Amber BOAK (lean-n-mean 3)
Written: Nov 27 '04 (Updated Nov 30 '04)
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Pros: Um...
Cons: In under 15 words? No chance.
The Bottom Line: Don't bother
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| proxam's Full Review: Michelob Amber Bock |
I know what you're thinking. "Why has he mispelt(sic) the word Bock in the title?"
Well, you'll have to read the review to find the answer to that one, won't you?
You know me, I'll drink any (and/or every) beer that I come across (now there's a disgusting mental image), so when I encountered a bottle of Michelob Amber Bock hidden away at the back of a dusty shelf in a dusty little shop, I quickly handed over the necessary coin of the realm in exchange and toddled off to a suitable place of consumption. Not, I hasten to add, the nearest dark alley.
I'm not going to go into any details about Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Michelob because: a) you're probably not interested, and b) I'm definitely not interested. If you want to know about the world biggest brewer, have a look at their website.
So, let's get this over with, shall we?
Amber bock pours a crystal clear amber (there's a surprise) colour with a thinnish, white head that sticks around a while, and around the glass too, leaving some decent lacy patterns. Looks OK.
The aroma is of dark, roasted malt with some sweet caramel in there too. I can't for the life of me detect any hops on the nose...or in the glass, for that matter. There's not a lot to get excited about here.
It's medium bodied with a crisp and slightly sparkling mouth feel. The taste is sweet...sickly sweet, giving the impression that someone's just emptied a bag of white sugar into the bottle. There's some bready flavour but the malt isn't impressive and as for the hops...I think they've used hopes instead - well, if you're looking for flavour, you'll need a hope and a prayer to find any. Nope, not much flavour at all - although I can taste the rice - though why I'd want to when I'm drinking a beer is anyone's guess.
• The Verdict •
At 5.2% ABV, this is a complete waste of time and effort. I suppose that if you drink enough of it you'll get drunk enough to forget what you're drinking in the first place - hardly a recommendation. I mean, rice in a bock? The authors of the Reinheitsgebot must be spinning in their graves. True, it's amber in colour, so A-B have got that part right. But that's about all they've got right. What a waste of water, malt and hops (if indeed they used any malt or hops).
* Boak is a Scots Lallans word meaning to vomit or retch.
Very appropriate.
Would I drink it again? - Does my head zip up the back?
More 'great' beers from A-B.
Budweiser
Bud light
Michelob
Michelob Ultra
And finally...
A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father. She stands next to the barbers chair, eating a cake while her dad gets his haircut. The barber smiles at her and says, "Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your muffin." "I know," she replies. "I'm gonna get boobs too."
This review has been brought to you courtesy of sleeper54's Lean-n-mean III W/O.
Sláinte
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