Posted in wheat beer, bock on May 26th, 2007 No Comments »
This unfiltered wheat beer pours a reddish amber color with lot of stuff floating around in it. When drinking unfiltered beers, lot of stuff floating in it is a good thing. The nose is spicy and sweet, with a slight hint of wheat. The taste is exactly what you might expect given the […]
Posted in bock, August Schell, maibock on April 8th, 2007 No Comments »
The Germans are famous for celebrating the arrival of autumn with a huge party known as Octoberfest. Less well known is their celebration of the arrival of spring, Maifest. Maifest is held at the beginning of May (hence the name - Maifest = May Fest). The beer typically served is Maibock, a pale colored lager.
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Posted in bock, August Schell on March 15th, 2007 No Comments »
I was pretty excited to try this one. I mean, caramel bock; the name just sounds rich and delicious, doesn’t it? Say it with me now…caramel bock…cara…
(interrupting) Voice of Butthead: Huh, huh. He said “bock”.
Voice of Beavis: Yeah, bock! Bock you! Bock off!
Voice of Butthead: Huh. Huh-huh.
Anyway, Schell caramel bock is made with two-row pale […]
Posted in lager, wheat beer, bock, Samuel Adams, Boston Brewery on November 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
This is the first of the actual seasonal beers that I’ve sampled from the Sam Adams Winter Classics Mix Pack. It is described as a dark wheat bock brewed with winter spices. I was really interested in tasting this beer because I’ve had many, many wheat beers over the years, but they are usually not […]
Posted in lager, bock on November 1st, 2006 8 Comments »
Shiner is a sleepy little town of just over 2,000 people inland from the Gulf coast in Texas. The Spoetzel Brewery in Shiner was founded by Czech and German immigrants in the early 1900s. The brewery is named for its first brewmaster, Kosmos Spoetzel. Spoetzel (the brewery, not Kosmos himself) has been making this bock […]
