Samuel Adams Cherry Chocolate Bock
Samuel Adams Cherry Chocolate Bock
Essential!
- Cherry, cocoa, coffee
- Rich, sweet; cherry and chocolate
- Sweetness lingers; no bitterness
Available in kegs only. I don’t know if it’s seasonal, or if it will continue to be available.
Of course, I worship at the altar of Bacchus, so I knew where I stood when the Rapture came this Saturday. Instead of waiting around watching all my goodly neighbors vaporize out of their clothes, I took a trip to Babylon, a lovely, but ironically, named town on the south shore of Long Island. I joined other carnal left-behinders at the lovely Post Office Cafe on Main Street.
There, I spied a Samuel Adams tap handle with an odd label. Did I see it correctly? Did that say Cherry Chocolate Bock?
Ooo, fancy. The Post Office Cafe has those special Sam Adams glasses, too.
No, it was really good.
But where did it come from? When did Samuel Adams start making this? I used to have no problem keeping track of my favorite brewery’s new flavors, but lately, it’s been putting out new varieties at breakneck speed. From what I can gather, the Cherry Chocolate Bock is available in kegs, only, and either purchased by the pint at taverns or in growlers at distributors. I consider myself blessed for having come upon it accidentally for, lo, it was really good.
I found that the beer had more of chocolatey flavor than the regular Chocolate Bock, and the cherry is as pronounced as it is in the Cherry Wheat. Sam Adams really knows how to work with cherries and beer. The Cherry Chocolate Bock is rich, but not a thick as a stout, and has almost no bitter notes. It’s sweet and tastes like a cherry cordial melting on the tongue. I had two pints to celebrate sticking onto an Earth that could provide such goodness, but beyond that, it would be like eating an entire Black Forest cake. Please—I’m no glutton—I’ll only eat half of it now. I am going to try to obtain a growler, though, because it’s got to be shared. It’s just so damned good.
I agree. We had it at the world expo of beer and fell in love. We haven’t been able to find it since. : ( I’m hoping they bottle it this year as a holiday beer.
I just had it yesterday, on tap, in a bar in Wilkes-Barre PA. It was awesome! I loved their chocolate bock but this is even better because I’m a big fan of cherries. I might get a growler to take to Thanksgiving dinner. I have to try the cranberry lambic next!
Michael, the winter seasonals came in, and it’s just the Chocolate Bock, so I guess I’ll have to buy that and a six-pack of Cherry Wheat and make it myself!
Scott, I’m not sure how often Sam Adams releases kegs, because it’s not officially a seasonal, I’m glad to hear there are still kegs around.
Thanks for your comments!
My local beer distributor was lucky enough to get his hands on 2 sixtels that he shouldn’t have, so $100 later and I have one on tap at the apartment!
Lucky me! I got my Growler filled with this Awesome beer. Bill’s Liquor & Fine Wines,Summerville SC just put in on Tap! Tomorrow,I will return for a re-fill.