Best Features: dark fruit flavours

My Pick

Red Truck Beer Company – Big Black Bock, 7.2%

The name is a little risky but you know what they say, once you go black you never go back!

Full of flavour, Big Black Bock is not for light beer drinkers.  This style of beer is brewed in the lagering technique using bottom fermenting yeast at a cold temperature.  The resulting beer has a higher alcohol content and is usually crisp on the tongue.

The aroma of Big Black Bock is very intense; fruit including raison and plum, roasted malts, coffee and espresso.  There is even a hint of roasted nuts.

The pour creates a dark beer that fills the glass.  The heads is fairly loose and wispy indicating a medium body.

On the tongue, the flavour explodes bringing dark malts, coffee flavours and high cocoa content chocolate.  The finish is somewhat fruity revealing hints of the raisons and plum essence.

Only available in premium restaurants and pubs but well worth the search.

Locations: The Whip, St. Augustine's, The Alibi Room to name a few.

Food Pairings:

Pair Red Truck Big Black Bock with strong flavoured foods including stinky cheese, salty cheese, dark chocolate and molasses.  Peppercorn steak, hot wings and spicy Italian food will be cooled by the residual sugars.