Delafield Frühlingzeit Maibock

Brewed by Delafield Brewhaus
Style: Heller Bock
Delafield, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

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Good amber golden color with a nice fluffy head. Sweet and floral with a hint of apple in the aroma. They used just enough hops in this one to prevent it from being an overly syrupy sweet mess. Some citrus, grass, caramel, toffee, and apple juice. I can dig it.

Draught at the BrewPub: Faint aroma of malt and honey. Poured amber in color with a small, creamy, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Small particles throughout. Good lacing. Flavor is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of malt and noble hops. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Malt and noble hop finish.

On tap at brewpub, pours a hazy golden with a thin head and some spotty lacing, the aroma is very sweet with some caramel and bread notes coming through, the flavor is very sweet as well with malt, actually caught some of the booze in the finish, too sweet for me.

On tap at Delafield Brewhaus. Poured clear lighter golden with a short, creamy cap of white head. The aroma found sweet lighter fruity sugars and first struck me as tripel-ish.. toasty with a bit of floral and grassy notes accenting. The flavor was tasty and simple, but just too sweet.. toasty caramel and lighter fruits surrounded by peppery and green floral bitterness at the edges.. spicy and very sweet on the finish. Sweet and medium-bodied on the palate with OK balance.. a touch sharp on the edges and warm at the finish. OK.

Amber with thin white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit and sweet malts. Taste is pretty much the same. Dry and astringent on the finish, a so-so maibock.

Pours a crisp light-golden color with a medium white head. Aroma is citrus fruits, pale malts, and hints of cherry. Taste is about the same........citrus fruits and bitter hops dominate the initial taste, whereas the palate tastes like cherry fruit concentrate.

Bottle RBSG 07. Yellow pour with a white head. Aroma of light citrus, pale malt, and corriander. Flavors of dry malt, yeast, a tinge of barnyard, lemon/lemon zest. Medium body, malty/lightly sweet malty finish.

RBSG 07 Minneapolis Grand Tasting: Clear gold, light head, no lacing. Nose of light malt and subtle fruit, a bit of honey and fresh cracked grains. The flavor is sweet and hoppy, a floral and confectionery creation. Finishes thin though, decent.

Name: Fruhingzeit Maibock
Date: 06/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Delafield

clear dark gold, fine off white head, drippy lace, lightly sweet toasted and munich malt aroma, rich munich flavor, lots of bready character, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear light gold with a white head. Sweet spiced nose, mild orange and caramel. Mildly sweet honey and caramel. OK.