3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Big-bubbled orange-golden beer with a small, off-white head. Rather alcoholic nose, and a bit grassy. Alcohol-drenched pale malts. Actually, this is only marginally nicer than a malt liquor. Taste is better, however again, alcohol-characterized. Toasted & cookie malts, again a bit grassy. Some addition of corn? Warming up, I seem to get something as dry-spiced honey. Slick MF, alcohol warming, ethanol feel. Human sweat in the aftertaste. Leaves to be desired. This is as much a malt liquor than as a Bock. Someone from Weihenstephan ought to look into this one. Danke, DavidA.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The first whiff off the glass was almost MGD-like. Not a good sign. No head when poured into the glass, but a nice dark golden color. Taste was a little on the bitter side, and not at all malty enough for my taste.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Very nice beer!!! Killer body and flavor. found the sweet spot with this one. Which I had at Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse from a bottle. Just enough dry - bitterness to balance the cloying sweeetness for the result of a very good beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Damn these Capital beers are just so damn drinkable. Is that a category? It should be. I know they all kind of taste the same but the quality really comes out and they just suit my palate, even though I prefer hoppy beers. Pours with a decent white head and if it sets awhile it almost looks like a brandy in my glass. Straw malt aroma. A sweet malt taste.A fairly dry finish with no alcohol detected. A fresh sample in the dead of winter with spring miles away and this tasted great.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a clear orangey copper, with a half inch head that slowly settles to a thin cap, leaving behind a substantial amount of lace.
Smell; biscuits and caramel malts are the main players here, but there’s also some grains and a bit of a floral presence.
Taste; those biscuits and caramel malts are in the fore in the flavor, like it was in the nose. It’s a bit grainy and earthy, with some floral and fruity notes. There’s a bit of a spiciness in the finish that mixes well with a touch of some alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and so very drinkable.
The clerk that I bought this from said it tasted like NB Fat Tire. I have to disagree, I thought it was a lot better.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to hopdog for the trade. Pours a translucent golden amber with a large foamy off white head that left some lacing and although got small still sustained an average head. Aroma of sweet carmel malts, various fruits, some nuts, toastiness and a hint of honey. Flavors a mix of the same. A decent maibock...would have like a bit more grainy maltiness and maybe a little more body but still decent.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a five finger cream head that fades to a thin layer leaving traces of lace. Mostly cloudy amber color - does not look like a maibock Light carbonation and medium bodied. Malty/hoppy nose. Starts sweet, brown sugar that is balanced with the hops, malty finish. $1.79 for a 12oz bottle from John’s Grocery Tigard, Or.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark yellow with a diminishing off-white head.
Light malt aroma.
Lightly sweet with no showing of the hops in the bitterness or flavor.
A bit on the thin side. I’d like a bit more hops and a lot more malt to round this out. Possibly this needs to be tried agian closer to the seasonal release.
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