Gotta give it props for how it looks in the glass. Deeper gold color than a "regular" beer, lots of bubbles feeding frothy head. Like a Schlitz gone native. I’m enjoying this on the patio where the neighbor has just cut his grass, so that may be what I’m catching most of in the nose. But then there’s a pretty rich German malt underneath. taste is full of biscuity, well-turned, but still lightly kilned malt. Alcohol is pretty up front, and may even be a distraction. Hop bitterness is largely there to counteract malts, like a well-behaved German noble hop would. Though I think Local Option only pays lip service to meeting style guidelines, this is indeed a "bright" bock that others could learn a thing or two from.

Bottle shared at Klooster, Delft. Pours hazy golden with an off white head. Aroma of grain, cardboard, yeast. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

500 ml bottle into lager glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon zest, pear, apple, honey, toast, biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with well balanced earthy hop, bready malt, and yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, pear, apple, honey, toast, biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of earthy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon zest, pear, apple, honey, toast, biscuit, grass, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of earthy hops, bready malts, and yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good maibock. Robust and well balanced earthy hop, bready malt, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Half liter bottle from Wine Warehouse Charlottesville. Pours a hazy orange-amber color with a large foamy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of spicy hops, bready malt, yeast. The taste is bready malt, herbal, grassy hops, a faint bit of fruitiness. Medium bodied, high carbonation, dry, nice balance. Nice beer.

Bottle enjoyed on an evening out in Bristol. Pours a hazy golden colour with a just off white head. Aroma of grain, caramel with citrus notes. Medium bodied, slightly oily texture. Average carbonation.

hazy golden light amber medium head malty cereal little fruity some vegetable medium body medium herbal bitterness hint of liquorice

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein goldgelbes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch intensiv malzig, fruchtig, getreidig. Geschmack sehr malzig, leicht fruchtig süß, getreidig.

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

500ml bottle. Almost clear, deep golden colour with small to average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Grainy aroma, bready, a touch of "Sauerkraut". Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, bready, hints of cereals, a cautiously tart touch of "Sauerkraut".