Free State Brewing Company Brinkley's HellesBock

Brinkley's HellesBock

 

Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸

  Bock - Heller Bock Spring
Score
6.65
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 14 Ticks: 21
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
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
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
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
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



7.8
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
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
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
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.

Tried on 12 Aug 2014 at 19:07


4.2
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