Traditional Bock Beer
Minhas Craft Brewery

Traditional Bock BeerTraditional Bock Beer
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From:
Minhas Craft Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Bock
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.18 | pDev: 21.38%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 14, 2013
Added:
Apr 10, 2009
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Ratings by Vancer:
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Reviewed by Vancer from Illinois

2.33/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured a clear amber brown in my seldom-used Maredsous long stemmed tulip glass. A head of ivory popped up, but quickly slid under the covers, leaving a thin lace ring.

Aroma was not bock at all, but adjunct lager - grainy and grassy. Quaff was more of the same. Finish was rough around the edges, not lager smooth by any means. Evening leaving a metallic note in the aftertaste.

I liked their Prairie Lager, but this one has me shaking my head.
May 01, 2009
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

2.74/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
355ml bottle, procured from the newbie Calgary brewing location's adjoining pizza joint.

This beer pours a clear dark cola amber colour, with two pudgy fingers of foamy, sort of creamy beige head, which leaves a broken wall of fuzzy cloud lace around the glass as it hastily recedes.

It smells of mildly roasted, somewhat nutty caramel malt, a bit of stony minerality, and very faint earthy, leafy hops. The taste is moderately sour, thin caramel malt, some stale bar top nuts, a bit of sugary moonshine alcohol warming, and musty dead earth hops.

The bubbles are pretty inert, and hardly noticeable, the body medium-light in weight, and smooth with a tacky add-on. It finishes nearly sweet, the strangled caramel malt aided by an emerging stale orchard fruitiness.

A mostly plain and yet serviceable bock - though the edginess is just a bit too much - and the slight off-flavours are thusly accentuated. Not entirely undrinkable, just another wholly unremarkable rebranding, it would seem, this brewery's 'specialty'.
Aug 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by dalepryor from Kentucky

May 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by AmandaSchaefer from Wisconsin

Apr 16, 2013
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Reviewed by scratch69 from Missouri

3.47/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I poured a bottle into a mug.

Appearance- Clear dark brown in color with a finger and a half of very light tan head. Almost no lacing.

Smell- Toasted bread and grain.

Taste- Sweet caramel malt flavor dominates with some nuttiness and toasted bread flavor showing up about mid-sip.

Mouthfeel- On the light end of medium bodied and well carbonated.

Overall- An easy to drink beer but not what I would consider a "traditional" bock beer.
Feb 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Renae from Wisconsin

Dec 18, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by mwar from Kentucky

Nov 27, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by nheinzie57 from Illinois

Jun 27, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by Joefisherman from Illinois

Jun 24, 2012
 
Rated: 5 by TimRasmussen from Wisconsin

May 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by KimbarkBrewCrew from Wisconsin

May 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by WhatAlesMe from Wisconsin

Mar 24, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 09, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by cdwil from Texas

Dec 30, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Dec 13, 2011
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Reviewed by msavage235 from Indiana

3.64/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A - pours surprisingly dark, a little darker than the color of Newcastle. Very minimal, creamy white head.

S - for me, the smell of this beer was very song. When it was sitting on the end table next to me, the aroma was reaching me from a few feet away. All I smell is cream.

T - other reviews on here say that this beer has a metallic taste like other Berghoff beers but I don't get it as much with the Bock as I do with the Berghoff Octoberfest or Dark Ale. I taste the cream that was in the smell, as I drank the beer more I picked up a roasted, candied nut taste. This is a sweetish beer.

M - pretty carbonated in the beginning, a watery syrup as the beer is drank.

D - very easy to drink, planning on having a few more after this review
Oct 31, 2010
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Reviewed by MTNboy from Germany

2.53/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It has a dark opaque body with a thick soapy head made up of small bubbles. It smells roasted and a little metallic. The taste is mainly metallic with some sweet caramel malt and a bit of hops. It is very thin and overall this beer is less than average.
Oct 01, 2010
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Reviewed by secondtooth from Indiana

2.43/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
A traditional bock is, by nature, highly malted. And well, this
no-nonsense beer certainly fits that description. At the same time,
the malt presence here seems to overload my taste buds at the expense of any other flavors. Pouring a deep brown/amber, Berghoff's bock initially has a simple, rich caramel taste which permeates every subsequent sip. I sense no complexity, and this one-dimensional brew just doesn't cut it with me.
Dec 30, 2009
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Reviewed by Brettster from Indiana

3.15/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 4
This beer poured a murky brown with a white foamy head that faded very fast. Okay, for a cheap beer, this is "not bad." By no means does this remind me of a traditional bock. It lacks the complex malt flavors, slightly hopped, and mouthfeel of a good bock. The smell is very faint, I almost pick up a little licorice. This beer does not taste bad, but it just lacks the complexity of a bock. It is an easy drinking beer. This is a darker lawnmower beer.
Dec 12, 2009
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Reviewed by randyw41 from Indiana

4.2/5  rDev +32.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On the recommendation of one of my wife's co-workers, I tried this beer. This stuff rocks! A fair price makes me come back for more, and IMHO, it's not too bad for a U.S. Bock type of beer. Hard to find where I live, and the store sells out of it as quickly as it arrives. I alway's call ahead to be sure they have some in stock.
Jul 12, 2009
Traditional Bock Beer from Minhas Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 24 ratings