Triple Bock

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: DonVito
I tried the SA Triple Bock - it was basically like soy sauce.

FYI, there are any number of really tasty English and American barleywine ales that are very high in alcohol, but actually taste good and don't cost $5 for an 8-oz bottle.

Fill me in, I'm ready to try something new.

Barleywine info

You should be able to get Sierra Nevada Bigfoot nearly anywhere, and Rogue Old Crustacean is also widely distributed. Thomas Hardy was the first barleywine I ever had, but IMO Bigfoot (9.6% ABV) is probably the most user-friendly of the widely-distributed ones.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: broon
Keep in mind that Barley Wine's are ales, big Bock's are lagers. And that the big Bock will favor malt over hops. The Barley Wine is traditionally very hoppy. If you want an extreme big beer, try Stone's Double Bastard. You can taste the alcohol, malt and hops. Very in your face. But of course, you probably won't like it and most likely aren't worthy of it anyway.

your probably right. hell, i like newcastle.

i know about as much about beer as i do about wine...diddly. but i like trying different stuff to see what i like. I could give a crap how it's made or what the ingredients are (maybe i will when i try to make my own beer or wine). I either like a beer or i don't...what else matters?

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey

Originally posted by: broon
Keep in mind that Barley Wine's are ales, big Bock's are lagers. And that the big Bock will favor malt over hops. The Barley Wine is traditionally very hoppy. If you want an extreme big beer, try Stone's Double Bastard. You can taste the alcohol, malt and hops. Very in your face. But of course, you probably won't like it and most likely aren't worthy of it anyway.

your probably right. hell, i like newcastle.

i know about as much about beer as i do about wine...diddly. but i like trying different stuff to see what i like. I could give a crap how it's made or what the ingredients are (maybe i will when i try to make my own beer or wine). I either like a beer or i don't...what else matters?

Nothing else matters. But understanding what you like about beer will greatly improve your chances of buying beer that you will like. And the process of making and the ingredients will determine how it tastes. If you're going to make beer, you'll learn plenty soon enough. I know of a few good books that can get you started on styles...if you're interested.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: broon
Nothing else matters. But understanding what you like about beer will greatly improve your chances of buying beer that you will like. And the process of making and the ingredients will determine how it tastes. If you're going to make beer, you'll learn plenty soon enough. I know of a few good books that can get you started on styles...if you're interested.

good point.
and i have no desire to make my own beer...yet. usually when i get into something i turn obsessed until i learn to fix/make it myself. kites, music, bikes, computers...maybe beer next.

 

[broon]

If you make your own beer, you'll be able to have that 15% ABV beer that you've been searching for.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: broon
If you make your own beer, you'll be able to have that 15% ABV beer that you've been searching for.

well, it's not like some holy grail for me, but i do want to try a high alcohol content beer. what books do you recommend for home brewing? do you have to make large batches?

 

[Summitdrinker]

you can make small patches, theres plenty about beer and beer making on the net

tour breweris, back in the mid 90's i was huge into micro beer, I travel around going to breweries and brew pubs just for the fun of it.

I also went to many cheeese factories, fresh cheese curds (a Wisconsin thing) and sharp aged chedder, goat cheese, yumm yumm


those were the days, I gained 25 pounds

 

[brian_riendeau]

Myself and and a friend found a place selling Sam Adams Triple Bock a couple years back, we were so excited, we bought 6 bottles at $7/bottle. We were quite the beer afficiandos and had been looking for the Triple Book for a long time, hence we felt the need to buy 6. We then went to the grocery store, bought a couple of the best steaks we could find, along with complimentary side dishes, new charcoal for the grill, light fluid, ice for the cooler... We were about $100 in the hole before we got to cooking. Basically we turned the Triple Bock consuming into an event.

We grilled the steaks, prepared the meal, and sat down to eat. SA Triple Bock is absolutely terrible! The craps tasts like soy sauce and A1 steak sauce combined with some dirty roots for extra tastebud killing. I swear I can still taste the Triple Bock just by thinking about it. Worst alcholic beverage I have ever had in my life.

 

[broon]

I started with the Complete Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian (sp?). A book I learned the most about styles from is Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels.

Standard batches are 5 gallons or about 50 bottles. It can be scaled but it will take several hours of initial time investment plus several weeks to ferment.

 

[CRXican]

Sam Adams sucks in general

 

[Summitdrinker]

I don't care for samual adams pale ale, but the boston lager is good, there stout is good too

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/

http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/

 

[Summitdrinker]

bump up for the late night crew

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: broon
try Stone's Double Bastard. You can taste the alcohol, malt and hops. Very in your face. But of course, you probably won't like it and most likely aren't worthy of it anyway.

dude, you are plagarist, you ripped that directly off Stone's website!



anyways, I tried a double bock (some Friar's or Benedict or whatever) before, it also tastes like soy sauce with a dash of sugar. I don't think i will try it again.

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: broon
try Stone's Double Bastard. You can taste the alcohol, malt and hops. Very in your face. But of course, you probably won't like it and most likely aren't worthy of it anyway.

dude, you are plagarist, you ripped that directly off Stone's website!

Not exactly. I've just read the bottle enough to remember the whole point of it. Unfortunately I can't get it here...

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
anyways, I tried a double bock (some Friar's or Benedict or whatever) before, it also tastes like soy sauce with a dash of sugar. I don't think i will try it again.

I didn't get that at all from Leinenkugel's Doppelbock. It tasted, to me, exactly how beer should taste.