ZiegenBock Amber
Anheuser-Busch

ZiegenBock AmberZiegenBock Amber
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From:
Anheuser-Busch
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Lager
Ranked #87
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
68
Ranked #28,150
Avg:
2.9 | pDev: 22.07%
Reviews:
160
Ratings:
527
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sunday at 12:09 AM
Added:
Apr 24, 2002
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  115
Brewed in Houston, ZiegenBock is a beer of the South. Only available in Texas, this American-style amber lager, offers notes of roasted grains in the aroma and a sweet, smooth taste with a hop finish. The select imported hops and specialty malts create a taste worthy of a 2006 Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal.
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Ratings by Backer2004:
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Reviewed by Backer2004 from North Carolina

3.42/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
When I purchased this today in Orange, Texas, I though this was a Shiner Bock Amber version. I know realize it said ZeigenBock. Not bad for an amber. The label says it's brewed and available only in Texas but it's a Anheuser Busch beer. Oh well. Nothing too exciting for an Amber but I'm glad I had the chance to try it.
Apr 02, 2005
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.79/5  rDev +30.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear, golden amber color; decent head. Nice, pleasant aroma; a hint of sweet grain. Warm, toasty grain flavor; very little bitterness. Easy, smooth mouth feel, almost slippery.

Poured this in a paper coffee cup to sample at a Super 8 in Giddings, TX. While some of the visuals weren't readily available to assess, everything else seemed pretty good. This is not a high-end bock, but it does have some solid grain, slightly caramel like flavor.

ABV: 4.9%; pouring temperature: unk; bottling info: 24052 HU1139
Source: purchased somewhere northwest of Austin
Sunday at 12:09 AM
 
Rated: 5 by SRV from Oklahoma

Jan 08, 2024
 
Rated: 3.5 by TrojanRB from Texas

Sep 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Pnotuner from Texas

4.79/5  rDev +65.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
For me, this is the best beer available in my market. I don't drink more than one or two beers a day in the evening time.
I drink this one from the long neck bottle.
About half the time I drink it at room temperature as that's where the flavor is magnified in my opinion. Also the effervescent mouth feel is better at room temperature.
By the way, I really like this beer.
Aug 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.58 by CisPiece88 from Nebraska

Jul 31, 2023
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Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland

4.03/5  rDev +39%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had a few bottles while visiting @ San Antonio area. Beautiful rich burnt orange walnut brown brew. Nice fluffy head but which disappears pretty quickly. Soft malty nose.
A bit heavier body than what many/most amber lagers provide. Better than most grocery store Texas ambers and bocks. Not a real craft brew… but It definitely grew on me :)
And after I got home I found it had won Silver at GABF …granted quite a few years back.
Jun 08, 2023
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Reviewed by gvickery from Texas

3.23/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Medium brown, clear, light tan head.
Not much aroma, smells like a macro lager.
Tastes much like a typical American mass produced lager, a little toasted malt, not much else.
Not great but not bad.
May 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Clangclangclang from Texas

Mar 11, 2023
 
Rated: 2.77 by Mardinae from Texas

Feb 17, 2023
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Rated by tyden46

4/5  rDev +37.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Malty and bready with caramel notes and faint bitterness. Not a particularly strong beer, a little watered-down maybe? Easy to drink though!
Dec 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.59 by Rubicj from Massachusetts

Dec 08, 2022
 
Rated: 2 by Ajc2936 from Texas

Aug 09, 2022
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Rated by Thomas_Wikman from Texas

2.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2.5
Look: brown with an inch white head

Aroma: caramel malts

Flavor: caramel

Body/Overall: pretty watery
Aug 11, 2021
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Reviewed by TedHead from Illinois

2.96/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a translucent garnet with a thin tan head that dissipates quickly. The smell offers a slight hint of toasty red malts with a bit of toffee and caramel in the background, and it has just a slight floral hoppy smell on the back end. Up front there is a slight breadiness that fades into a faint carmel taste with just enough bittering hops on the finish to keep it from being too sweet. The body is thin and light, it is very drinkable, but I would love to see something like this with a thicker mouth feel. Overall a better AB product than budweiser but not my favorite.
Feb 22, 2021
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Reviewed by IPAs_for_days_13 from Texas

2.51/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
L: Pours a really nice amber/ruby color with a two-finger tan head that hangs around in the glass for awhile.
S: Has an upfront malty aroma, sweet grains, faint amount of caramel, floral hops. Nothing really stands out.
T: Taste follows the nose, unfortunately it does have a bit of a glass bottle taste that takes away from the good flavors of the beer.
F: Light-Medium bodied, dry, crisp & crushable.
O: An okay beer at best, there are many more beers of this category out there that I would much rather drink. The best thing about this brew is how widely available it is in Texas.
Jan 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by AustinRT from Texas

Dec 30, 2020
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Reviewed by Beer-Tanker from Taiwan

2.19/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
(12 fl oz glass bottle)
High expectations after pouring. Colour and carbonation are appealing. Slightly lighter colour than the usual bock and alot of activity happening on the side of the glass and formation of the head looks pretty. The taste couldn't live up to it. Extremely light in terms of taste and not at all aromatic. On a positive note, it is easy to drink.
Nov 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by RyanPollie from California

Sep 29, 2020
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Reviewed by OK_Denise from Oklahoma

2.83/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Another, mostly okay, beer, I am not really sure it tastes like a normal "bock" style beer though. The looks are nice, a rich amber, and it pours well. The taste is just not really there as far as leaving an impression on your taste buds. Not a bad beer, but just one that I would not make a special request for.
Jul 17, 2020
ZiegenBock Amber from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating: 68 out of 100 with 527 ratings