3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Red hazy body, viscous, oily, bright and glowing in my glass. Has a medium thickness, which is quite thick for maibock, and preferred, actually, and it’s properly crisp, toasty and clean, with a chewy but fresh corn and bran flavor, and a sharp, fresh, smacking finish. Of course there’s a bit of rye staleness in there as well, but it’s very malt-forward, very crisp, bright and brash, but has a nice toasted corn and bread flavor in the finish.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(12oz bottle, thanks acdzr) Cloudy copper body topped by small beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, spice, some honey, light alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some spice, light honey. Medium body.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle, courtesy of acrdz. Thanks, Mike! Pous a hazy orange-amber color; light tan head with patchy fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of sticky, tea-like malts and caramel and tannins and fruitiness in the aroma. Medium mouthfeel: chewy candy sugar, biscuity malts, and mineral bitterness; dry, dusty, and reasonably pleasant. Lengthy finish: breadiness, candy sugar, and dry yeast.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Courtesy of arcdz. Hazy amber body with a tiny beige head. The nose is sweet and doughy with honey, caramel and cracker. The flavor is lightly sweet, very lightly bitter with herbs, toffee, golden grapes and flowers. Medium body is round with moderate carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Strong amber beer. Brown with light tan head. Malty, earthy aroma with full taste of wheat and hops. Minimal aftertaste.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Sour milk malt and grapefruit hops aroma. Cloudy red-amber color with small head. Sour malt and pine/grapefruit hops flavor - light astringent finish. Nice mild bock.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle in sixer from Jewel. I was worried about this one because it was 6 months old. No problem. Pours a dark amber with a decent head. Smells of caramel and yeast. Flavors include caramel, yeast, a bit of wheat and leaves your mouth coated with a caramelly aftertaste. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I’m overall not a fan of Bock styles but this is a good one. Sweet, but enough bitterness to even it out. spicy and roasty.
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