INTENSE AND WARMING, A MEAL IN A BOTTLE.
Brewed since the 13th Century, these malty lagers are still some of the biggest and most sophisticated beers around. Bock is the German word for "billy goat" and pictures of goats graze the labels on many bocks and double bocks. We shied away from the goats on our label, but we certainly didn’t shy away from the use of malted barley in this beer.

We use an enormous amount of malted barley, half a pound per bottle, to brew this intensely rich lager. Its deep mahogany color and velvet smooth flavor is a testament to the beer’s high quality two-row malted barley.

Samuel Adams Double Bock was first brewed 20 years ago as the first of our Samuel Adams seasonal offerings, and it is now one of our most acclaimed beers. Double Bock became one the first big beers to be brewed here in the US, and we are now happy to offer it year round.

Samuel Adams Double Bock, as with all of the beers in the Imperial Series, is brewed using only first wort (wort that has not been sparged in the lauter tun) to obtain a liquid that is very high in gravity. This high gravity allows for a fuller body and higher alcohol content in the final beer. We age this beer for over 4 weeks to allow all of those intense flavors to develop and mature. For it’s inclusion in the Imperial Series, we’ve amped up the recipe for Double Bock a little to reach 9.5% ABV, but you still get those complex rich flavors that define the style.

Harrington, Metcalfe and Caramel 60 malted barely is used to obtain that gorgeous mahogany color and intense flavor. The malt character is balanced with a subtle piney, citrus hop note from the Tettnang Tettnanger and Tettnang Hallertauer hops.

The intense flavors of Double Bock go well with rich meats like duck, quail or pork tenderloin. You can also match the rich sweet flavors with some hearty desserts like cheesecake or crème brulee. But in all honesty, you could just have a pint on its own for dessert and be completely satisfied.

Strong malt and caramel character; very smooth, full-bodied, low to medium bitterness.

• Color: Deep Mahogany
• Original Gravity – 24.5° P
• ABV / ABW – 9.5% ABV – 7.3% ABW
• BUs - 25
• SRM - 39
• Calories per 12 oz. – 320
• Serving Temperature: 50°
• Malt Type and Varieties - Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe and Caramel 60°
• Hop Varieties – Hallertau Mittelfrueh and Tettnang-Tettnanger Noble Hops
• Yeast Strain - Bottom-Fermenting Lager yeast
• First Brewed - 1988
• Availability – Year Round

As these beers age and mature we will be updating each page with aging notes.