Blonde Bock
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant

Blonde BockBlonde Bock
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From:
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
7%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.33 | pDev: 16.52%
Reviews:
177
Ratings:
340
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 21, 2021
Added:
Jul 11, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  35
A traditional "Helles" or pale bock beer, Blonde Bock is a medium hopped beer with a rich, malty flavor. Made popular in the early 1600s, bock beers were originally brewed by monks to minimize hunger pangs during fasting periods. Most bock beers are dark in color. Our Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock is golden with a creamy head.

23 IBU
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Ratings by flipshevanel:
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Reviewed by flipshevanel from Arizona

2.32/5  rDev -30.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
Very weak aroma with some hops. Very clear and pleasant looking beer though with a tough flavor but gentle on the palate. Not a very flavorful or tasy bock. The flavor was just a bit too harsh, which is odd becuase to the palate it is a beer that has a pleasant feel to the mouth.
Aug 01, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.49 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 21, 2021
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Rated by davidward from Florida

3/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
An average bock.
Nov 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.33 by sokol_1993 from California

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Helluvaz from California

3.54/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bottle poured into a chalice

A: Malt, yeast, light caramel, like a lighter version of a regular bock
A: Blonde-brown color, white creamy head with good head retention
F: Toast, dark malt, yeast, slight caramel sweetness
M: Close to full body, with excellent balanced flavor.
O: A lighter version of bock in flavor, the color may throw you off, but the body is full. An easy beer to drink. This beer uses light roasted Pils malt (which gives the color), but the I really like the flavor
Feb 03, 2019
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

3.53/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a 50 oz pour. Golden colored with a khaki, ice cream head. Spotty lacing. Aromas of peppery/floral hops and bread. Flavors of honey biscuit with a sourdough/herbal/tea finish.
Jan 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by Wattstriker from Zimbabwe

Nov 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.44 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Dec 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by NeoClassicist from New York

Jun 20, 2017
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia

2.71/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
From the back label: "BOTTLED ON: 09:56 242 04/07/17"

Appearance: The body has fantastic clarity. It is a nice medium shade of gold with hints of orange-brown and lighter gold. The head is very large and rocky with a pure white appearance. Great retention and lacing. It looks a bit darker than normal but it still looks amazing in the glass.

Aroma: I get an odd aroma that I can only describe as dog food. Every time the glass is pulled back and re-approached there is this light bit of spicy yeast that comes through but it is immediately replaced with that dog food smell. Odd...

Taste: There is a light and slightly toasted caramel flavor, a touch of alcohol, and some herbal hop flavor, This flavor carries from start to finish. The strongest flavor at the beginning is the toasted caramel. The strongest finishing flavor comes from the herbal hops.

Mouthfeel: It has a good medium mouthfeel that has just a light bit of texture and a nice bitter bite from the lightly roasted grains and the hops. It remains an interesting beer solely because of the mouthfeel.

Overall: That awful dog food aroma never goes away at any point and for that reason alone I would not recommend the beer. While it does have a lot of redeeming qualities it is really hard to get over a bad aroma. I would probably turn down this beer if somebody gave it to me.
Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by Treycotton from Oklahoma

Dec 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by gefinley from California

Oct 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.34 by jw4free from Kansas

Jun 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Donkster46 from Washington

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by King_Lich13 from Mississippi

Jun 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.72 by Soneast from Wisconsin

May 21, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.9/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
You get a big white head on top of the cloudy yellow pour, but the retention was substandard. Aroma was the worst part of the beer, lots of alcohol noticeable with a puree of yeast fruit that seemed misplaced.

Taste was still pushed by alcohol peeking through everything else, but it at least brought some grain aspect to try and distract from the heat. Some hop bitterness to it, again seems misplaced.

Seems like it would be a lot better if it were 1-2% less abv.
Apr 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.05 by Wer34truh from Minnesota

Mar 19, 2016
Blonde Bock from Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 340 ratings