Spring Bock
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- From:
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Bock
Ranked #95 - ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,196 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 12.91%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 165
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 87
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
An authentic, copper colored, German-style Bock, celebrating the coming of spring. This big, deeply flavored lager has been aged to create a smooth, malty taste with a hint of sweetness. A light addition of German hops balances the malt flavor.
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Ratings by ttoadee:
Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas
3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
RB transfer
Clean light amber/orange hue, thin white head. Roasted malt in the nose. Sweet...really sweet. Carmel in the middle, slightly oily. Faint hop presence at finish.|2/23/2013
Jan 16, 2026Clean light amber/orange hue, thin white head. Roasted malt in the nose. Sweet...really sweet. Carmel in the middle, slightly oily. Faint hop presence at finish.|2/23/2013
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Madrigae from Illinois
4.63/5 rDev +27.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +27.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
It hits the target for the style. Rich, burnt caramel, dried out fruit and minerally molasses notes. Never heavy or plodding, but seductively rich and unfolding.
Apr 16, 2026
Reviewed by Techichi from Texas
4.16/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Everyone is competing in the bock category here in TX and I this is one of the better ones IMO. More complex with a bit more hops up front. But plenty of sweet balance. Just a solid offering by Saint Arnold.
Mar 11, 2025
Reviewed by oddcopter from Texas
4.31/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Excellent, fresh example of a German bock. The imports lose something on the trip over and this is a hard to find style. Very malty, smooth and strong with a nice sweetness. Not hot or fusely.
Jan 11, 2025
Reviewed by turfy from Texas
3.76/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Crystal clear deep amber with a vigorous three finger light tan head. Aromas of grain and malt. Taste of malt, grain, bread and slight toffee. Nice medium mouthfeel and spot on carbonation for the style. A good beer.
Feb 13, 2024
Reviewed by BroBobby70 from Texas
4.28/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
$9.99 from Walmart, 12 oz. Can poured into pilsner glass
Look: Copper, two-finger tan head, medium carbonation, nice lacing
Smell: Strong Malt, some bread, burnt sugar
Taste: Heavy on malt, a little sweetness on the back end. No skunk. Nice finish
Feel: Good Carbonation, nice mouthfeel, flavor lingers
Overall: I like it. It has a nice complexity while easy enough to drink. Smooth and I don't feel like I am chewing the beer.
Feb 25, 2022Look: Copper, two-finger tan head, medium carbonation, nice lacing
Smell: Strong Malt, some bread, burnt sugar
Taste: Heavy on malt, a little sweetness on the back end. No skunk. Nice finish
Feel: Good Carbonation, nice mouthfeel, flavor lingers
Overall: I like it. It has a nice complexity while easy enough to drink. Smooth and I don't feel like I am chewing the beer.
Reviewed by imasloth from Texas
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep amber, clear, with a one-finger cream to tan head. Head dissipates quickly leaving no lacing and just a slight ring around the top of the liquid. High number up tiny bubbles racing up throughout.
Sweet, malty nose. Grain, toffee, and caramel. All malt, no hop to me. Luckily, I like malt.
Like the nose, it’s sweet and malty, but there’s a pleasant balancing bitterness. Caramel and bread. Wish it had a bit more complexity.
Notable carb, fairly light-bodied for the color/style/maltiness. Surprisingly, dry finish.
I like this beer and I welcome its appearance each spring. I’d like to say that the whole is better than the sum of its parts - when I broke it down for rating, I didn’t find a lot of special qualities. Perhaps, in Texas, it just feels like a treat over the ubiquitous Shiner Bock.
Apr 18, 2021Sweet, malty nose. Grain, toffee, and caramel. All malt, no hop to me. Luckily, I like malt.
Like the nose, it’s sweet and malty, but there’s a pleasant balancing bitterness. Caramel and bread. Wish it had a bit more complexity.
Notable carb, fairly light-bodied for the color/style/maltiness. Surprisingly, dry finish.
I like this beer and I welcome its appearance each spring. I’d like to say that the whole is better than the sum of its parts - when I broke it down for rating, I didn’t find a lot of special qualities. Perhaps, in Texas, it just feels like a treat over the ubiquitous Shiner Bock.
Reviewed by gvickery from Texas
4.5/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Looks dark copperish brown with a khaki head.
Smells like brown bread, some spice, a little molasses, maybe some burnt sugar.
Tastes bread crusts, brown bread, some earthiness, a hint of molasses. So much better than the mass produced bocks in the yellow cans.
Mouthfeel is medium.
Overall I think it’s great, it’s different than a German import but it’s still great in its on way.
Jan 23, 2021Smells like brown bread, some spice, a little molasses, maybe some burnt sugar.
Tastes bread crusts, brown bread, some earthiness, a hint of molasses. So much better than the mass produced bocks in the yellow cans.
Mouthfeel is medium.
Overall I think it’s great, it’s different than a German import but it’s still great in its on way.
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