Originating in the Northern German city of Einbeck. The name ‘bock’ is a corruption of the name ‘Einbeck’ in the Bavarian dialect and became used after the beer came to Munich. The traditional Bock is made with Munich and Vienna malts and sometimes sparse amounts of roasted malts for color. Continental European hop varieties are used as well as lager yeast. Original gravity is 1.064 – 1.072 and they are hopped at 20 – 27 IBU.  Complex maltiness is dominated by the rich flavors of Munich and Vienna malts. Some caramel flavors may be present due to long boil times . Hop bitterness is generally only high enough to support the malt flavor, allowing a bit of sweetness to linger in the finish.

PAULANER SALVATOR- DOPPELBOCK 7.9% (GERMANY) 12oz      $5
Cherry color and crystal clear. Viniferous aromas blend with caramel and brandy and carry over into the bold flavors of toffee and strawberry.

AUGUSTINER BRAU MAXIMATOR – DOPPLEBOCK 7.5% (GERMANY) 12oz     $5
Medium brown in color with copper highlights. The nose is spicy toffee malt and a touch of hops. Flavor is dried fruit, caramel malts, and sweet noble hops. Buttery mouth feel with slight warmth in the finish.

KULMBACHER REICHELBRAU EISBOCK 9.2% (GERMANY) 330ml $5
A beautiful chocolate brown with ruby highlights. Kulmbacher’s Eisbock is both rich and complex with bready, doughy, biscuit-malt flavors and sweet caramel, fig and date accents. There is a faint, dry hoppiness in the finish. This beer becomes more complex as it warms and offers new subtleties with each savory sip

LAMMSBRAU ORGANIC DUNKEL – MUNICH DUNKEL LAGER 4.8% (GERMANY) 11.2oz $6
Aromas of earthy malts and hops with flavors that remind one of molasses and brown sugar with hints of chocolate. Much lighter mouth feel than the color would suggest. Hops bring a dry, subtle complexity to the finish and round out what is a very tasty example of the style.

WEIHENSTEPHAN KORBINIAN – DOPPELBOCK 7.4% (GERMANY) 16.9oz $6
Warm chocolate brown color with a tan head. Aromas are molasses, dark fruits, spice, and earthy hops. Flavors are a combination of toasted malts and light peaty/smoke hints. Mouth feel is creamy and finishes strong with warm Belgian-esque dark fruits.

EKU 28 – EISBOCK 11% (GERMANY) 330ml    $6.50
Clear reddish orange color with off-white head. Aromas are bold caramel, bitter nuts, brown sugar, and noble hops. Upon first sip there is an explosion of flavors- baked apples, bananas, brandy, port, roasted almonds, and earthy woody hints. The finish is sweet and long-lingering. A world-class beer.

AYINGER CELEBRATOR – DOPPLEBOCK 11.2oz    $6.50
Celebrator has a creamy head of tight bubbles that beautifully contrasts its profound dark robe. It is full-bodied and velvety from half a year’s aging, and, although it is strong, it is not overpowering. There is a wonderful and intricate balance between the various malts, the alcohol and the subtle hops. A complex fruitiness of roasted malt and whole hop flowers makes Celebrator great as a party drink with friends and family. Despite its richness, it has a faintly smoky dryness in the finish.

AVENTINUS WEIZEN-EISBOCK 12% (GERMANY) 11.2oz $8
Dark hazy brown color. Big fruity esters in the nose- raisins, plum, banana- as well as caramel maltiness and yeast spiciness. The flavor is rich and bold with toasty malts and dried fruits that bring to mind fresh banana bread. The alcohol is present towards the end as it warms your throat. The finish lingers with rich fruity flavors.

SAMICHLAUS HELLES- DOPPLEBOCK 14% (AUSTRIA) 11.2oz $9
Golden color with a thick white head. The nose is honey, powdered sugar, fresh bread, and alcohol. The flavors are similar but open up all new complexities with additional sips. Caramel honey flavors bleed into peach and herbal hop bitterness. The finish is smooth with residual hop bitterness. Very complex and delicious.

MICHAEL PLANK BAVARIAN HELLER WEIZENBOCK 7.50% (GERMANY) 16.9oz $12
Light straw yellow color with a billowing white head. Aromas are bananas, tropical fruits and honey musk. Flavors are citrus tanginess with spicy clove and nutmeg hints. Banana peeks back through at the finish along with lemons and soft yeast notes. The 7.5% ABV is expertly well hidden.

MICHAEL PLANK HELLER DOPPELBOCK 7.8% (GERMANY) 16.9oz. $12
Amber to orange color. Built on a solid toasted malt base that comes through on the nose along with honey and fresh cut grass. Flavors are an earthy complexity of pepper, honey, green apples, and light citrus tanginess. Very refreshing and full of interesting notes that develop as the beer warms.

AVENTINUS VINTAGE WHEAT DOPPLEBOCK 8.2% (GERMANY) 16.9oz $12
Pours hazy ruby brown. Aromas are dark fruits, brown sugar, sweet stone fruits, and yeast spiciness. Flavors echo the nose with yellow raisins, pears, apples, cloves, yeast bread, and bananas. Wonderfully complex and a stellar example of the style.

LEFT HAND RYE BOCK LAGER 7.7% (COLORADO) 750ml $19
Pours a clear caramel color with an almond head. Aromas of nougat, toffee, and caramel fill the air and hints of spicy rye and hops peek through. Flavors are bold hops up front with the dry spiciness of rye enhancing the hop bitterness. Caramel and tart fruit sweetness come through along with yeasty notes of fresh baked bread. It finishes dry with lingering hop bitterness.

LEFT HAND GOOSINATOR – SMOKED DOPPELBOCK 7.2%  (COLORADO) 750ml $19
A limited, one-time release from Left Hand. Pours a deep red with a beige head. The nose is roasted caramel malts and smoked malts with light hints of maple syrup. Flavors are dark, smokey, woody, black walnuts, and earthy hop notes. The finish is a lingering smokey bitter sweetness.

SAMICHLAUS BIER- DOPPLEBOCK 14% (AUSTRIA) 750ml $22
Pours amber color with small white head. Aromas are dark fruits, molasses, toasted malts, and toffee. Flavors are huge with a blend of maple syrup, caramel, dark fruits, and honey. Sweetness lasts through each sip and lingers into a toasty finish. A wonderful sipping beer with alcohol warmth present and intense flavors throughout.