http://www.beermelodies.com For Beer Geeks And Rock Freaks Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/yuengling-bock-beer/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/yuengling-bock-beer/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:03:07 +0000 John Fortunato http://www.beermelodies.com/?p=16353 Passable ’09-brewed American-styled bock relegates bittersweet chocolate-cocoa malting and coarse hop-roasted char to phenol metallic deficiency. Latent brown-sugared dusting lost amongst fizzy carbolic implosion. Buttery diacetyl notion compromises mocha-chalked dried fruiting.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/yuengling-bock-beer/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/grand-teton-howling-wolf-weizenbock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/grand-teton-howling-wolf-weizenbock/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:19:32 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/?p=13909 Decent 2009 cellar-reserved bottle-conditioned ‘strong wheat beer’ with pleasant citric acidity and surprising mocha tenacity bides time as loud 8% alcohol luster gets heard. Creamy caramel-cocoa-chocolate malts ride above peppery clove-spiced fig-sugared vanilla sweetness and bruised orange-banana tartness. Molasses-like Sugar Daddy keepsake forges doppelbock-like character over musty yeast-creased candi-sugared Belgian ale peculiarity.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/grand-teton-howling-wolf-weizenbock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-longshot-traditional-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-longshot-traditional-bock/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:30:59 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/?p=8731 Sharp molasses-soaked hazelnut-almond overtones energize chewy brown-sugared caramel-burnt toffee sweetness and pureed cherry-raisin luster. Recessive plum, rum cake, cookie dough, chocolate nibs, and cocoa illusions fill out robust copper-hued full body.

 

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-longshot-traditional-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/erie-fallenbock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/erie-fallenbock/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:32:25 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/?p=7785 Simply too light and arid for prestigious doppelbock class. Smoked chocolate malting reminiscent of black ale styling fades into quiet raisin-plum-fig spell to earthen dry-hopped barley-toasted bottom.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/erie-fallenbock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/abita-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/abita-bock/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:45:24 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/?p=7300 Drab sunset-hued Mardi Gras fave fails to impress from its washed-out pale amber hue to its ridiculously inappropriate mildness. Astringent honey-soured caramel malting, musty orange-banana-cherry trickle, phenol spicing, and caraway seeding make for ineffectual Maibock or Helles bock traits.

 

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/abita-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/aass-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/aass-bock/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/aass-bock/ Sumptuous soft-fruited dry bock with perky hop subtlety, tangy orange peel blitz, and chewy caramel-molasses tether gains barleywine luster scurrying to sweet barley-roasted raisin-almond finish. Creamy mocha malt midst smoothed out by frisky carbonation and herbaceous recess.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/aass-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-bock/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/anchor-bock/ Early woodsy cedar chip illusion fails to supplement oncoming toffee-like vanilla-backed theme of ruby-cola-hued springtime ‘07 release. Barren prune-fig segue and astringent pecan-walnut toasting coarsen tannic red grape wisp, negating baker’s chocolate, powdered cocoa souring, and anise trace.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anheuser-busch-ziegen-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anheuser-busch-ziegen-bock/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/anheuser-busch-ziegen-bock/ Houston Bud factory promotes this coppery amber bock disappointment. Phenol hop nose, lurking malt souring, and cardboard texture displace off-dry nuttiness and muted prune decline.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anheuser-busch-ziegen-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/augsburger-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/augsburger-bock/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/augsburger-bock/ Honeyed Bavarian-styled bock leads with delicate aromatic malt sweetness and soothing caramel mouthfeel before settling into piquant hop crispness. By mildly creamy soft-bodied finish, maple sappiness and unspecific fruitiness emerge.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/augsburger-bock/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/august-schell-caramel-bock/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/august-schell-caramel-bock/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/august-schell-caramel-bock/ Facile fizzy bock needs better distinction as sour malt astringency, dull honey midriff, and palest caramel splurge fail to ignite. Listless mocha finish turns quickly acidic.

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