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Ralphie's Christmas Bock
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
- California, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 18.46%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 11, 2012
- Added:
- Dec 23, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rand from California
4.27/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From growler to pilsner glass
A: Pours dark amber in color, clear, with a small but sudsy head. Little patches of lacing quickly cascade down glass.
S: Wow, big bouquet of holiday spice up front. This smells really Christmas-y, and with the yeasty quality, reminds me of freshly baked cinnamon bread or sugar cookies.
T: And the taste follows with obvious layers of spice at the front of the palate - cinnamon, sugar, clove and a touch of drying paprika. Caramelly sweet with strong notes of ripened fruit - banana, raisins. This ale might be "outside the lines", but everything works well, nicely balanced. Surprisingly, the sweet finish doesn't linger.
M: Given the rest of the flavors, you'd expect something oily, chewy, but this is pretty light in complexion. The beer definitely has the body of a bock.
An aptly named beer that was brought back for Christmas in July. It might stray from a traditional bock style, but the beer works for what it's trying to do. Really tasty, and going down pretty quickly for a hot summer night.
Jul 18, 2011A: Pours dark amber in color, clear, with a small but sudsy head. Little patches of lacing quickly cascade down glass.
S: Wow, big bouquet of holiday spice up front. This smells really Christmas-y, and with the yeasty quality, reminds me of freshly baked cinnamon bread or sugar cookies.
T: And the taste follows with obvious layers of spice at the front of the palate - cinnamon, sugar, clove and a touch of drying paprika. Caramelly sweet with strong notes of ripened fruit - banana, raisins. This ale might be "outside the lines", but everything works well, nicely balanced. Surprisingly, the sweet finish doesn't linger.
M: Given the rest of the flavors, you'd expect something oily, chewy, but this is pretty light in complexion. The beer definitely has the body of a bock.
An aptly named beer that was brought back for Christmas in July. It might stray from a traditional bock style, but the beer works for what it's trying to do. Really tasty, and going down pretty quickly for a hot summer night.
Reviewed by DCon from Missouri
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyed on-tap @ Pizza Port Brewing in Carlsbad, CA for $5. Tapped from the Black Non-Labeled Tap Handle into a Pint Glass and split with Ralph(wouldn't you guess?).
Aroma- Starts with a rich, spicy start and ends with a light/blended malty aroma. Very strange for this style, but I'll take it.
Appearance- Received with a 3 finger head that is off white and stays around for a bit. Deep Copper/amber color body and can't really make out if it is clear or not. Leaves great amount of lace.
Flavor- Very complexed from the start... Has tons of spice again but then the malts come into play once again. Sweet finish with quite a bit of hop. Have to say I'm digging this beer!
Mouthfeel- Medium bodied, Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and Leaves spice on the palate.
Overall Impression- Seems like a very familiar holiday beer! Great amount of spice, sweet but strong, and such a great bock. The drinkability was medium and appropriate. I'm a huge fan of this brewery now!
Jul 16, 2011Aroma- Starts with a rich, spicy start and ends with a light/blended malty aroma. Very strange for this style, but I'll take it.
Appearance- Received with a 3 finger head that is off white and stays around for a bit. Deep Copper/amber color body and can't really make out if it is clear or not. Leaves great amount of lace.
Flavor- Very complexed from the start... Has tons of spice again but then the malts come into play once again. Sweet finish with quite a bit of hop. Have to say I'm digging this beer!
Mouthfeel- Medium bodied, Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and Leaves spice on the palate.
Overall Impression- Seems like a very familiar holiday beer! Great amount of spice, sweet but strong, and such a great bock. The drinkability was medium and appropriate. I'm a huge fan of this brewery now!
Reviewed by HopHead84 from California
3.52/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.52/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2/13/2011
On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad.
A: Deep brown with a crimson tinge and a light brown head.
S: Big gingerbread aroma, with some brown sugar. Christmas spices are bold, mostly nutmeg and cinnamon. Molasses is light.
T: Strong gingerbread dough profile carries through to the flavor. Hey, this tastes like Christmas! Some nutmeg and a little cinnamon. Some evident molasses. Light grape notes accompany date and plum. A touch of booze. Dry finish.
M: Upper medium body with moderate carbonation. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy.
Overall: Not really bock-like, but a tasty spiced holiday beers, in small quantities of course.
Feb 14, 2011On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad.
A: Deep brown with a crimson tinge and a light brown head.
S: Big gingerbread aroma, with some brown sugar. Christmas spices are bold, mostly nutmeg and cinnamon. Molasses is light.
T: Strong gingerbread dough profile carries through to the flavor. Hey, this tastes like Christmas! Some nutmeg and a little cinnamon. Some evident molasses. Light grape notes accompany date and plum. A touch of booze. Dry finish.
M: Upper medium body with moderate carbonation. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy.
Overall: Not really bock-like, but a tasty spiced holiday beers, in small quantities of course.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on-tap at Beachwood BBQ. I didn't initially post my review because the beer tastes almost exactly like Christmas Saves Ernest, and thought there was a mistake. Upon further investigation, this beer is just very similar to Christmas Saves Ernest.
On to the review...
A: The beer pours a dark brown color with a finger or so of khaki colored head.
S: Smells quite spicy and perhaps even herbal. I get a lot of gingerbread type aromas such as molasses, ginger, and toffee. There's a bit of a dark fruit aspect to it and perhaps some chocolate.
T: The flavor is very similar to the nose with a big emphasis on the ginger notes. Molasses, toffee, and winter spices make up a lot of the flavor profile. Sweet, but not overly so. Really different...
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: Definitely not what I was expecting from a Bock, but I guess it is a "Christmas Bock", though that really didn't mean anything to me.
Feb 01, 2011On to the review...
A: The beer pours a dark brown color with a finger or so of khaki colored head.
S: Smells quite spicy and perhaps even herbal. I get a lot of gingerbread type aromas such as molasses, ginger, and toffee. There's a bit of a dark fruit aspect to it and perhaps some chocolate.
T: The flavor is very similar to the nose with a big emphasis on the ginger notes. Molasses, toffee, and winter spices make up a lot of the flavor profile. Sweet, but not overly so. Really different...
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: Definitely not what I was expecting from a Bock, but I guess it is a "Christmas Bock", though that really didn't mean anything to me.
Reviewed by Gobzilla from California
3.23/5 rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: poured a dark brownin color with brown highlights and had a thin bubbly head leaving plenty of lacing sticking to the glass.
S: Lots of herbal spice upfront on the aroma with molasses, toffee, caramel, and some nutty notes.
T: The herbal chracter was way more apparent on the palate with toffee, molasses, caramel accents but has a touch of spice as well.
M: The brew was medium in body with a fair amount of carbonation which had a herbal, spice, and sweet finish.
D: I thought it drank decent but was way too earthy for me to be a bock style brew.
Jan 23, 2011S: Lots of herbal spice upfront on the aroma with molasses, toffee, caramel, and some nutty notes.
T: The herbal chracter was way more apparent on the palate with toffee, molasses, caramel accents but has a touch of spice as well.
M: The brew was medium in body with a fair amount of carbonation which had a herbal, spice, and sweet finish.
D: I thought it drank decent but was way too earthy for me to be a bock style brew.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
2.08/5 rDev -42.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
2.08/5 rDev -42.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
On tap at beachwood.
Served with 1 finger of khaki head. Some lace left. Color is an amber mahogany brown.
Aroma: Sweet with caramel and vanilla. Fairly malty. Syrupy with caramel. Some spices. Kind of big. Too much for a bock.
Taste: Fruity esters and spice. Caramel sweetness. Some vanilla. Pretty malty. Again, too much.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and spiced. Medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. Ends dry with more spices.
Overall, this was too much for a bock. Not very good. I would have never guessed this to be a bock.
Jan 18, 2011Served with 1 finger of khaki head. Some lace left. Color is an amber mahogany brown.
Aroma: Sweet with caramel and vanilla. Fairly malty. Syrupy with caramel. Some spices. Kind of big. Too much for a bock.
Taste: Fruity esters and spice. Caramel sweetness. Some vanilla. Pretty malty. Again, too much.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and spiced. Medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. Ends dry with more spices.
Overall, this was too much for a bock. Not very good. I would have never guessed this to be a bock.
Reviewed by Halcyondays from California
3.97/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at Beachwood BBQ, brewed by Port Carlsbad,
A: Pours a deep brown with a moderate white head, light lacing.
S: Standard bock malty notes, hint of spice.
T: Very malty, but there is a light hop balance. Good flavours, noticable cinnamon and winter spice.
M: Medium-bodied, well structured, firm mouthfeel. Crisp biting carbonation.
D: Solid bock, I like the winter aspect, very much a winter lager.
Dec 23, 2010A: Pours a deep brown with a moderate white head, light lacing.
S: Standard bock malty notes, hint of spice.
T: Very malty, but there is a light hop balance. Good flavours, noticable cinnamon and winter spice.
M: Medium-bodied, well structured, firm mouthfeel. Crisp biting carbonation.
D: Solid bock, I like the winter aspect, very much a winter lager.
Ralphie's Christmas Bock from Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
Beer rating:
3.63 out of
5 with
8 ratings
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