Winter's Nip Holiday Bock Beer
Big River Grille & Brewing Works

Winter's Nip Holiday Bock BeerWinter's Nip Holiday Bock Beer
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
Bock
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 5.43%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
4
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 15, 2012
Added:
Jan 12, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by sommersb from Tennessee

3.48/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tasted On: 12-14-2012
Freshness: Not indicated
Packaging: 22 oz. brown bottle, pry-cap
Glassware: Seidel
Purchased: Single from Midtown, Nashville

Appearance is a clear, reddish-brown colored beer with a rocky tan head of 5 fingers. Shows excellent head retention and a very nice amount of lace.

Aromas are fairly weak -- malty sweet and caramel are what I get, but they're hard to pick up.

Taste is bready with sweet malts, plus some earthy hop bitterness. Also present is an unpleasant flavor I can't identify...it's like a vegetable taste or a staleness.

Mouthfeel features a high carbonation level on a light-to-medium body. Finishes with a somewhat-sweet malt note, plus more of the off-flavors noted before.

Overall a ho-hum offering -- would be OK for a ball game or washing down a pizza, but otherwise isn't very impressive.
Dec 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by justinehrlich from Kansas

Dec 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by LJWalker from Indiana

Jul 03, 2012
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.78/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Beautiful red-gold amber in the glass. Carbonation is good, and goes swimmingly on the tongue. Not very sweet, and on the thin side. Some slightly roasted malt flavors but not as malty as one might expect for a winter bock. Hops provide a substantial bitterness but not much in the way of aromatics. Hint of dishwater in the aftertaste. Doesn't seem to be very high alcohol either.

A modest beer but decent flavors. Definitely the steal of the season at $2.49 for a 22-oz bottle at Greenlife Grocery in Chattanooga.

Originally reviewed on: 11-24-2010
Jan 15, 2012
Winter's Nip Holiday Bock Beer from Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Beer rating: 3.5 out of 5 with 4 ratings