Hell's Bock
Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Regular|
Score
6.76
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We felt that lagers are being left out of the new revolution, so try this one! This Spring, break out a bottle or three on that first sunny warm spring day when you get that itch. Make sure to grill some bratwurst and heck throw on some sauerkraut for good measure. Use a good fresh Portuguese roll and warm it on the grill as well. Serve with a green tomato pickle and wedges of goat cheese. The lager should be chilled in the snow of course!
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: clear burnt orange to copper color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft bready tones with a clean caramel/toffee to semi-nutty tone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty quality; finishes very malty
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue but a touch of something grainy nicking the tongue; good carb level
Overall: not a bad attempt of a Hellerbock by an American brewer but I bet this might be better if they cleaned up some of that graininess in the feel.
Can to mug.
Appearance: clear burnt orange to copper color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft bready tones with a clean caramel/toffee to semi-nutty tone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty quality; finishes very malty
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue but a touch of something grainy nicking the tongue; good carb level
Overall: not a bad attempt of a Hellerbock by an American brewer but I bet this might be better if they cleaned up some of that graininess in the feel.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 19:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Poured an orange yellow with a long lasting head. Some floral and citrus notes and almost a spicy kick at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of juicy grapefruit, bready malt, caramel and molasses. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2014
at 20:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle. Bottle sat in my buddy’s fridge for about 8 months. Deep amber color with thick foamy head. Nose of toasted malts and light floral hops. Hop flavor has dieda bit but not a big problem since the malts take over. Sweet malts of caramel, molasses with some toasted grain. Still has a light bitterness even after all this time. Medium body with a sticky, syrupy texture. Hard to know what this was like with fresh hops. Still at this point, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2013
at 17:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a deep golden/amber color with a smallish off white head that quickly dissipates. Smells of caramel and brown sugar with a touch of ethanol, and sweet almost herbal aromas wafting from the glass. The flavor is sweet and dark sugary and caramel like the aroma promised, but with a solid shot of dark sweet fruits as well. Medium body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. Decent enough beer, but seems caught somewhere between a bock and a barleywine. Confusing but drinkable I guess.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2012
at 21:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Rock Art brewery. Half a finger of tan head. SRM of 15. Light caramel brown. caramel and Munich malts. Not a lot of smell going on. Overall, pretty weak. Taste - tasty. Very dry and full bodied. Wheat? Nice malt backbone of munich. A mild bit of spices. Not a bad bock. Not the best.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2012
at 10:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Super deep amber coloured body with a bright orange glow and a nice, five centimetre tall tan head - very nice looking for the style. Aroma of toasty malt, earthy and resiny hops with a touch of grapefruit and citrus. Medium-bodied; Nice rich malty flavour with a lot of alcohol, some citrus and herbal notes and an earthy, alcohol flavour with a hint of spice. Aftertaste shows mostly a deep european lager with a lot of alcohol and a decent amount of flavour, but not much complexity. Overall, a nice interesting bock with a lot of alcohol, a good amount of flavour at first, but not much deep complexity. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 11-March-2012 for US$3.95 sampled at home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 14-April-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2012
at 12:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz bottle-pours an off white head and copper color. Aroma is grainy/medium malt-some sweet, some hops-slight bitter. Taste is grainy/medium malt-some sweet caramel, some hops-slight bitter earthy/spicy, some alcohol. Clashes a bit. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this with me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2009
at 21:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Richmond Industry Gathering 2007. Dark brown body with a light tan head. Huge molassas and acaramel aroma. Molassas and caramel flavor.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2008
at 19:37