2009 Sam Adams Chocolate Bock

I'm guessing the alcohol on it has mellowed out by now. Should be good to drink it up now.

 

yeah that 5% abv should be really toned down

 

It's probably nice and ripe! I'd give it a shot.

 

I came upon a passel of 2008s in the cooler of a second-rate (read: non craft-beer oriented) liquor store a few months back. I took a gamble knowing the hazards, and I was pleasantly surprised. The way the beer is sealed probably helped.

Age didn't improve the beer, per se. But it did taste just as I remembered it (especially before Sam Adams switched to the small bottle format). Malts and milk chocolate notes were both present and no off-notes detected. I tried Chocolate Bock the first year it was released and was an instant fan. An underappreciated, misunderstood beer, IMO.

 

Here we go - I'm having a 2009 right now... very mellow chocolate aroma and taste.
Smooth but lacking flavor. I think it was more intense cocoa 5 years ago but the lack of malty bock is still an issue. And it was never worth the extra price... still high quality beer and tastes good.

 

I have a 2010 that's been cellared since it was purchased that Christmas. I didn't love this when it was new - anyone think it'll be worth the 5+ years?

 

Worth giving it a shot. It probably hasn't changed too much if it's been refrigerated the whole time.

I have a similar concern with a Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner 2007 I have... wondering how that one has changed.