Holsten Maibock

Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Heller Bock
Hamburg, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

Unimpressive appearance, head vanished quickly. Malty sweetness did a decent job of covering the alcohol. Not much in the way of hop aromas. It’d pass this over if you’re looking for a good example of this style. Upgrade to Faxe 10 if you want to get pissed.

It’s so rare that you come accross a maibock on the shelf, let alone in January. This one poured a golden yellow color with a thin head that left some lacing. Nice yeasty bock aroma with some good malt and little or no hops. The flavor is good, bitter then breadlike maltiness, and then an odd finish, dry and corn bread like. Overall , this is a nice surprise, even if it doesn’t pack the maltiness of other maibocks that I’ve tried.

500ml can. Poured golden and slightly hazy. Noisy, creamy white head. Hops in the aroma, and a small whiff of apple. Creamy tasting, malty, traces of caramel. Gives a tingly mouthfeel.

Bottle pours pale golden, large white pancake batter like head, spotty lacing, with soft carbonation.   Pale malts, sweet grass, and light fruit on the nose.   Grassy flavor, fairly sweet, malty as well.   Good body, smooth mouthfeel.   Light sweet finish, simple, clean, smooth malty trailer.   Against the grain, but I find it quite enjoyable!

Clean white foam leaves some lace atop a pale and very clear golden lager. Bread and barley sugar aroma with a slight hint of pine. Medium bodied with rich clean malt with just a little sappy caramel, hops are in there but not up front. Really really clean and well crafted maibock.

Golden with light head. Some hops in the aroma. Sweet malt flavor. Not really offensive, but not a beer I’d choose to drink if something else was availble, and in this case there is. Another Holsten drain pour.

Clear golden appearance, light carbonation, good head formation. Sweet fruity aroma, light hoppiness, slight skunk. Sweet cleanish malt palate, some bite from the alcohol, slight hoppy bite in the finish. Too sweet, and alcohol too dominant. Lacks in flavor for this style, just a cheap strong lager.

Ok, it’s a Euro Colt45 as a previous contributer has stated. Any european beer is better than most NA beers. That said, this is rich, malty,mildly fruity. Not the worst malt liquor you will taste.