Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series)
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series)Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series)
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Doppelbock
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 13.01%
Reviews:
1,114
Ratings:
1,949
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 01, 2022
Added:
Feb 07, 2009
Wants:
  133
Gots:
  170
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Ratings by RoyalT:
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Reviewed by RoyalT from Michigan

4.26/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - This is a gorgeous medium-brown in color with one of the most magnificent heads that I've ever seen. It's would properly be called off-white I guess but shows a lot of brown. It is firm, well structured, retentive, and left pits of shaving cream all around the glass and on top of the liquid. This is truly a beauty shop.

Smell - The malts here are rich and show a lot of depth. There's a light toastiness to them and a sweet character reminiscent of sulphored molasses.

Taste - The malts are incredibly rich. The sweets are substantial without imparting that cheap table sugar flavor that poor efforts at the style can't seem to resist. I get a hint of chocolate as well giving this one a little more complexity than is typical of the style.

Mouthfeel - This is a big medium-bodied with no bitter aftertaste. The alcohol was a little more prominent than I would like for a DB but other than that one minor complaint this was an excellent mouthfeel.

Drinkability - It was wonderful experience drinking this beer. Too often American brewers use a sledgehammer to beef up an otherwise mild style but here they managed to stay fairly true to the beer yet produce a big ale deserving of the "imperial" moniker. Well done Sam Adams.
Jan 01, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.96 by DarrellK from Florida

Jul 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.89 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.18 by DCH from New York

Apr 06, 2020
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Reviewed by cratez from Canada (ON)

3.7/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Rating from notes. Consumed November 2013. "Great looking bock with stellar aromas and a velvety palate, but I expected bolder flavours from this one. Still, worth trying IMO."
Jan 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.83 by WarriorPrincess from North Carolina

Sep 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by brother_rebus from Maine

Sep 04, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by NDP2 from Washington

Aug 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by user785335 from Florida

Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jul 11, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by mattjp03 from Alabama

Jun 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.68 by CJLehner from Virginia

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.51 by chiefz1 from New York

Dec 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 11, 2018
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Reviewed by RobN43 from Texas

4.48/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a strong brew from my recollection. I love the thick, malty syrup feel of it. I recall one night having consumed 3 and thought, "Uh oh...I forgot to have dinner..." but I was pleasantly full.
I miss this brew. Last I heard it was discontinued, but I saw a recent review so I am hopeful. I was overseas for 2 years and haven't had too much luck finding it here in San Antonio. Checked HEB, Specs, local liquor stores...no luck.
Is it still out there?
Sep 11, 2018
 
Rated: 1.46 by BeerDrinker2020 from California

Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.44 by BlueSpader from Washington

Aug 08, 2018
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.78/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from On the Fly Gasmart. Clear brown pour with medium foamy beige head. Very sweet malty aroma, tree nuts, wood, peat. Taste increases the sweetness, slick, almost syrupy feel. Slightly woody, bitter finish.
Mar 09, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by TheCrowsEye from California

Dec 18, 2017
Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series) from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1949 ratings