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
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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.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle picked up at The Grapevine
Clear golden with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma of straw, fruity, oranges and earthy. Flavors of wheat, herbal and lemon peel
Ok
Clear golden with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma of straw, fruity, oranges and earthy. Flavors of wheat, herbal and lemon peel
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2013
at 21:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Medium gold pour with thick white head. Hoppy aroma with spice and outdoorsiness. Much malt in flavour giving a slightly sweet tinge. Good finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 12:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearence clear yellow with a white head very bubbly. Aroma floral some citrus taste bitter flavor long on the palate
Tried
on 09 Jun 2013
at 19:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a light crystal clear pale gold with a thick frothy white head. Malty nose. Flavors of straw with some mild hoppiness, producing a lingering bitter finish. Quite smooth and crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2013
at 19:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a clear golden with a average white head. Aroma is a nice mix of the rye malt and hops. Flavor is about the same. A nice spicy rye starts things out but after the swallow a decent bitter hop is left on the tongue. This was a nice rye-IPA style beer.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2013
at 14:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Beer Bistro. Thin head with attractive lacing action. Gold color just to the point of turning amber. Looks and tastes pretty malty, even chewy, without that much hop at the start. Halfway through the tulip glass, I start to pick up some of the European hop note, but it never gets overpowering. Then right at the end I caught a little bite of yeasty bock spice, a reminder that this is a style that can turn to bananas very easily. But this beer doesn’t.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2013
at 21:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a golden color with pillow top white two finger head. Aroma is sweet malts. Taste is light hops that brings way to malt. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 21:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Bright golden pour, really quite vibrant. Creamy white head. Nose is soft with florals, rye, and herbal notes. Silky mouthful with rye, floral, more herbal notes, and light malty sweetness. Finishes soft and crisp at the same time. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 19:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draught at New Belgium Hub at DIA. Pours a deep bronze color with a medium fluffy bone white head that diminishes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and hops. Medium-bodied with flavors of biscuit malt, hops and citrus. The finish is malty up front with an earthy hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 15 May 2013
at 13:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Super clear and light golden or perhaps a very light copper coloured body with a thick, five centimetre tall off-white head that leaves a sloppy lace and a zillion bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of nice bright grapefruit hops with a kick of light malt and a bit of metal. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive hoppy flavour up front with the grapefruit and a bit of herbal flavours and a little apple and pear sweetness too. Aftertaste shows a more refined flavour with a good malt balance with a light acidic and sharp metallic note. Overall, a good light-ish beer with some pleasant hop notes and a good crisp flavour. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 02-April-2013 for US$4.49 sampled at home in Washington on 10-May-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2013
at 21:18