Alpen Bock
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- From:
- Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Bock
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 4.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 13, 2009
- Added:
- Feb 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by CrellMoset:
Reviewed by CrellMoset from Virginia
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Devil's Backbone Alpen Bock, growler courtesy of dkachur - thanks!
Appearance: Pours a hazed caramel amber with a relatively fast-fading offwhite head. The lacing is runny, glittery, fast-fading; the collar is thin to practically non-existent, and the sheen is, well, definitely nonexistent. Not too much goin' on here.
Aroma: Mild and subtle, with faint hints and flourishes of overripe bananas, sweet dough, milky butterscotch. A little watered down.
Taste: Relatively sweet, very doughy, with bready, caramel notes, definite butterscotch, slight banana, a few other stray fruits, green apple or just light, green earthiness, and slight gummy bear/marshmallow overtones. Probably this beer's best aspect.
Mouthfeel: Not terribly well carbonated, but dry enough that it's not thick or sticky or heavy as a result. Just a relatively subtle, lifeless, medium bodied brew.
Drinkability: A pretty average brew, probably near the bottom of the barrel of the ones I've had from Devil's Backbone thus far. It's not bad - not too high in alcohol, nor does it have any strange off flavors - but it's just not particularly good.
Feb 19, 2009Appearance: Pours a hazed caramel amber with a relatively fast-fading offwhite head. The lacing is runny, glittery, fast-fading; the collar is thin to practically non-existent, and the sheen is, well, definitely nonexistent. Not too much goin' on here.
Aroma: Mild and subtle, with faint hints and flourishes of overripe bananas, sweet dough, milky butterscotch. A little watered down.
Taste: Relatively sweet, very doughy, with bready, caramel notes, definite butterscotch, slight banana, a few other stray fruits, green apple or just light, green earthiness, and slight gummy bear/marshmallow overtones. Probably this beer's best aspect.
Mouthfeel: Not terribly well carbonated, but dry enough that it's not thick or sticky or heavy as a result. Just a relatively subtle, lifeless, medium bodied brew.
Drinkability: A pretty average brew, probably near the bottom of the barrel of the ones I've had from Devil's Backbone thus far. It's not bad - not too high in alcohol, nor does it have any strange off flavors - but it's just not particularly good.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Deuane from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-Slightly hazed, deep reddish orange copper with a thin white head that reduced to a thin ring and left spotty lace.
S-Rich, bready caramel malt with a bit of hop spiciness.
T-Rich caramel malt with a touch of roastiness. Subtle hint of butterscotch.
M-Medium bodied and very smooth. Light, lingering sweetness.
D-Quite drinkable. Not overloaded with flavour but it has enough to hold ones interest. Simple, yet tasty and smooth.
Sep 13, 2009S-Rich, bready caramel malt with a bit of hop spiciness.
T-Rich caramel malt with a touch of roastiness. Subtle hint of butterscotch.
M-Medium bodied and very smooth. Light, lingering sweetness.
D-Quite drinkable. Not overloaded with flavour but it has enough to hold ones interest. Simple, yet tasty and smooth.
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