I actually quite liked the Triple Bock when I tried it (the 1994 vintage, in 2003). Here's what I wrote:skaghevn wrote:My first, and probably last, Samuel Adam's purchase was the Triple Bock. If you've had it, you know that dreadful doesn't quite begin to describe it. I realize that the brewery must put out consumable product, but once bitten, twice shy.
"I'd been warned to expect this to taste like soya sauce, but I was pleasantly surprised. The colour is dark brown-burgundy. Aroma of whiskey, chocolate, oak cask & sweet maple. Flavour of maple and molasses, and an odd twinge of rye and coke. Moderately dry finish. Very, very nice - I'm glad I waited nine years to try this, as it sounds like any younger samples have been pretty nasty."
Maybe I just got in in the "sweet spot" of it's aging.
Anyway - you really should give the SA Lager a shot sometime. Along with Brooklyn Lager, it's a classic lager of modern craft brewing.