Millbock Brewing 12 Hops of Christmas

While at the Warwick Hotel in Hummelstown, I ordered a glass of Millbock Brewing 12 Hops of Christmas. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white colored head that leaves a thin lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of grass, lemon, orange, and grapefruit. The taste is bitter and citrusy, with lemon, orange, and tangerine making up the fruity part of the beer. There is some pepper and grass as a result of the hops and light hints of caramel and toffee that set up the base. A dry finish with lingering bitterness is quite welcome at the conclusion of the beer. The alcohol content is not available online, but I would estimate it to be about 6.5% ABV. I liked this hop bomb of a beer, as it was light bodied but strongly hoppy.

Millbock Something Dark

At Al’s of Hampden, I ordered a glass of Millbock Brewing Something Dark. The beer pours a black color with a frothy tan head. The aroma consists of smoke, charcoal, bacon, caramel, and chocolate. The taste is dry and very smoky with lots of charcoal and tobacco all sitting upon a solid chocolate background. A dry finish with pepper spice and wood hints,linger for a while and bring back the smoky taste. The alcohol content is 7.5% ABV. Make no mistake about it, this beer is smoky through and through. I loved how it was like drinking a campfire or a grill, but also had some tobacco flavors to make you think you may have been eating a cigar.

Millbock Hop Slobber Double IPA

I went to the Warwick Hotel in Hummelstown for the release of Millbock Hop Slobber Double IPA. The beer pours an amber color with a thin bubbly white colored head. The aroma consists of tangerine, lemon, pine, orange, spruce, and caramel. The taste is bitter and first with a nice mix of sweet caramel. Tangerine, orange, lemon, and grapefruit all make quick appearances before a pine, spruce, and pepper finish. There is an alcohol burn after taste. The alcohol content is 9.8% ABV. I enjoyed this Double IPA. It wasn’t a complete hop bomb, but it care to balance the sweetness and bitterness throughout the experience and was easily drinkable.

Millbock Brewing Company Black

My friend Tierney won a mixed pack of Millbock Brewing Company beers, and brought them over, so I decided to try the Black, a Russian Imperial Stout. The beer pours a black color with a frothy tan head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, caramel, and toasted malts. The taste is dry and toasted malts with a dark chocolate flavor, caramel, mocha, and coffee. There is a really dry finish with roasted malts. The alcohol content is 9.5% ABV. This was a very roasted Russian Imperial Stout, and if you like dark chocolate flavors and toasted malts, this is the beer for you. I liked the mocha accents that provided a nice accent.

Millbock Brewing Golden Toos

Another beer I decided to try at Al’s of Hampden was the Millbock Golden Toos, the second offering from this new local brewery that I got to try. The beer pours a golden color with a thin bubbly white head. The aroma consists of yeast, candi sugar, banana, and pepper. The taste is smooth and on the sweet side with banana, yeast, clementines, and hints of pepper and hay. There is a fruity and candi sugar finish. The alcohol content is 9.5% ABV. This beer errs on the sweet side but is still rather delicious, with a light alcohol burn on the after taste that somewhat balances the sweetness. I would say that it may be just a bit too sweet, but not a bad beer overall.

Millbock Brewing Richard Cranium

I was excited to try a new brewery out of Linglestown, Pennsylvania, in Millbock Brewing Company, and Al’s of Hampden was the first to put it on tap. The first beer tapped was Richard Cranium. The beer pours a golden color with a bubbly white head. The aroma consists of rye, lemongrass, tea, and caramel. The taste is smooth and sweet with good caramel base. There is a great rye flavor that takes focus before some lemon comes out, causing a light pucker on the finish. The alcohol content is 6.5% ABV. This was a great first beer from this brewery, and I would definitely order another glass of it. If this is the quality of beer expected from Millbock, then we are in for a joyous ride.