Now this is how you finish out Bock week.
Wow.
This outstanding version of a double bock pours with an excellent head and has good lacing as you swill it down. Color is a pretty dark amber, but it looks a lot lighter than it really is. I didn’t get much from the aroma, just some minor tobacco notes. When you first drink it you get slammed into a wall of bitter chocolate at 100mph, this bock is maltelicious. It has a really thick mouthfeel, it coats the inside of your mouth with its delicious hoppy resins.
You’d think at 9.5% ABV this beer would be overbearing, and you’d be wrong. It is very drinkable, a very sweet, caramel and vanilla concoction that begs for a repeat swilling. This would be the perfect beer to have after a decedent dinner, like having a fine port to close out the evening.
A very impressive beer. I’m glad I saved this one for the last day of the week. I really, really enjoyed it.
You can pick up this one and the others in the Samuel Adam’s Imperial Series at the Boise Co-op.
Yeah, I'm seeing a trend here. If I had to make a short list of beers that reminded me of Stone brews, this would make the list.
lol. I didn't even pick this one out, Monty gave it to me a couple of weeks ago, it's what got me to do the bock week tho. I do see the Stone connection.
Really a great beer.
Glad it worked out. Might have to check out some of the other Imperial Series myself after this review.