15th Anniversary Traditional Bock
Valley Brewing Company
- From:
- Valley Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Bock
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.76 | pDev: 7.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2009
- Added:
- Aug 03, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by 1759Girl from California
2.67/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 5 | overall: 2.5
2.67/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 5 | overall: 2.5
Sadly, great mouthfeel cannot save this beer review...
Appearance> Lively, pale brown. Head dissipates slowly, no lacing.
Smell> honey, wheat. Nothing amazing, but nothing offensive.
Taste> Not complex. A one note sally, and that note sings to the taste of :SWEET.
Mouf> Grrrreat. Really. Why is the rest of it so not great? And why are so many other VB beers so bad at the mouthfeel? Oh, what a conundrum.
Drinkability> I could drink it, but I'd rather not.
Nov 01, 2009Appearance> Lively, pale brown. Head dissipates slowly, no lacing.
Smell> honey, wheat. Nothing amazing, but nothing offensive.
Taste> Not complex. A one note sally, and that note sings to the taste of :SWEET.
Mouf> Grrrreat. Really. Why is the rest of it so not great? And why are so many other VB beers so bad at the mouthfeel? Oh, what a conundrum.
Drinkability> I could drink it, but I'd rather not.
Reviewed by nerow from California
2.57/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.57/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I must say, I usually appreciate Valley Brews offerings, however their 15th Anniversary Traditional Bock was not up to their usual standard of fine beer. The main issue which I found was a cloying, cherry flavored sweetness which seemed to stick to the back of my throat. However, the appearance was nice and it certainly had a pleasant enough smell. Unfourtinatley, due to the excessive sweetness, the drinkability was not at all good.
Sep 26, 2009
Reviewed by ffejherb from Pennsylvania
3.05/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On tap at Valley Brewing on 7/15/09.
A - Medium amber body with lively carbonation and slim off-white head that quickly dispersed into a patchy veil, yielding virtually no lacing at all.
S - Soda-like aroma with some vanilla sweetness and sugary sweet malts suggesting caramel and toffee. Slight waft of alcohol in the back.
T - Extremely sweet bock with a prevalent sugary character and plenty of caramel and toffee notes. Hint of floral and herbal hops in the backend, but quite faint overall. There is also a bit of a medicinal quality akin to light cough syrup.
M - Light to medium bodied with a light syrupy texture and lively carbonation. Finish is sweet with subtle hop bitterness on the palate.
D - I found this to be a little too sweet ultimately, although there was a decent hop presence. With that said, it was my least favorite of the few beers we had here. Happy 15th anniversary!
Aug 03, 2009A - Medium amber body with lively carbonation and slim off-white head that quickly dispersed into a patchy veil, yielding virtually no lacing at all.
S - Soda-like aroma with some vanilla sweetness and sugary sweet malts suggesting caramel and toffee. Slight waft of alcohol in the back.
T - Extremely sweet bock with a prevalent sugary character and plenty of caramel and toffee notes. Hint of floral and herbal hops in the backend, but quite faint overall. There is also a bit of a medicinal quality akin to light cough syrup.
M - Light to medium bodied with a light syrupy texture and lively carbonation. Finish is sweet with subtle hop bitterness on the palate.
D - I found this to be a little too sweet ultimately, although there was a decent hop presence. With that said, it was my least favorite of the few beers we had here. Happy 15th anniversary!
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