So, its been a while since my last beer review. Although technical difficulties and a long vacation played a part I still have no excuses. Anyways, I’m back with avengance!
Today I am reviewing Charlie, Fred, and Ken’s Bock. This is the 2nd beer in the 30th anniversary commemorative series from Sierra Nevada. This is a beer close to my heart for the simple reason it’s Ken’s (one of Sierra Nevadas founders) collaboration with 2 homebrewing pioneers, Charlie Papazian and Fred Eckhardt . Anyone who has ventured into homebrewing at some point should probably thank Charlie Papazian. His book The Complete Joy of Homebrewing is often referred to as the “home brewers bible.” Fred Eckahrd was also a true pioneer with his books on homebrewing and inspired many to venture into beer making. As a fellow homebrewer I an extremely excited to review this beer!
Charlie, Fred, and Ken’s Bock is an Imperial Helles Bock. This means that it’s a sweeter, darker lager. It pours a beautiful copper color. It has a nice sweet malty and apple aroma. It definitely has a sweet flavor, almost too sweet. The hops help balance this beer out as it has a crisp hoppy aftertaste but many hop heads may be disappointed.
All in all I think this is a very good beer but you need to be careful with it. On the wrong night it can be too sweet but with the right food it will be outstanding. One agin I cannot stress enough that good beer should be complemented with food. I can imagine drinking this with a nice pork mole.
I rate this beer on the following scale – 7.5/10 taste, 7.5/10 complexity, 8/10 aroma, and 7/10 balance. That gives this one a 7.5 overall.
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