Blonde Bock
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in San Jose, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Regular|
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Blonde Bock
Bock beers are represented by a male goat, which in German lore symbolizes strength and virility. In accordance with the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law of 1516), bock beers must have a pre-fermentation malt sugar concentration of 16%, which converts over to at least 7% alcohol after fermentation. These strong beers were made popular in the early 1600’s by monks in order to minimize their hunger during fasting periods. While most bocks are dark, Blonde Bock is golden-colored and malty with a rich, creamy head. The rich flavor is counterbalanced with just the right level of bitterness from the Hallertau aroma hops and create a very smooth profile.
Bock beers are represented by a male goat, which in German lore symbolizes strength and virility. In accordance with the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law of 1516), bock beers must have a pre-fermentation malt sugar concentration of 16%, which converts over to at least 7% alcohol after fermentation. These strong beers were made popular in the early 1600’s by monks in order to minimize their hunger during fasting periods. While most bocks are dark, Blonde Bock is golden-colored and malty with a rich, creamy head. The rich flavor is counterbalanced with just the right level of bitterness from the Hallertau aroma hops and create a very smooth profile.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft: Poured a golden with off-white head. Aroma is sweet grainy. Taste is sweet and grainy.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2018
at 20:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft at San Jose airport. Husky grainy aroma. Faint floral. Clear dark gold with head that quickly dissipated to a collar and dusting, but there is nice patterning down the sides. Tate is moderately astringent with moderate high bittering. Slight alcohol warmth is nice. Really a bit rough and lacking rich maltiness that this style demands.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2016
at 13:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Oakland airport. Light copper body, minimal head. Sweet malt aroma, taste follows with more sweet malt, honey. Body is fantastic, slick, slippery. Shame they serve it ice cold.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2016
at 12:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[2/20/15] Draught at Gordon Biersch Mission Valley in San Diego. Clear golden. Aroma of malt, slightly grainy, with honey-ish hint. Sweetish flavor with malt, bready, a bit caramelly, a bit honey-ish, with a slightly drier finish with a bitterish hint and a faint alcoholic note. Light to medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 13:59
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draft. Very pale yellow color, small white head. Aroma of straw and paper. Taste is bland hay.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2014
at 05:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
From a bottle at Whole Foods Beer School. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Light biscuit nose. Flavors of toast with some light caramel notes. Light bodied, medium carbonation, crisp finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2014
at 16:58
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Draft sample @Syracuse location. Clear yellow color some head and lace. Nose and flavor is the same. Decent balance of hops and malt. It’s true to the style just a tad boring. Maybe upping the hops would help kick this up a notch. Body is thin and watery. Meh
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2013
at 12:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Oakland airport
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized creamy white head and good lacing left in the glass
Aroma: Fruity and caramel
Taste: Tropical fruit, caramel and sweet malts
Nice, easy drinkability
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized creamy white head and good lacing left in the glass
Aroma: Fruity and caramel
Taste: Tropical fruit, caramel and sweet malts
Nice, easy drinkability
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2010
at 12:12
8/10
Caramel with some sweetness. There's a bit of dark fruit in there and a touch of sugar.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2010
at 17:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle-pours a tight foamy offwhite head with gold color. Aroma is bready/grain, light/medium fruit-apricot/pear. Taste is sweet bready/grain, light/medium fruit-apricot/pear, spice hops, slight alcohol. Medium body. Better cold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2009
at 13:47