3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours a light copper w/ nice white head. Scent of malt light citrus hops and carmel. Palate is creamy medium body w/ light carbonation. Light carmel citrus hop flavor w/ a weak matl back and a bitter finish. Overall a good beer I liked it.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours beautifully clear with a rich clover honey color. Arom is honey scented with hints of rain and just a touch of smooth crisp hops. Flavor is richly malty with earth, more honey and a nice hoppy buzz to the palate. Overall, clean, fresh, drippingly delicious, robust and certainly a top notch Maibock. Spring has arrived. Bring on the beers.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I always thought this was called Mindblock... Solid clear coppper color with a solid white head on top which left lace on the way down. Aroma of Vienna, Munich and caramel malts compete with floral to spicey hops and spicey yeast for aroma dominance. Malt flavor is clean and smooth with solid bitterness and a refreshing yeast finish. The beer has a solid body, yet isn’t so heavy that you can’t enjoy a few.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 29, 2005 I recently had this on tap in Mequon. I don’t have anything else to add that hasn’t been said. As such, I won’t say it. Better than most Maibocks I’ve had.
At fests, Sprecher has a fest beer that is essentially this beer. I haven’t heard heads or tails if the beer "is different". Anyway, that version pours to a thick rocky white head that hovered above the glass. Tons of carbonation. The color is bronze. Excellent lacing. The aroma has some bock characteristics. Light banana, caramel malt, too weak. The flavor is rich roasted malts, caramel, banana, light barley. Dry hop (floral belch). The palate is creamy. I thought the non-fest version rates better. Fest: Ar 5, Ap 5, F 7, P 3, O 13.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Booming head. Lively, fizzy beer. Fills my .5L boot with the rising head. Smells sweet and with a strong hops presence, like an IPA. Tastes of grass, lemons, honey and hops. Crisp and refreshing. Good pepper undertones. I’m usually not a fan of maibocks, but this one I like. I think calling it a maibock might be a little liberal, but who am I to judge? That being said, I like this one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had this one on draught in Milwaukee. Nose of bread and berry fruits/raspberry? Tastes very malty and sweet, not bad.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
tons of tiny bubbles throughout. The orange/gol/amber body has a huge rolling whtie head. Fruity apple nose with soft, bready malt profile. Dry, grainy prevalence, resinous, thick and syrupy, yet a bit watery. Should clean up crisper and cleaner to really get me
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear golden colour with a light off-white head and bright tints of orange. Aroma of coriander seed, hops, wheat and a light spice-more like a wheat than a bock! Medium-bodied; Tart initial taste with some hops and large floral tastes. Long fresh taste finishing dry, showing the hops. Overall, a nice beer-a deviation from the norm, but definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 16 ounce bottle purchased from Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York on 10-July-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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