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Gluek Honey Bock
January 7th thru January 13th
Brewer's Description
This special bock beer is handcrafted with the combination of special toasted malts and the finest hops and with a touch of honey is very well balanced. Honey is evident in the aroma, (yet not overpowering), but harmonious with the Bock's malty and bready aromas. The Gluek Honey Bock appearance is a light reddish amber to copper color, bright clarity, off-white persistent head. This bock has a medium/light to medium body, with a gentle creaminess, moderate carbonation, with a smooth moderately crisp finish and has a bit of alcohol warming.
Overall Rating based on 52 reviews
2.13 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Gluek Brewing Company
Cold Springs, Minnesota
gluek.com
Interesting Fact
In 1858 the company brewed 3,996 barrels of beer. Read more
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
ryan says I’m not in love…
January 8th, 2008
…with this beer. Surely Dan Gladden can’t be wrong, can he? This beer pours into the glass as a dark amber color with a nice, off-white two-finger head that quickly disappears. It sure looks pretty. Caramel malts are in the aroma, however slight. Not much else there other than some other sweetness in the aroma. So far so good… it’s a bock, after all, right? The taste is sweet… a little caramel comes through, but not really much more aside from the alcohol bite. There’s not much body, either.
I imagine that I would have liked this when I was younger, back in the day when our local watering hole featured “Schmidt Dark” and when Michelob Amber Bock actually seemed interesting to me. It’s a clean beer, just not for me.
Jan 9th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Haha I had forgotten that it was the official beer of the Minnesota Twins. To bad I don’t think you could actually buy it at a game. I wonder what beers will be on tap at the new stadium, aren’t they out from underneath the metropolitan sports commission so they should have better control over the vending. Oh well for sure it will never be as cool as getting a Flat Earth at a Saints game.