Upland Maibock

Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Bloomington, Indiana USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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Pours a transparent deep copper amber with a spotty lacing cream-colored head. Has a semisweet toasty grainy German malty nose with a touch of noble hops. Starts with good fullness and a grainy caramel malty sweetness well balanced with some slightly resiny earthy green hops finishing drier crisp and bittersweet. Very true to style and enjoyable.

Pours amber/copper wth a thin white head. Smells of light fruit, some spice, toasted malt. Tastes breaddy, fruity, caramelly with some spicy hints.

Appearance is a rusty gold with a bit of cloudiness. Initial bouquet is malt. Very creamy on the palate with a full bodied flavor of malt and a suggestion of hickory nut. Finish is smooth with a nice dry hop taste. Pairs well with brats, burgers or tube steaks. These Hoosiers show they can please a discriminating Badger’s palate. Nice job!

Bottled. Poured clear medium orange with a creamy cap of white head. The aroma picked up dry earthy spices upfront, backed by aged caramel and bread.. just a bit of warmth overhead. The flavor opened with some tangy, fruity bitterness and earthy character, with caramel and redder fruity meat behind.. peppery spices and alcohol danced well around the tongue, and everything came back together on the finish.. warm through the belly. Medium-plus bodied with active carbonation on the palate.. spicy and well-balanced, but there was an almost cloying feel at points on the back. Overall a very well executed bock.

pours a clear amber red with a thin beige head. looks good. notes of coffee, bread, and caramel. ok not great.

Draft at tap room. Pours amber with an off white head. Bready aroma. Medium bodied with average carbonation and a typical smooth lagery mouthfeel. Bready, caramel, and biscuity type malt backbone countered by a moderate European (spicy/herbal) hoppiness. Noble hops? Alcohol well-hidden.

Aroma German malt biscuty aroma with that sweetness that bocks are known for. It does become carmelly,though thats not really appropriate. Big slightly sweet malt ,flavor hop taste not much bittering, a little sharpness from alcohol,detracts from the smoothness that the best German M.Bocks exhibit,still tastey enough

Dark orange/amber color with a taller soft, cream colored head. Toasted malt, grass, light vegetable, and caramel in the scents. Lightly earthy malt and caramel flavors in the front. LIght alcohol and spicy hops noted in the middle. Finish has more spice and a sharpness that is nearing metallic. Not a smooth easy drinking bock. A few too many rough edges.

pours amber with an off-white minimal head. Aroma is malt and yeast. Flavor i sweet malt, yeast/sweet bread, alcohol is noticeable. Medium crisp body. Decent bock.

UPDATED: MAY 11, 2009 Nice Bock from Upland. Pours a deep orange color with a white head. Aroma is malty and yeasty, with some hops, spice, and pine. Flavor is nice and yeasty, bread and wheat, with nice balance of spice and hops. Fairly solid, and very drinkable.