Triple Bock
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.60
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Triple Bock is complex, elegant, and has the depth and complexity of a fine cognac, vintage port or an old sherry. Non-carbonated, ruby-black, and very special, Triple Bock should be sipped from a small snifter in a two-ounce serving.
This is a beer to savor, and sip slowly. Triple Bock has a brandy-like warmth and a complex melange of fruity, woody, and toffee-like flavors. Let the aroma fill your mouth and nose with rich malt and fruit overtones. Savor and appreciate its enormous character.
Serve Triple Bock as you would a fine sherry, at room temperature, in a small snifter. One bottle generously serves two or three. Recork and store standing up. Once poured into a small glass, the layers of aroma and flavor will continue to evolve as the deep ruby brew warms in the hand. There have been only three vintages produced: 1994, 1995 and 1997.
This is a beer to savor, and sip slowly. Triple Bock has a brandy-like warmth and a complex melange of fruity, woody, and toffee-like flavors. Let the aroma fill your mouth and nose with rich malt and fruit overtones. Savor and appreciate its enormous character.
Serve Triple Bock as you would a fine sherry, at room temperature, in a small snifter. One bottle generously serves two or three. Recork and store standing up. Once poured into a small glass, the layers of aroma and flavor will continue to evolve as the deep ruby brew warms in the hand. There have been only three vintages produced: 1994, 1995 and 1997.
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4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4
Thanks to oldgrowth. Sam's NC tasting. I can't recall the vintage.
Molases black with oily brown highlights.
Sharp soy, peanut oil, burnt nut nose.
Sharp, toasted raisins, soy sauce, smoke extract.
Strong acid & concerning tartness. The drinkability is wanting.
Molases black with oily brown highlights.
Sharp soy, peanut oil, burnt nut nose.
Sharp, toasted raisins, soy sauce, smoke extract.
Strong acid & concerning tartness. The drinkability is wanting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 22:28
7/10
Malm� July tasting - proper piece of history here, dark sweet malty with deep sweet molasses and dried fruit, some soy sauce, full bodied, sweet port and sherry infused warming spiced lingering finish, surprisingly still in great condition for the age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2025
at 05:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from 1997.
wow, this is an odd one. FIrst off, the pour one of the blackest i’ve seen. It’s coating my glass like oil. Aroma is ridiculously malty, with some chocolate, and burnt soy sauce, and salmon, but the alcohol is actually well hidden. Flavour is burnt chocolate, and burnt soy sauce, but its somewhat enjoyable. Its quite sweet, but mixed with a huge burnt flavour. Its odd, but enjoyable, but in the end i couldn’t finish the bottle. Very interestiing.
wow, this is an odd one. FIrst off, the pour one of the blackest i’ve seen. It’s coating my glass like oil. Aroma is ridiculously malty, with some chocolate, and burnt soy sauce, and salmon, but the alcohol is actually well hidden. Flavour is burnt chocolate, and burnt soy sauce, but its somewhat enjoyable. Its quite sweet, but mixed with a huge burnt flavour. Its odd, but enjoyable, but in the end i couldn’t finish the bottle. Very interestiing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle (1997) thanks to my buddy Keith: Poured a burn molasses black brown with a white head. Aroma is boozy, molasses, sticky, chew, light vinous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2024
at 02:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Malmö July tasting at Palace Hall (08/07/2023) - proper piece of history here, dark sweet malty with deep sweet molasses and dried fruit, some soy sauce, full bodied, sweet port and sherry infused warming spiced lingering finish, surprisingly still in great condition for the age.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2023
at 06:31
Historic check-in
Tried
on 25 Jun 2023
at 11:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
1997 bottle opened in 2022. The cork broke. Sieved into a small glas. Black oil with no head or carbonation. Aroma has mushroom, alcohol, boiled vegetables. Tastes like a bitter apple syrup. Mushrooms too. Hidden acidic element behind the syrup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2022
at 20:32
OMT Advent Day 16 - Old turd you've been looking for an excuse to get out of the cellar (…but it may be awesome).
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2019
at 23:19
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Opague. Aroma has sugar, cacao, pure chocolate, soy suace and maggi (taste enhancer the Dutch use for soup). Hangs on to yout glass like balsamic venegar. Fluid pure chocolate with soy sauce and maggi. Nearly undrinkable.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
Soy sauce.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2019
at 14:49