Year-in-Beer Week 8 is Narragansett's Bock.
Here is the info from their website:
Roll out the Barrel: 6.5% Alcohol by Volume and 32
IBUs. This year’s Bock is a Helles Bock! A traditional Bavarian helles
lager beer brewed to bock strength, therefore still as strong as
traditional bock, but lighter in color and with more hop presence.
Quality Supreme: Brewed with Light and Dark Munich
malts, Pilsner Malt, and Malted Wheat. It is hopped with Northern
Brewers and Hallertau hops. Northern Brewers is a clean bittering hop
and Hallertau is a classic German aroma hop associated with Bavarian
style lager beers. Winner of the Silver Medal in the 2011 World Beer Championship!
Taste & Enjoy: Gansett Bock is a deeply
flavorful beer with a rich golden color and a full body. It is drier,
hoppier, and slightly more bitter than a traditional bock, but still
with a relatively low hop flavor. It offers an extremely approachable
craft experience not to be confused with the double and triple bocks out
on the market. The beer pours well, producing a large creamy,
persistent white head, and moderate carbonation. Despite its full body,
the flavor is not overly malty and delivers an elegant spicy character
from the hops that produces a balanced, smooth finish.
Enjoy!
Color – Nice amber
ReplyDeleteFlavor This is a malt forward beer as it should be. It has a nice balanced flavor there are some roasted notes. There is not much hop flavor to it, but what is there does a nice balancing act.
Overall- I like this beer. It certainly exceed my expectations coming out of a tall boy can. It also exceeded by expectations given previous negative experiences with bocks. A beer as malt forward as this could, and many do, turn almost cough medicine tasting, but they do a nice job of letting the malt be the star without giving a syrupy sensation. This is a very successful beer, and in fact one I would encourage because it is good and because it breaks a lot of stereotypes.
Overall - a good beer. Brian, I'm with you on most everything you said. Surprised to have enjoyed it after the Boch folly of 2010...maybe there's some hope for this variety afterall. I have no issue with the aluminum cans - could the trend catch on?
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