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Blizzard Bock
Flying Bison Brewing Company
- From:
- Flying Bison Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Bock
Ranked #58 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,880 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 13.04%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 08, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 05, 2006
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
This is a classic German-style dunkel bock. It has rich, toasty malt flavor with hints of soft chocolate. The German-style hop varieties are subdued to allow the malts to star in this satisfying beer. It got us through last winter, it can get you through anything.
21 IBU
21 IBU
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Ratings by Nyrangersgrrl:
Rated by Nyrangersgrrl from New York
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dec 19, 2015
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dec 19, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by FrMatthewLC from Virginia
4.09/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Solid Bock that I'd have again. There was a strong malty taste as expected, some hops, but not too much, and a good finish. It tastes like they put some winter spices in it but I'm not quite sure.
Apr 22, 2021Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a narrow pint glass: color is brown, solid; head is light tan with fine to small bubbles; head presents 1/4 inch thick and then dissipate to a ring, no lacing.
Smell is cocoa, light caramel, toast, light raisin, solid munich malt character.
Taste is a touch thinner than some of the leading aromas, still present cocoa, light caramel, toast and raisin.
Mouthfeel is crisp, a bit drying, maybe a touch overcarbonated.
Overall the leading aroma and moderate flavors are in the style of a pleasant bock.
Updated Review 1/10/19:
Poured into a narrow pint glass, color is brown, amber edges, head presents 1/2 inch thick with fine bubbles, good lacing and lingers well.
Aroma cocoa, toast, caramel, very good and enticing.
Taste is much improved from previous review - nice sweet malt, good toast and cocoa balance, light toast, toffee, just great bock or light doppelbock flavor.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, pleasant sweetness, great carbonation/sweetness balance.
Overall - much improved from my initial review a few years ago - great malt depth and balance with cocoa, toast, toffee notes in both flavor and aroma.
Nov 26, 2016Smell is cocoa, light caramel, toast, light raisin, solid munich malt character.
Taste is a touch thinner than some of the leading aromas, still present cocoa, light caramel, toast and raisin.
Mouthfeel is crisp, a bit drying, maybe a touch overcarbonated.
Overall the leading aroma and moderate flavors are in the style of a pleasant bock.
Updated Review 1/10/19:
Poured into a narrow pint glass, color is brown, amber edges, head presents 1/2 inch thick with fine bubbles, good lacing and lingers well.
Aroma cocoa, toast, caramel, very good and enticing.
Taste is much improved from previous review - nice sweet malt, good toast and cocoa balance, light toast, toffee, just great bock or light doppelbock flavor.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, pleasant sweetness, great carbonation/sweetness balance.
Overall - much improved from my initial review a few years ago - great malt depth and balance with cocoa, toast, toffee notes in both flavor and aroma.
Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)
3.66/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Blizzard Bock looks strong and hearty enough to withstand the cold western New York winter. Its head is built like a snow fortress and its body, despite wonderfully sheeny chestnut coloured highlights and immaculate clarity, appears dark and rather substantial. The beer is as nice as its label.
Malt should be at the center of every Bock and, indeed, this aroma has an enticing nuttiness and mild toast. There's a very mild sweetness that is faintly suggestive of caramel but, by and large, this smells mostly of roasted almonds, dark bread crusts and perhaps a hint of chocolate too.
The best bocks are the kind of strong, rich, satiating, subtly complex beers that makes one feel closer to god's heart - this one doesn't have what it takes for that. It is, however, a suitable winter alternative for yellow-beer drinkers; the body is only narrowly more dense and the ease of drinkability on par.
In fact, the only real way this differs from its paler counterparts is in the (mild) flavours of nuts, toasted bread and (even milder) notes of milk chocolate and purple plum-like fruitiness. Put another way, flavours are more numerous but really no more significant than they are in, say, a cream ale.
Flying Bison and I have a shaky relationship that they know nothing about. Their first beers I tried were so fair-to-middling that I never bothered buying them again. Blizzard Bock was my first purchase in a while and, though it reinforced my opinion, was still good enough to restore some confidence.
Feb 12, 2016Malt should be at the center of every Bock and, indeed, this aroma has an enticing nuttiness and mild toast. There's a very mild sweetness that is faintly suggestive of caramel but, by and large, this smells mostly of roasted almonds, dark bread crusts and perhaps a hint of chocolate too.
The best bocks are the kind of strong, rich, satiating, subtly complex beers that makes one feel closer to god's heart - this one doesn't have what it takes for that. It is, however, a suitable winter alternative for yellow-beer drinkers; the body is only narrowly more dense and the ease of drinkability on par.
In fact, the only real way this differs from its paler counterparts is in the (mild) flavours of nuts, toasted bread and (even milder) notes of milk chocolate and purple plum-like fruitiness. Put another way, flavours are more numerous but really no more significant than they are in, say, a cream ale.
Flying Bison and I have a shaky relationship that they know nothing about. Their first beers I tried were so fair-to-middling that I never bothered buying them again. Blizzard Bock was my first purchase in a while and, though it reinforced my opinion, was still good enough to restore some confidence.
Reviewed by fscottkey from New York
3.59/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A: [3.50] Looks black when it pours but it is really just dark red. You can easily see through it with a little back lighting. There was a small head that was gone really quickly. The bottle has a squished print code that I assume decodes to something. No listed ABV or IBU.
S: [3.75] Raisins and dark fruit. Some spice that I can't put my finger on. Also maybe caramel
T: [3.50] There are some holiday spices and nice sweetness. I am not getting much roasted malt character (darker beer makes my brain think roasted malt).
M: [3.75] The carbonation is light and the beer feels nice on the palate. It starts to feel a little watery late.
O: [3.50] I am a bit of a homer and this is a local brew - so I tend to dig deep for the positives (he at least I can admit it). This is a nice Christmas type beer. It has the warming spices and a nice sweetness to go along with it. It tastes like it has lower ABV (no alcohol taste at all).
Dec 10, 2014S: [3.75] Raisins and dark fruit. Some spice that I can't put my finger on. Also maybe caramel
T: [3.50] There are some holiday spices and nice sweetness. I am not getting much roasted malt character (darker beer makes my brain think roasted malt).
M: [3.75] The carbonation is light and the beer feels nice on the palate. It starts to feel a little watery late.
O: [3.50] I am a bit of a homer and this is a local brew - so I tend to dig deep for the positives (he at least I can admit it). This is a nice Christmas type beer. It has the warming spices and a nice sweetness to go along with it. It tastes like it has lower ABV (no alcohol taste at all).
Blizzard Bock from Flying Bison Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
50 ratings
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