Samuel Adams® partnered with Scharffen Berger Chocolate to develop their newest innovation, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock. Tettnang Tettnanger and Spalt hops were hand-selected from the world's oldest growing area and combined with a complex selection of malts including two row Pale, Munich and caramel to create a rich and satisfying brew. This dark beer has a big, malty character that is combined with the subtle sweetness of chocolate. The chocolatiers at Scharffen Berger crafted an exclusive blend of chocolate for Samuel Adams® made with cocoa beans from Ghana called forastero. Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock was aged on a bed of this chocolate to create its unique layers of flavor. As the beer matured, the fruity, tart, earthy and chocolate aromas were infused into the liquid to give the brew a complex, full-bodied taste with a velvety finish. A hint of vanilla was added to meld the symphony of flavors together.
Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Utah.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by popery from San Franciso, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/10/2010 11:57:19 PM)
"An underwhelming chocolatey sweet bock with a thin, watery feel. It’s not a bad looking beer. They get points for the awesome metal sticker bottle, alone. The beer is very dark and the head comes up nicely if with somewhat less staying power and stickiness than hoped for. The smell is sweet and too thin but very chocolatey. The chocolate is just not complex enough to garner a higher score. The same problems exist on the palette, but they’re even more pronounced. It tastes more like cocoa than chocolate. It’s just not really my thing, but I can understand how someone could enjoy it. The feel is thin, a bit watery and works against the chocolate. It just tastes more like cocoa water than anything else. It just really lacks complexity. I’m fairly shocked that Boston Beer is selling this beer for so much money. It’s a great bottle, but there are better chocolate beers for a third of the price. I know it’s a bock and maybe some folks like that, but it’s nature as a bock takes a big backseat with this beer. These Sam Adams fancy beers are kind of hit or miss."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by jerrymorrison from lockhart, TX, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/1/2009 6:07:39 PM)
"My uncle found this one on sale for $6.99 instead of the usual $15-$17 i have seen it for so we finally tried it. Aroma and flavors of chocolate, vanilla, toffee, earthy malts and expresso. A very respectable brew from sam adams thats worth a try, and at that price i just might pick up another."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 25.4oz @ $7 Unit Cost: $4.41 per Pint
[3] Review by BIgManne from Tupelo, MS, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/2/2009 11:02:26 PM)
"pours a dark brown black with a big tan head. aromas are very nice. chocolate, oak,coffee, slight citrus, and caramel. taste is very simple. coffee,chocolate,oak, small citrus hop and brown sugar. very well balanced. overall it is a good brew."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 25oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by swinard from Clark, NJ, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/2/2009 3:32:13 AM)
"Pours a deep brown with a thick and creamy tan head. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, vanilla. Mouthfeel is light- to medium-bodied, with mild carbonation. Taste is creamy chocolate, mocha, sweet malts, pecans, a hint of vanilla. Very smooth"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by BeerHunter from WI, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/11/2009 9:55:02 PM)
"Another classic from Boston Beer Co. It poured a dark brown color with a quickly disappating head. There was strong cocoa in the aroma with very faint hints of coffee. The flavor was filled with chocolate notes which last through the finish. Touch of vanilla at the end."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 750ml @ $15 Unit Cost: $9.46 per Pint
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(2.4)
