Aero-Head Bock
Appalachian Brewing Company

 

$ 6.62 (Including tax)/16 oz draft in a shaker ($ 0.414/oz) and $12.00/six-pack of bottles ($ 0.167/oz) from the brewpub in Lititz, PA. Reviewed 3/29/19.
Bottles in cooler undated. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried glass coffee cup.
Appearance – 4.
Body – Amber, hazy. As it warms, it clears, and effervescence is noted.
Head – Small (Maximum one cm, aggressive center pour), tan, average density, average retention, diminishing to a two mm ring and thin partial layer.
Lacing – None.
First pour – Bilious, clear.
Aroma – 3 – Weak caramel malt.
Flavor – 3.5 – Slightly sweet, caramel. No alcohol (7 % ABV), no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, watery, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation - 3.5 – Sweeter than the bocks I’ve had in Germany, but a not-unreasonable interpretation of them. Not great, but good. I’d buy a six-pack again.

Mahogany color, moderate thickness and mouthfeel with malty biscuit flavor. Very good.

 

Weathered copper orange in color with a lightly hazy, viscous appearance. Poured with a short, light beige foam with medium low retention. Medium light, malty and bready aromas with notes of dark bread crust. On the heavier side of medium bodied with medium light carbonation. Light smooth feel up front with boozy warmth through the middle to the end. Medium high rich malty flavors with notes of bread crust, and caramel malt. Medium light, earthy hop bitterness through the middle followed by bready malt and light booziness to the end. Finished cleanly with a rich, bready malty flavors that quickly taper. Hop character through the middle provides a nice balance for the rich malt character which, although not terribly complex, is very tasty. Nice feel with a pleasant touch of booziness. Very drinkable.

 

 

Smelled like soap. Tasted okay

 

Appalachian Brewing Co. "Aero-Head Bock"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle without packaging codes or freshness dating
$2 @ Wegmans, State College, PA

Notes via stream of consciousness: Nice label, kind of a dumb name though. It pours a hazy mahogany brown body with a ruby sheen beneath a very short head of khaki colored foam. The head should really be better, especially for a bock that's got a lot of malt to it. The aroma is nice though, delivering lightly sweet and toasty caramelish malt. That follows in the flavor, and it's fairly rich. Very nicely done on that count. It's not too caramelish, nor too sweet. There's some bready and cereal-like flavor to it as well, and a bit of toffee and brown sugar. Even some very light nuttiness. Really nicely done. There's also some very low level fruitiness. Moderate to median in bitterness. It balances and you find some in the finish once the malt has faded. Medium-full in body and gently crisp. I see now that it's left a few spots and splashes of lace as I've been drinking it, but when I say that I actually mean just "a few". Back to the flavor, I'm looking for hops but I can't really find them except for a bit of spiciness in the finish. Which is OK, a bock shouldn't be hoppy but you can sometimes pick them out. So, what to say? If it weren't for the lack of head, and then lacing, it would score quite well. They've really got the malt down. I'll have to find more of this for the winter season.

 

 

A- translucent amber color with less than a half finger head. poor lacing.

S- biscuit malts with hints of toffee and caramel.

F- biscuity and toffee caramel flavor.

M- crunchy toffee like feel with burning maltiness.

O- not a bad bock...an average. The caramel and biscuit malts come off a tad strong though.

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a custom shaped beer glass: color is amber, transparent, head is off white to light tan with fine bubbles, presents about 1/2 inch thick then dissipates to a ring.

Smell is pleasant blend of malts: nice toast and bisuit aromas, touch of munich malt maybe and clean earthy hops.

Taste is also pleasant, full bodied malt with toast and biscuit flavors, hints of caramel and toffee with munich like qualities; hops are clean and grassy and just enough to bitter.

Mouthfeel is a bit chalky/dry(?) - a little off and dry on the tongue as the beer passes.

Overall, a good bock with solid aroma and flavor - need to get back to Appalachian to try this in person or on tap elsewhere.

5/9...pours deep reddish amber with a light white lid of foam. Heavy malty caramel nose, sweet smelling. Taste is syrup sweet malt, loads of breads and toffee. Opens sweet but quickly balances out. Light bitter behind. Smooth and light carbonation profile. Works.