Lemke Maibock

Brewed by Brauhaus Lemke
Style: Heller Bock
Berlin, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

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Sampled draught at the brew-pub
Very strong aroma, fruity, with aroma hop notes, light sweet. Copper color, cloudy, creamy head. Flavor is malty, only light sweet, light peppery, velvety and fruity. Light astringent bitterness and long finish. Maybe a hint to bitter.

Tap zur Tiergartenquelle. Cloudy orange-golden with a rocky beige head. Sweet with a fantastic malt-hops balance, plays really well with texture in the mouth. Wild clover honey-dripping, faintly floral. Medium body, süffig!

Draught. Pours a hazy organge with little to no head. Sweet aroma with quite a sweet flavour. Not great

Brewpub in Berlin. Pours a very hazy amber, honey with thick white head. Aroma is very mild. Notes of nutty vanilla and mild hops. Flavor is quite sweet for a Maibock. Nutty, creamy flavors with mild hops. A very smooth blended flavor. Body is creamy with high carbonation.

(6/17/08) Draught at the brewpub in Berlin. Listed on the board as "Sommerbock". Slightly hazy fine amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt and light toastiness. Sweet and caramelly taste with some alcohol notes. Medium-bodied. So-so.

(Draught at the brewpub)
On June 5, 2008
Called "Sommerbock" at 6.2% ABV
Slight hazy golden color, white head. Sweet and alcohol scent. Sweet malty but mostly alcohol taste. Medium mouthfeel an dbitterness.

A 10 cl draught sample at the brewpub. Said "Sommerbock" (with ABV 6.2 %) on the blackboard but I assume that it is the same beer. Shady amber, medium off-white head. Malty, fruity, and caramelly, with some notes of alcohol. Medium bodied and smooth. Good balance.

A somewhat hazy beer that has a malty with some hint of the alcohol in the aroma. The taste is much more alcohol dominated where it is almost outright blinding and then a advanced palate of esters and other tastes. Not a beer I could drink a lot of but the sampler glass I had was around the right amount, maybe a small (0,3l) would have been okay. More and the dominating alcohol would be problematic.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : 3   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 4   Toast : 4   Caramel : XX   Toffee : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : XX   Candy : 2   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : 3   Fruits : XX   Chocolate : XX   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : XX   Plums : XX   Figs : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Floral : 2   Orange : XX   Herbal : 2   Spicy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : XX   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : 2   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 4   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: One of my favourite beers during my Berlin stay. Very accomplished, smooth, honeyed and highly toasty, balanced example.

Sampled at Brauhaus Lemke in Berlin. I liked it very much and would try it again if I had the chance.