Modest reddish amber bock tightropes thin mocha-raisin tier to thinner fruited nut finish. Along the way, muted black chocolate and dark caramel fade to gray.

Black-as-night Belgian bock with brown chocolate sweetness, stiff hop bite, and stout-heavy mocha finish softened by toned down grain subtleties. Muted fruit spicing and orange blossom inflate deep roasted caramel malt backdrop of unexpectedly gentle ‘black beer.’ Brewery defunct: 2005.

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.

Alcohol-riddled Brussels lace-smitten port-like bock with butterscotch creaminess contrasting bitter cocoa and undefined spiciness. Dirty grains and roasted barley fill out background, but ultimate luster lost by strange brandy finish. Closer to a confused barleywine than intended.

Perhaps closer to a toasted lager than a true bock, well-balanced golden-hued medium body substitutes chewy caramel-chocolate malting and increased roasted barley sweetness for dried fruit expectancy. Near finish, recessive white grape-date-fig nuances and earthy nuttiness rail against ashy coal harshness.

Strong coffee soured template energizes dark fruity tartness and rich cocoa malt aspect, but acrid alcohol finish depletes secondary chocolate-nut imp.

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.

Off dry chestnut-hued bock brings soft mocha-raisin pith to consensual burnt hop dissonance. Dry orange-lemon peel bitterness and woody bottom fortify delicate fig-date finish countering recessive brown sugar dalliance.

Typical easy pounding domestic premium beer sweeter and more yeast-infested than macrobrewed Michelob premium, but nothing ‘special.’

Lackluster amber-hued moderate-bodied dark lager with ambiguous bock traits allows solvent phenol hops to detract dryly washed-out cocoa-molasses backslide, refracted brown-sugared fig-plum sedation, and lemon-tinged moldy orange souring. Resinous chocolate-covered hazelnut-pecan astringency gets cardboard-y.

Brownish maroon bock sprawls coffee souring across deep chocolate resonance and roasted hop dryness but meager pine tinge concealed. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Early astringency nearly inhibits honey-roasted malt creaminess, chocolate cherry splurge, and dried raisin imminence of turbidly tawny bottle-conditioned medium body. Yet imaginative sweet ‘n’ sour mocha-molasses variance perfectly suits sharply spiced banana-clove finish.