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Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bock - Heller Bock Regular
Score
7.64
ABV: 6.4% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Our homage to the European strong lagers that became a hallmark of the British beer scene in the 1980s, this is a blend of Helles Bock, lagered in a red wine barrel for six months, with fresh Pilsner. Smooth, clean and classic.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle picked up from Beyondbeer webshop Hamburg and consumed at home Friday 27th May 2022, sat outside and about to start cooking a Cauliflower and Red Lentil Dhal from the Simply Raymond cookbook. Pours hazy gold with a huge white head. Not a busy nose by any stretch but perhaps I am picking up a little barrel ageing. Super soft moutheel, tangy and a little fuzzy edge, smooth and light maltiness, sweetness mainly, but bitterness follows but this is somewhat reluctantly. Good but I guess that I'm probably going against the grain here with my review because I am not sure what they were trying to achieve here.

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2022 at 16:02


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

23rd April 2022 Just a light haze on this paleish gold beer, good white head that fizzes away slowly and audibly. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, about what what you would expect from a Pilsner. The lager tang subservient to the barrelling, no complaints from me though, the barrelling is great. Surprising amount of vanilla from a red wine barrel. Nice floral red wine vibe, light but pleasingly fruity. Just a trace of a Sangria vibe as the mildly critic hops kick in and intermingle with the red wine. A mild bretty savory vibe runs throughout. Light finish. Nice job. Light and we'll barrelled and very easy drinking.

Tried on 23 Apr 2022 at 20:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Wine Reserve, Cobham, and taken to Hazlemere tasting. Hazy yellow gold. Big fxck-off fluffy white head. Aroma has Lemon juice sourness with vinous hints. Malty with a citrus streak. All very smooth. Light. Thin. Creamy mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Long finish. Interesting Helles.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2021 at 19:01


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared by BeardedAvenger at SHIG Crashes the Bottle Share at Hazlemere: Poured a hazy white yellow with a huge lively white head. Aroma is fruity, grainy, woodsy, oak. Taste is sweet, grassy, citrus, boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2021 at 18:12


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, split at the Hazlemere Movember and chops tasting, thanks to The Bearded Avenger 12/11/21. Hazed golden orange with a decent good sized white head. Nose is grass, herb, mellow barrel tones, hedgerow, grains, dusty fruits. Taste comprises tangy fruits, tarte fruit edge, caramel, grains, pale malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid mellow barrel affair.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2021 at 15:19


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared in Hazlemere - thanks to Mark. Pours hazed yellow-gold with a big, frothy, pure white head. Fairly sweet, rich pale bread, nips of meringue, lemon rind, wheat flakes. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Sweet finish, mellow warmth, sun-kisses pale grains, biscuits. Enjoyable beer.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2021 at 15:15


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at high Wycombe tasting. Thanks to Mark. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a lively white frothy head. Aroma is clean kiwi, gooseberry, wheat, grape. Flavour is composed of light bready, wheat, white grape, kiwi gooseberry. Palate is frorhy carbonation. Light.. Really easy going. Bottle at home from CW online. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is nice bretty funk, vinous note, vanilla, sponge, barrel, oak. Flavour is composed of crisp, earthy bready grains, vinous funk, bretty funk, kiwi. Palate is crisp, dry finish, airy carbonation. Good stuff. Quite unique. ,

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2021 at 15:12


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Hazlemere tasting with thanks to BeardedAvenger. Pours hazy yellow gold with a huge white head. Aroma is solid malt, grain, grassy hop, hint of jammy fruit. Taste is malt, caramel, grassy hop, grain, hint of jammy red fruit. Solid

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2021 at 15:12


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

375ml bottle. Pours hazy gold with a large head. Aroma is slightly Bretty red wine and apple. Taste is a bit subtle, woody, slightly tart red wine and straw.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2021 at 18:51


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle, online from Cloudwater. Pours light hazed golden with a huge foamy white head. Aroma: malty, light funky, wine barrel hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, doughy malts, honey, oak, subtle wine barrel tannins, grassy. Medium bodied with a high carbonation. Beaut.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2021 at 22:07