St. Boisterous Hellerbock

Draught from BT. Poured a cloudy pale gold. Aroma of grass and malts. Pretty standard, more bocky than hellery though.

Notes from May 2009 Half gallon growler from Whole Foods. $10.99 for the fill. Poured into a plastic cup while sitting in a lawn chair with the Mets finishing up another good one in the background. Pours a clear, but less then vibrant, washed out bronze. Dollop of creme on top. Smell is predominately bread pudding & grainy crackers. It trails off with the smell of sticky beer residue. Taste is mainly composed of honey wheat bread & plain Cheerios. Yeast from middle to end, with a very mild(but still refreshing), leafy bite of bitterness. Finish is a trail of Euro-like caramelization & dry wheat. Carbonation is prickly at first, but fell off considerably on my taller pours. Alcohol is there, but only moderately aggressive. An okay lazy afternoon beer. Missing that second gear though.

Some crisp barley aroma. Easy drinking. Golden pour with OK head. Light bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey

Draft. Clear yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of grainy straw. Taste has cereal, straw, subtle white pepper. OK.

Pours clear, amber with a small, quick head. Grainy malt aroma, apple. Taste has notes of fruit, honey, sweet grains. Older bottle, slightly oxidized..... But still, pretty decent.

Growler from Canal’s in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Pours a bright honey gold color with a medium-sized bite head and lovely clinging lace. Fresh grainy malt aroma with notes of citrus and honey. First sip yields a crisp sweet malt taste that displays remarkable balance and flavor. Very simple yet elegant and right on for the "maibock" style. The finish displays notes of honey, vanilla and citrus mixed with peppery hops.

Tap at Victory, Downington PA - 25/05/12. Clear golden colour with a slightly non virginal white head. Sweet malt nose, honey, pepper. Caramel malt flavour, biscuit a little bread doughy-ness. Medium bodied, slightly prickly carbonation, but OK.

This is quite full of sweet malts. Light finishing hops and noticeable alcohol, on the finish. Decent.

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy caramel aroma. Fruity sweetish malty caramel flavor with some weak hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty grainy caramel finish.

Bottle from a trade with Steeeve. Pours clear dark golden color with white head. Fruity aroma with some grassy hops and dough. Sweet and fruity flavor with grassy hops and some caramel. Medium body with lively carbonation. Thanks Steve.