classification of being an adjunct lager dissapoints my hopes. Still, I hope to get something out of this. Coming out of a 330 ml bottle, on to the beer:

A lighter than golden color shows in the body. A short head forms on top of the beer, retaining in an average manner, dropping to a patchy lace within a minute of the pour. Oh, there's the nose. Definately not a bock. A little stinky grass, milled corn and cooked corn arise. Ok, vamos...

Run of the mill adjunct lager. It's not horrible, however don't get your hopes up. Rather clean with a slight honey sweetness, white bread, and a pleasantly crisp, light body. Maybe too crisp, as the bubbles are eating away at my throat! Somewhat steeley towards the end of the sip.

Hard to believe this is my first Portuguese beer. What's not hard to believe would be this first and last visit with Super Bock.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 05:57:26 | More by DoubleJ

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

03-04-2013 16:44:30 | More by t0rin0

Maurus

Portugal

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-03-2013 23:02:29 | More by Maurus

jmccraney

Washington

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

02-19-2013 19:15:01 | More by jmccraney

Kuongming

California

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

02-16-2013 04:50:27 | More by Kuongming

Pegasus

Texas

3.05/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Appearance: Quite clear medium golden in color, with a large, coarse snow-white cap.The carbonation is slight, and there is scattered,patchy lacing.

Aroma: Notes of cooked corn, pale malt,moderate herbal hops,and a bit of Heineken-style skunk aroma.

Taste: Opens with mildly sweet malt, soon followed by cooked corn. There is a faint toasted quality to the malt as well, Later in the taste, some mildly earthy and metallic hops appear. Finishes with a lingering, mild metallic note.

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, a touch thin, but pleasant.

Drinkability/notes: An interesting example, not sure why its called "Super Bock", but certainly its inoffensive and drinkable. Also, its my first beer from the great land of Portugal.

Presentation: Packaged in an 11.2 ounce brown glass euro-style long-neck bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.

Sourced: This was a gift from Colonel Bill, intrepid nickel hunter and connoisseur of fine craft beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 15:06:01 | More by Pegasus

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.01/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

11.2 oz bottle was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that reduced quickly to a thin layer. It is a golden straw yellow with great clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: sweet pale malts, grainy and grassy notes, and a little bready notes too.

Taste: Tastes just like the aromas. Pretty simple with a little bitterness in the end.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, crisp, medium carbonation, and medium bodied.

Overall: Being Portuguese, I have drank this plenty of times on both sides of the Atlantic. Pretty average tasting beer that is there solely to quench my thirst and get away from all the hop nombs out there.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 06:08:14 | More by Flounder57

asnider

Alberta (Canada)

2.8/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

I ordered this thinking that Portuguese beer would go well with Portuguese food. I also assumed, incorrectly, that it wasn't just another adjunct lager. I mean, it has the word "Bock" right in the name!

This is not a bock. It's definitely an adjunct lager with a lot of unnecessary sweetness to it. It actually lists sugar syrup as an ingredient. Points to the brewer for being honest, at least.

The aroma was not particularly pleasant, smelling a bit like stale cereal grains, but wasn't off-putting, either.

The taste was decent for the style, but the sweetness was a bit too cloying and it didn't quite work for me. It was still better than the typical BMC lagers, but not by much.

The mouth feel was strange on this one. It was relatively smooth, but could have stood for a little bit more carbonation. It was OK, but not great.

I likely wouldn't drink this again unless my options were extremely limited.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 17:37:44 | More by asnider

MiguelParreira

Spain

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

01-14-2013 18:39:15 | More by MiguelParreira

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.14/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2

Half finger of head on a clear, pale straw colored body.
I can barely stand the aroma. It's a mixture of dirty barnyard and grain.
The taste isn't as offensive, it just tastes like water with the slight bit of bitterness.
Fizzy texture, moderate carbonation and light body.
It's one of the less enjoyable beers I've had. The smell is a real put-off.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 20:56:12 | More by Fatehunter

kramik

2/5  rDev -29.3%

01-09-2013 22:02:32 | More by kramik

Radome

Spain

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

01-04-2013 21:54:45 | More by Radome

cliff1066

Virginia

3/5  rDev +6%

01-02-2013 01:45:22 | More by cliff1066

EvanWilliams

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

12-23-2012 05:43:51 | More by EvanWilliams