Brinkley's HellesBock
Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Spring|
Score
6.65
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This malty, blonde beer is a celebration in anticipation of the blossoming spring. A classic German lager with a full malt body and just a little kick to it. (aka Brinkley's Maibock)
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle pours a clear gold with some ringing, white head. Nose has malt, honey, candy, grain. Flavor has more yeast, malt, honey, mild stone fruit. Creamy finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2016
at 19:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Some candied malt and grain. Golden pour with good head and lacing. Light sweet finish with ok mash. Good for style. Bottle.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2016
at 12:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a bottle at the DC tasting July 10, 2016. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Aroma of caramel. Flavors same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2016
at 18:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Clear amber color, white head. Light cherry aroma. Taste is light straw. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2016
at 17:37
7/10
Tried
on 07 May 2015
at 17:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle: Clear, dark gold, small white head. Fruity, honey, berry, lemon scent. Sweet..fruit/citrus malts.........a little spice. Really enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2015
at 20:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Lemon malt and astringent lemon peel aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Lightly sweet lemon malt and mildly bitter astringent alcohol flavor. Medium body. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2015
at 18:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle received in trade from Bigtreebrewing, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a crystal clear deep golden color with a smallish quickly receding bone white head. Sweet sugary malts with hints of bread and fruit with just a touch of earthy spice to counter. Decent sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2015
at 20:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to Darren for bringing this up here.
I poured this into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a fairly light and somewhat hazy yellow to light orange glossiness. There was some decent lacing that slid into the beer after a one finger white foamy head topped the glass.
The smell had a decent blend of semi - sweet caramel maltiness allowing a decent sweet grassy aftertaste.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat there and wasn’t overbearing at any rate.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good beer that I would have again.
I poured this into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a fairly light and somewhat hazy yellow to light orange glossiness. There was some decent lacing that slid into the beer after a one finger white foamy head topped the glass.
The smell had a decent blend of semi - sweet caramel maltiness allowing a decent sweet grassy aftertaste.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat there and wasn’t overbearing at any rate.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good beer that I would have again.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2014
at 19:07
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
(Thanks Peter "russellcrow") Bottle. A- Grains, cereal, hay, grass, malty. A- Golden orange color, clear liquid, white head. T- Grains, cereal, malty, spices. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, crisp finish. O- A pretty boring beer. Not bad by any means but there just isn’t a lot to excite a person here. Far from the complex description this beer states it has. The goat on the label looks nice though,
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2014
at 19:14