Old Smoked Bock
Meantime Brewing Company Limited

Old Smoked BockOld Smoked Bock
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From:
Meantime Brewing Company Limited
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Bock
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 9.76%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 22, 2020
Added:
Apr 20, 2006
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by brureview:
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Best By Date: June 2014.

Poured in a stein, the beer has a nice caramel color indicative of Bocks, with a 3/4 finger head.

Aroma: strong fruit at first, which changes to a pronounced peat smell. The beer is brewed with Beechwood smoked malts from Bavaria, which gives it a peaty smell reminiscent of the aroma of the peat in single malt whiskey.

The mouth feel is lightly carbonated, common to the style.

The taste is very "smoky" i.e. peaty. A very unusual beer, most likely very untypical for a British brewery. It is currently not brewed by Meantime. It is highly recommended, especially if one likes peat in Bocks.

Best glass:large Balloon or Stein.
Apr 26, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.73 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Dec 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.87 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Dec 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.8 by kornkid8600 from California

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RBCBrams17 from Illinois

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by retry4z from California

Jun 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jeff1973 from California

Apr 02, 2014
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Reviewed by welldigger888 from South Carolina

4.41/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
A wonderful honey garnet hue that is topped with a creamy khaki head that eventually settles leaving ample lacing down glass.

Lovely smokey sweet maltiness that is intoxicating and alluring. Little or no hop aroma and no booze.

Ohhh Ohhh my, smokey bacon wonderlust that brings a smooth maltiness to no booze or hop presence.

My only complaint is this brew is a touch thin, wonderful but just not what the nose and flavor leads me to believe.

Buy drink and enjoy, a wonderful brew.
Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Dec 04, 2013
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.9/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled
Pours hazy copper with a yellow/beige head. Aroma of smoke, sweet malt and medium dark fruits. Full bodied or nearly. Flavor is moderately smoky with some sweet treacly malt and something like fig or date.
Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by nosavingsaccount from Pennsylvania

Oct 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by MisledTitan from England

Oct 18, 2013
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 11/10/2014. Pours lightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 2 finger fairly dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of wood, smoked meat, caramel, toast, toffee, molasses, pepper, brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, herbal, light leather, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of wood, smoked meat, caramel, toast, toffee, molasses, brown bread, nuttiness, light pepper, herbal, light leather, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of wood, smoked meat, caramel, toast, toffee, brown bread, molasses, nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance, complexity, and robustness of dark and smoked malt flavors with yeast ester notes; and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice smoked bock style. All around nice complexity, balance, and robustness of malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
Oct 11, 2013
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Reviewed by napetry from North Carolina

3.94/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Corked and caged bottle, refrigerator temperature with BBQ beef brisket and ribs.

A: Dark reddish brown color, short off-white head that fades but leaves a nice lace on the glass.

S: Smoke aroma with caramelized malts, lager yeast and a touch of hops.

T: Bready taste initially with malty character and lager yeast. Subsequently, smokiness comes in along with a bit of caramel sweetness. A hoppy presence is mild and brings a balance to taste. After-taste pleasant smoky and slightly bready.

M: Smooth, crisp, medium body, good carbonation, finish is dry.

O: Tasty, goes down nice, not too filling, solid smoked beer, not overpowering, worth drinking if you’re in the mood for the style.

Serving type: Corked and caged bottle imported to U.S.
Aug 24, 2013
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

4.03/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 750mL caged-and-corked bottle into a water glass.

Muddy auburn body with a soapy beige cap - weak head formation, sloppy lacing, and faint legs.

Well balanced smoked and base (Munich) malt in the nose with a touch of spicy/minty noble hops rounding things out.

Lightly sweet palate entry, bready with significant smoke flavor (never quite acrid), a gentle almost citrus-like tartness, and a pleasing grassy/peppery touch of hops, though no bitterness. Bright and hearty with an earthy tobacco-tinged finish.

Light-bodied, vaguely oily, with sufficient carbonation (it doesn't take much as the smoke contributes a certain tannic bite all its own).

A subtle very tasty rauchbier with a smooth well lagered base.
Aug 18, 2013
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

3.79/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a 1/2 liter stein a deep garnet color with one finger off white crown that settles slowly leaving a few "globs" of lace as it settled into a frothy mass.A good amount of oak smoke in the nose along with mild toast and caramel.Meaty smoke flavors up front with a bit of tasted oak notes,the sweetness creeps giving a caramel and rumy element in the finish.Not bad,to be honest maybe better than expected,dare I say a good English lager?
Jul 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheCrowsNest from California

Jun 16, 2013
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Reviewed by ppoitras from Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
750ml bottle purchased as a single from somewhere localish, I think. Corked and caged.

Poured into an imperial pint, formed a 1/4" beige head over the slightly cloudy dark caramel brew. Head falls to a skim pretty quick, with leggy sheeting lace. Aroma is malts with a tinge of smoke.

Taste continues the sweet and smoke of the nose, a peek of fruitiness in the middle, then coasts through a balanced close, with a few wisps of smoke left in the wake. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is pretty good. Want more smoke, but just being able to note any is better than some smoke brews.
May 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Apr 08, 2013
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Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 40 ratings