Beer in Review: Bocks Away!
I know I'm long overdue for a beer post. About 1 out of every 10 of my posts is about beer. I apologize for the slump. Between the holidays sucking up time and a post-New Year's sore throat ruining the taste of my favorite beverages, I had to put beer blogging on hold. In fact, my throat is still not 100%. So this post is working off of notes I took a while back and my memory.
As I mentioned here, I finally tried bock, and I liked it! So, I went out and bought a couple bocks. Unfortunately, I can only review one of them right now: Saranac's Black Diamond Bock.
The Matt Brewing Company continues to experiment with new beer styles in limited runs. The successful flavors get to come back as seasonals and limited releases. It's a business plan that Boston Brewery uses (much to my pleasure) and Magic Hat disdains (much to my chagrin). The Black Diamond Bock is one of those limited releases that runs during the colder months.
On the pour, the head is ok. Decent. A light brown to caramel color proclaims that its name has no relation to its appearance. The lager aroma rises to meet one's nose.
My tongue shouts, "malt!" Hops follow, but this beer remains smooth. It tastes German and sure enough, the major malt and hops ingredients are right out of Bavaria: Munich and Vienna malts coupled with the noble Hallertau hops. It all provides a reasonably strong 6.0% ABV kick.
So if you're like me and you find lagers a bit lacking, consider going darker and grab a bock. And if Saranac's Black Diamond Bock is available at your local liquor store, pick up a six pack.
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DED
As I mentioned here, I finally tried bock, and I liked it! So, I went out and bought a couple bocks. Unfortunately, I can only review one of them right now: Saranac's Black Diamond Bock.The Matt Brewing Company continues to experiment with new beer styles in limited runs. The successful flavors get to come back as seasonals and limited releases. It's a business plan that Boston Brewery uses (much to my pleasure) and Magic Hat disdains (much to my chagrin). The Black Diamond Bock is one of those limited releases that runs during the colder months.
On the pour, the head is ok. Decent. A light brown to caramel color proclaims that its name has no relation to its appearance. The lager aroma rises to meet one's nose.
My tongue shouts, "malt!" Hops follow, but this beer remains smooth. It tastes German and sure enough, the major malt and hops ingredients are right out of Bavaria: Munich and Vienna malts coupled with the noble Hallertau hops. It all provides a reasonably strong 6.0% ABV kick.
So if you're like me and you find lagers a bit lacking, consider going darker and grab a bock. And if Saranac's Black Diamond Bock is available at your local liquor store, pick up a six pack.
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DED
Labels: beer
posted by DED at 4:14 PM
2 Comments:
I've never seen this one.
I'm pretty sure that 2007 was the first year it appeared on the market. If it's older, then maybe 2006.
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