John Sleeman Presents Bock

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Pours a small enough size frothy beige head and dissipates to a thin layer. Has an amber coppery appearance. Weak lacing. Aromas of light roasted malts, toffee, breads. Flavours of bready and nutty malts, caramel and toffee notes. A tad of sweetness in it. Just a slight watery mouthfeel. Lively carbonation. Pretty good coming from a large brewer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

341ml bottle
6.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
June 1, 2014
The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a thin 1/4 inch head. The aroma is very grainy with caramel and metallic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is burnt caramel, grass, and a weak metallic note. Best Sleeman beer I've had in ages.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Nice to see that Sapporo continued with the new beers from Sleeman's old book of recipes. Third one in the installment and not expecting a heavy tasting bock, but more refreshing. Pours an amber-orange colour with a big creamy off-white head that stays a while and leaves great patchy lacing. Big caramel aroma with some Euro malts and bread. Lively carbonation with a medium-light body. The taste is pretty mild though, with the same found in the scent and a little metallic hop in the finish that creates a bit of bitterness, but so mild overall. Like my expectations, a nice different beer for such a brewer, but made for the mass market that wants it refreshing. Great with food !

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Didn't like the newest offering from our Japanese Canadian friends in Guelph. Clear orange-red with a thin head. The aroma is sweet malt, corn, and grass. The flavour is sweet malt, corn, and metal.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Bottle fresh from the brewery. Pours a orange-amber lager in the glass with a respectable 1 finger white cap, fair retention and lacing. Light aromas of caramel and cereals, a light woody mustiness. Thinnish body, with a modest caramel malt spine. The herbal-woodyness of the Hallertaus is hidden below the malt profile until they show up in the quick lightly drying finish. Not cloying, malty, with a slightly dry finish - has bock characteristics but a tad thin for the style. Very approachable and sessionable but this is not what I look for in a bock. I like strength, but this makes a nice sipping bock with nachos.