Hop Kitchen #01: Hoppy Bock Lager
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Series Out of Production|
Score
6.96
|
|
Meet the first in our new Hop Kitchen series: A German-style springtime lager brewed with rye then loaded with Hallertauer, Perle and Fuggle hops for a spicy, earthy aroma. This Hoppy Bock Lager offers a medium body and slightly sweet malt character perfect for your spring hop-fling.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice golden color with a great head. Nice hoppy flavor that’s not overpowering. Light hoppy aroma. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:42
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 01 Feb 2020
at 04:52
8.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Hazy deep golden color, fluffy white head with nice retention and lacing. Nice aroma of light spice, flowers. Taste is earthy, lightly spiced, subtle pine and citrus. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2014
at 12:38
7.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Served in a pint glass: pours a very light copper(was expecting something darker then found out it is a heller bock) with a fluffy head of creamy white foam - really fatastic head retention & lacing The bouquet gives off a floral midly citrusy scent while the aroma adds biscuit & bread notes. Light slightly slick body, clean hop earthy herbal bitterness with a subtly nutty or biscuit malt kick. The finish cleans your palate leaving you with a puckering sensation and lingering hop notes. Interesting stuff, not really my thing but I can see the appeal. This would go great as an afterwork beer or on a hot day outside. The style is supposedly a bock brewed for spring and I can totally see that. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2014
at 21:04
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Slightly hazy gold, white head. Fruity, light pine....hop aroma. Orange malt, pine taste. Rather more like an APA than a bock.... Pretty nice, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 15:26
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Musty barley malt aroma. Slightly hazy honey gold with a small white heat. Sweet brown bread / barley malt and sweet orange hops flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2013
at 16:01
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange/lemon and barley malt aroma. Medium yellow with moderate head. Sweet orange malt and lightly bitter orange peel flavor. Nice beer but not very bock-like though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 15:38
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
15th November 2013
Hazy gold beer with a good white head. Palate starts smooth but turns minerally crisp. Light airy creamy malt with a whisper of caramel. Balanced by hops that taste more NZ than Noble! Light pine and mellow lime. Finishes light. Nicely done, super drinkable.
Hazy gold beer with a good white head. Palate starts smooth but turns minerally crisp. Light airy creamy malt with a whisper of caramel. Balanced by hops that taste more NZ than Noble! Light pine and mellow lime. Finishes light. Nicely done, super drinkable.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2013
at 03:29
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. From notes. Pours a lightly hazy dark gold with a half finger of white head. Aroma fo citrus and pine with a little caramel. Taste is light bitter. Citrus and tropical fruits with a decent bit of caramel in there too. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a decently long finish. Not bad. Not my favorite from New Belgium but not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2013
at 19:09
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle courtesy of my friend Brent. The pour is a clear golden yellow with a one inch white head that falls quick. The aroma is sweet malt grain, with a touch of floral spice earthiness. The taste is more of the hop upfront and then the sweet malt, yield to earthiness. As it warms gets really heavy on the earth and mineral spice. The palate is medium to light bodied, with a dry finish. Nice enough, thanks Brent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2013
at 10:17