Black Forest Maibock

Brewed by Black Forest Brew Haus
Style: Heller Bock
Farmingdale, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

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TAP NY sample. Cloudy golden, nice lacing. Delicate, light floral nose with hints of honey and vanilla. Rich body, very malty and caramel-filled, just the right level of finishing bitterness to keep it from cloying. Very good, perhaps the best of the many Maibocks at the fest.

Tap NY draft. The guys said this was a favorite, but my first taste made me first not want to rate it. So I went back to give it a second shot the next day with a fresh palate. Cloudy orange yellow. Yeasty sulfury aroma, and definitely not clean. Malty fruity yeasty flavor. Not a clean finish, but dry and bitter. I had to dump it.

Draft at TAP NY. Pours cloudy blonde/copper with a small off-white head. Some mild hoppy aroma. Mmm...very good. Sweet, malty, grainy in the start with hops in the finish. A very good complex maibock.