Samuel Adams Imperial Double Bock by Boston Beer Company

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Beer specs

Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: 20 SRM

Beer details: Rating: 79; Samuel Adams Imperial Double Bock; Brewery: Boston Beer Company · Boston, MA; Variety: Lager · German Lager · Doppelbock; Alcohol: ABV 9.50% / ABW 7.30%; IBU: 25; Preferred vessel: Pint glass; Color: Nut Brown (English Brown Ale) (20 SRM); Added by Scott C; Last updated by Matt Lincoln Russell

Samuel Adams® Double Bock was first brewed 20 years ago as the first of our Samuel Adams® seasonal offerings, and it is now one of our most acclaimed beers. Double Bock became one the first big beers to be brewed here in the US, and we are now happy to offer it year round.

We use an enormous amount of malted barley, half a pound per bottle, to brew this intensely rich lager. Its deep mahogany color and velvet smooth flavor is a testament to the beer’s high quality two-row malted barley.

Sweet, Caramel, Rich, Alcohol, Syrupy

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Reviews

Review by Scott C

Rating: 89

Scott C

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Manchester, CT

March 14th, 2009 at 5:09 p.m.

Comment:
Very smooth and drinkable for it’s high alcohol content. Sweet caramel / maple syrup taste, with a sweet alcohol finish

Characteristics: alcohol maple syrup sweet
Review by dwc

Rating: 70

dwc

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Gainesville, FL

March 21st, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.

Comment:
A little overpowering in terms of the alcohol content, even for a doppelbock. Not as malty as I was expecting.

Characteristics: rich sweet
Review by Wes Baker

Rating: 90

Wes Baker

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Blacksburg, VA

March 23rd, 2009 at 6:41 p.m.

Comment:
A most excellent beer, probably one of the best I’ve tried to date. A great flavor, altogether different from other beers that I’ve tried.

Characteristics: nutty rich
Review by scredsfan

Rating: 80

scredsfan

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Aiken, SC

April 17th, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.

Comment:
Pours dark caramel color with thin caramel head - minimal carbonation. I have to agree with my colleague who said this was a little overpowering in terms of alcohol content. Malty aroma, sweet, almost syrupy taste. The alcohol content overpowers the malty flavor of the beer. Quick finish.

Characteristics: alcohol caramel sweet
Review by Lobsterman

Rating: 69

Lobsterman

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Portland, ME

June 27th, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.

Comment:
Agreed….Definitely malty sweet with an after taste that does not quite agree with me.

Characteristics: malty sweet