Bock Thread (2025)

Is that an 8 ounce can?

 

Gigantic Royal Rosarian Lager is a tasty maibock.



I briefly thought about opening a Heater Allen Lenz Bock and doing a side-by-side comparison, but this Game 2 between the Oilers and Panthers deserved my full attention.

 

Well Bock season is over. but you could say Bock season is year round. I did not chase bocks this year like I usually do. Not many new dark dunkel style bocks in my area that I haven't had before. Most of them are good but not great. Plus I have somewhat replaced bocks with English style barelywines. I did drink some local Maibock's recently that were solid.

One of the standouts this was Triple Debaucherye Barrel Aged Doppelbock from McFleshman's in Appleton, WI. This year was the first time I've had it. It was deep, rich and heavy but easy to drink at the same which I found to be odd. The ABV was well hidden. Smooth and slightly sweet. Mild barrel. Some dark fruit and caramel with a hint of rye.
https://untappd.com/b/mcfleshman-s-brewing-company-triple-debaucherye-barrel-aged-doppelbock/4607011

A beer that I hit hard was Lakefront Barrel Aged Honey Bock. I drank 4 six packs so far. It's malty, thick, very sweet with plenty of honey. I found this one was best blended at 25% bock and 75% Central Waters 4 or 5 year Barley Wine. What you get is a nice honey barleywine. The bock adds sweetness, malty thickness and honey. The BW adds stronger barrel and dark fruit. The blend makes the beer more complex. This one was good but I think the previous Brewer's Reserve Honey Bock was better.
https://untappd.com/b/lakefront-brewery-barrel-aged-honey-bock/6127550

Honorable Mention: Garphish Back to Bock in Bethel MN
https://untappd.com/b/garphish-brewing-company-bock-to-bock/5284508

Of course Northbound Brew Pub doppelbock in Minneapolis is good as usual.
https://untappd.com/b/northbound-smokehouse-and-brewpub-doppelbock/568039

 

Goldfinger Heller Bock - collaboration with the German hop growers cooperative HVG. Canned 5/5/25. Great beer!

Hops - German Tradition, Hersbrucker, Sapir, and Hallertau Mittelfruh

 

Seek and ye shall find! Went rummaging through the garage fridge and found this nugget I purchased earlier this year: Widowmaker Brewing “Shadows in the Dark “ Doppelbock!

 

Enjoyed this Classic today while working on a home project!

 

I know, everyone has an opinion, but that's one of my favorites for the style! Prost! !!

 

It's a benchmark for the style, and rightly so.

 

This has been bugging me. Not that I lost any sleep over it, but suddenly it came to me. I was thief the wrong kind of beverage

“DARK SHADOWS”. Turns out there was a re-make movie too.



BTW, a neighbor turned me on to “What We Do in the Shadows”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfBbSwX6kEk&t=11s

Noroc !

 

Ask for the recipe!

 

Cross post with the WSABAYDN thread

Olde Mecklenburg Brewing - Bock Party (formerly Früh Bock)



Such a good beer; malty and slightly sweet, mild fruitiness, just enough hops for balance. One of my favorite OMB beers!

 

Funeral Bock ~ Double Decocted Black Bock
Wayfinder Brewing out of Portland, OR 7%ABV
@GreenBayBA we have a contender here boss

Cheers

 

8.5 oz actually, this is 16oz

 

@mactrail -- Ayinger's Weizenbock is available year-round, so your local distro probably added more German styles for the season. I just hope that means it's fresh for you, so many Ayinger beers withering on shelves.

That said, if you aren't a Weizen fan, you probably still won't like a Weizenbock. Clove and banana are typical byproducts of a top-fermenting Weizen yeast.

BTW -- why East Germany specific? Ayinger is Southern German through and through.