Samuel Adams Chocolate Cherry Bock

Reviewed By: Rick S.
Style: Bock
State/Country: Massachusetts
ABV: 7.0%
Serving Type: On Tap @ Hawthorne's

Look: 9.5
Black color with reddish hues, thick creamy tan head with great lacing.

Smell: 8.5
Dark chocolate, roasted malt, and lots of cherry

Taste: 9
Blast of cherries and chocolate up front, balanced by the hops and roast in the middle, and finishing with chocolate and cherries.  Flavors are linear, which is typical for the style

Mouthfeel: 9
Medium-heavy body with low carbonation, and a slick finish

Drinkability: 9
Decadent!

Overall Score: 9

Value: 7
Cost/12 oz serving: $5.50

Overall Impression:
It was like drinking Cellas® dark chocolate covered cherries.  Deelish!

Food Pairing:
As I was drinking this I was thinking how great it would be with ANY type of chocolate desert with or without cherries strawberries or raspberries, cheesecake again with or without fruit, and vanilla ice cream.  I paired my second one with food...here is the review