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Stegmaier Brewhouse Bock Lion Brewery Inc. Wilkes Barre, PA
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Preface: A good friend of mine, John "S" runs what could be best called rock 'n roll bar just outside Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Yesterday he dropped off two bottles of this beer. According to John it's just out of the brewery and as fresh as could be. Appearance: This beer is it deep red copper colored beer with a relatively thin sandy tan head of large and small bubbles that form a thin Belgian lace. Aroma: As soon as I opened this beer I could smell the malt. Hidden beneath the toasty malt aroma is a slight with of banana. There are very little hop accents to the aroma. Mouth feel: This is a medium bodied beer with an effervescent tang that does not add too much flavor spike or creaminess to the mouth feel. Flavor: The flavor to this beer is quite subtle. Between sip and lip, what starts out as a fairly usual caramel style malt flavor maintains itself until just the very end with a subtle touch of hops finish. There is a faint sensation of lemon flavor that develops into a thin veneer of hop flavor that cleanses the palate. Comments: This is the first Bock beer of the season that I've tasted. My memory banks to me that this is usually a relatively heavy beer, the last heavy beer of the season before we graduate to lighter springtime beers. However, this particular brew is a relatively light representation of the bock style. It has neither the strong body with a high alcohol content associated with winter beers. I would suggest that it is a true harbinger of spring. The Stegmaier site: http://www.lionbrewery.com/ What others say: Beer Advocate: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/150/28396 Rate Beer: http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/stegmaier-brewhouse-bock/56193/
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