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Triple Bock®

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Smooth and very complex, like an unusual port wine, Samuel Adams® Triple Bock® is the craft beer that launched our odyssey into extreme brewing.

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HOP VARIETIES

Tettnang Hallertauer Noble hops

MALT VARIETIES

Two-row Harrington and chocolate malts

YEAST STRAIN

Two Samuel Adams yeasts

COLOR

Ruby black, 200 SRM

SPECIAL INGREDIENTS

N/A

ALC. BY VOL/WT

18% ABV - 14.4%ABW

IBUs

N/A

CAL PER SERVING

340

AVAILABILITY

Not Currently Brewed

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TASTING NOTES

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While not brewed with fruit, the barrel aging process provides a unique layers of dark fruit, wood and vanilla.
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While not brewed with fruit, the barrel aging process provides a unique layers of dark fruit, wood and vanilla.

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  • THE TOOLS

    We start with the four classic ingredients, two-row malted barley, water, Noble hops and yeast, as well as maple syrup. The deep, full flavor of this unique craft brew explodes with notes of maple, vanilla, oak and toffee, drawing comparisons to a vintage port, sherry and cognac. We recommend serving it at room temperature, in a snifter, a few ounces at a time; one bottle should generously serve two to three craft drinkers, ideally as an after dinner aperitif.

  • THE TRADE

    Triple Bock® is aged several months in oak whiskey barrels. This extra step in the craft brewing process adds layers of vanilla and oak flavor, as well as tannins to push this already complex brew into the realm of a fine port or sherry. There are only three vintages of Samuel Adams® Triple Bock®, 1994, 1995 and 1997, but bottles can still be found out in the marketplace. Unlike regular beer, which has a very limited shelf life, this rich brew seems to only improve with time, becoming even more complex, and slightly dryer.

  • THE LEGACY

    Jim Koch challenged our craft brewers to change the very perception of beer by creating the strongest tasting beer in history. So they began by looking at other beer styles for inspiration. After closely studying high-strength ice bocks, our brewers expanded to other areas of alcohol manufacturing, specifically whiskey. We enlisted a barrel aging expert to help us find the right kind of barrels to use for this beer, exploring different kinds of woods and the various liquids they had been conditioned with. As a result, the special whiskey barrels we used for Samuel Adams® Triple Bock® gave this beer a whole new dimension of flavor during the aging process.

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Samuel Adams® began in a kitchen. That's why we strongly believe that no dream is too big. Learn how Samuel Adams® is helping food and beverage small business owners reach new heights.

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The Boston Beer Company is America’s leading brewer of handcrafted, full-flavored craft beers. Founder and Brewer, Jim Koch, brews Samuel Adams® craft beers using the time honored traditional four-vessel brewing process, and the world’s finest all-natural ingredients. With over 30 distinctive, award-winning styles of craft beer, Samuel Adams offers discerning beer drinkers a variety of brews. The brewery has won more awards in international beer tasting competitions in the last five years than any other craft beer brewery in the world.

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