Samuel Adams Double Bock

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Samuel Adams Double Bock has been described as... Intense and warming, a meal in a bottle.

About the Beer

One can not help but appreciate Samuel Adams Double Bock's huge malt character. We use an enormous amount of malt, half a pound per bottle, to brew this intensely rich lager. Its deep brown-ruby color is all made in the kettle - no black malt is used, resulting in a rich sweetness that is free of the rough taste of burnt malt. All that remains is the velvet smooth flavor and mouthfeel of the two row malt. Samuel Adams Double Bock's intense malt character is balanced with a subtle piney, citrus hop note from the German Noble hops.

Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams Double Bock can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

History of the Beer

One of the first and most acclaimed of Samuel Adams' seasonal offerings, Double Bock became the first American beer ever to be named the Grand Champion at the Australian International Beer Awards in 2001. The mythology surrounding bocks and double bocks is almost as rich and intriguing as the brews themselves. Brewed since the 13th century, these malty lagers are still some of the biggest and most sophisticated beers around. Bock is the German word for "billy goat" and pictures of goats grace the labels of many bocks and double bocks.

About the Brewing

Samuel Adams Double Bock is brewed using first wort - wort that has not been sparged in the lauter tun - to obtain a liquid that is very high in gravity. This high gravity will allow for a fuller body and higher alcohol content in the final product.