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Hofbräu München Maibock 3.36 330

Hofbräu München Maibock

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München
Style: Heller Bock

Munich, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3303.37/5.03.36/5.0Spring7.2%94.1Lager glass, Shaker, Stein
Commercial Description:
By tradition, the first barrel of Maibock is tapped in the Hofbräuhaus in the last week of April, in time for the merry month of May. The success story of Munich’s oldest bock beer goes back as far as 1614. With its powerfully aromatic flavour and its alcoholic content of some 7.2% volume, Hofbräu Maibock marks one of the high points in the beer-lover’s calendar!
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 legion242 (1588), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 6, 2007  
A nice, acceptable bock. Since we get too few of these, this will saty in my rotation.


 Strykzone (1505), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 26, 2007  
Sweet malty aroma but with some hops added in. Pours the color of fresh motor oil with a nice tan head. Flavor is syrupy malt and caramel. Moderate effervescence. A very pleasant drinking experience. Plenty of sweetness, a bit tart and bitter, nice aroma. Enjoyable.


 Whelk (124), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Bottle. Pours amber with a thick off-white head. Aroma is malt-dominated. Taste is quite malty with some toasty astringentness. Maybe a touch of alcohol.


 saxo (3681), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Bottle. Nice big head with good duration. Color is amber. aroma is sweet malt. Taste is sweet malt with a bit of alcohol.


 SudsMcDuff (1841), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2007  
My first officially documented Maibock,

Pours a dark golden maple syrup-brown...

good honey, malt, fresh baked cookie aroma...

has a very nice bitterness level...

nicely balanced...

an enjoyable brew that works well in many levels...

i can see this as a staple in a bock lovers fridge...

i will buy afew bottles for my grandpa and uncle (dutch-german backgrounds), bcuz i know they would love this!


 jhliesen (406), West Melbourne, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 4, 2007  
Bottle-The aroma from the pour worry me at first, skunky, but then settled down into a good carmel, malty scent. The pour produce a medium, fuzzy head that die quickly with a solid copper color. The taste had both caramel and malt tastes but a little thin. However, that’s what one should expect for a springtime beer.


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 1, 2007  
12oz. bottle. color is a good looking copper hue, the beer pours with a cream colored light head. nose has some toasted brown sugar, caramel and grainy malts with a soft fruitiness. full caramel palate with a fairly long lasting rich flavor and nice medium body. nice clean finish with good bittering hops


 hopscotch (5555), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Jul 20, 2007  
Bottle… Crystal clear, amber lager with copper highlights. Malty and breadsy aroma with lots of caramel and toffee. Flavor-wise, it’s a malt bomb that leans way onto the sweet side of balance, but is far from cloying. Medium to heavy sweetness countered with moderate bitterness and a whisper of acidity. Medium-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Perfectly-balanced, lightly acidic, caramel finish. I do dig me a malt bomb!



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