4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hofbräu Maibock is a very tasty seasonal from a renowned Baverian brewer. Aroma is sweet and malty. Appearance is light brown and translucent with a decent fluffy head. Taste is nice balance between sweet and malty with a dry finish. Maibock will not disappoint although not particularly outstanding -- very true to style. It goes very well with German dishes and other hearty foods.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Reddish amber color, off-white spongy head, spicy aroma, sweet spicy taste, average carbonation, slightly bitter tang at the end. Deceptively drinkable beer, with such an alcohol content!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a medium amber with off white head. Aroma is caramel, bread, floral and grains. Taste is sweet with faint bitters. Medium bodied, alcohol well hidden, smooth and easy to drink.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz served into SA perfect pint glass.
A - Pours a very clear amber with an off-white head
S - Dry bread, grass, sweet grain, nuts.
T - Honey covered grain, lemon zest, faint caramel, grassy hops add a light, but rough textured bitterness. Sweet alcohol comes through on the back of the tongue. Finishes wet and slick.
M - Heavier side of medium, alcohol is evident and appropriate, slick finish.
Overall all pretty good. This one was thin on flavor at times though. The hops seemed rough and didn’t seem to pair with the rest of the components. I would drink this again but wouldn’t seek it out.
Serving type: bottle
05-03-2012
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear copper, great appearance. Sweet aroma. Nice light body, with plenty of taste and great body. Fairly complex lager experience.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the Hofbrauhaus, Munich, April 2013. Light red color, a good looking beer with a tall white head. Lots of malt with grain. Some sugar but on the dry side, also a light floral character. Great palate, very drinkable. A great example of a style that often does not interest me.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
At Hofbrauhaus in Munich. Clear old gold with a touch of brown. Malty wheaty aroma. Almost worty throughout, but a clean wort. Ye, it’s decent, ok fullness just a tad empty on the swallow, but some toast, touch of toffee. Some hop on end. It’s a fullish toffee hoppy bock that needs depth.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
+ prachtig goud kleurig. Schuim blijft redelijk goed staan. Ziet er zwer mooi uit.
Geur redelijk. Malt en rook.
1st smaak - ligt bitter. 2de smaak - ligt zoet. 3de smaak - alcohol branden.
Lekker zomer bockje als het warm is. Niet echt een smaak explosie. Middelmstig.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at Pittsburgh Hofbrau. Amber color. Caramel, sweet malt, subtle hop bite. Okay.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml on tap at Hofbrauhaus in Newport, Kentucky. According to the menu and the bartender that served me, the Maibock and the Oktoberfest are the only brews at Hofbrauhaus in Newport that are imported from Munich (the Newport entries ought to be aliased). I’m told the batch I had was running a little strong, between 7.7-7.8 ABV. Totally clear red-orange body. Good thin khaki head, little lace. Medium-plus body. Very smooth, lighter carbonation. Lightly dry finish. Light dark fruit, some toasty malt, light hints of pepper. Little caramel malt. Nice rich, sweet taste. Light bitterness in the finish. One of the tastiest, most easy-drinking examples of maibock I’ve ever had. No bite in the alcohol at all, either. Pretty deceptive brew.
|
