Artois Bock

Artois, how do we know Artois? Stella, of course, the ultimate club lager everybody used to drink while starring at revealingly clad ladies on Friday night. Now, Artois Bock is like a posh artois: Artois Bock est une biere complexe et intriguante says the French bit on the back of the bottle. A bit further down, in English translation, one can find that this is "a blend of lager and aromatic malts [that] produces a superb fusion of malty flavours which contrasts with the exotic fruit aroma." Sounds interesting? It is, the beer is a funny mixture of lager and real ale, as if you put a grumpy British brewer in charge of stella... Indeed, quite intriguing...