Maibock
(has 8 batches)
Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München (Hofbräu München) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Bock - Heller Bock Spring|
Score
6.72
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It was a long, long time ago, that the Hofbräu Maibock was brewed for the first time: In 1614 the bottom-fermented beer specialty filled beer steins for the first time. Even today, Munich's oldest bock beer is still as popular as ever with its full-bodied, malty flavor. The relatively high alcohol content of 7.2% Vol. doesn’t do things half-way – and satisfies, especially honest beer connoisseurs.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Clear bronze with little white head. Aroma: Dark fruits, caramel and much roast. Also alcohol. Taste is bitter, more alcohol. Very little sweetness. Texture is fizzy, feels like foam in the mouth. Overall too much alcohol, too much bitterness. Not my favourite.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2016
at 16:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
On tap @ Expo 2015, Milano. Il gusto al naso riconosce arancia, pane, orzo e luppolo. L’intensità olfattiva è elevata e la persistenza olfattiva è considerevole. Il cappello di schiuma compatta è formato da bollicine fini a carbonazione media. Il liquido ha frizzantezza dovuta a bollicine fini con carbonazione bassa e media. La consistenza del liquido è limpida. Il colore è ambrato carico tendente rossiccio. Il corpo è strutturato. L’amaro è deciso. Sono presenti anche piccole componenti di salato e umami. L’intensità gustativa è elevata e la persistenza gustativa è lunga. Il gusto è godereccio. Le sensazioni boccali finali sono luppolate e dalla pericolosa beverinità per una "ottima birra". Il finale è felpato, lungo e complesso. Il retrogusto è persistente. L’aroma in bocca segnala percezioni di arrostito, abete rosso e agrumi.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2015
at 17:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Chinesischer Turm in Munich. Great amber color with nice tan head. Aroma is caramel, a bit metallic. Taste is caramel malts, bread, sweet feeling, spicy, oily mouthfeel, and a noticeable amount of booze in the back, not too much though. Low carbonation. Not a bad bock, not even too sweet or too boozy, but not too memorable either.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2015
at 03:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle into schooner glass. Sweet caramel malt nose. Golden bronze beer with solid white head. Slight zing, thick oily body. Super malty taste, real caramel. Palate is short, more malt and a tiny bitterness. Absolutely delicious. Hides its alcohol well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2015
at 07:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle into lager glass, bottled on 1/21/2015. Pours crystal clear deep orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of toast, biscuit, honey, light caramel, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of bready malt and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big toast, biscuit, honey, light caramel, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of toast, biscuit, honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness and balance of bready malt and earthy hop flavors; with a great bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with zero yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice maibock. All around great robustness and balance of bready malt and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 20:57
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. A- Malty, corn, cereal. A- Copper color, clear liquid, light tan head. T- Malty, cereal, grass, corn, subtle alcohol, subtle caramel. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- Not very flavorful and honestly had my eyes been closed I wouldn’t notice that much difference from a standard amber lager. It was okay but that’s it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2015
at 21:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0,5 l bottle from local dursty, best before 3/11/2015. Crystal clear, medium amber with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, tan to white head. Pleasant aroma of cane sugar, raisins, prunes and honey. Sweetish taste of cane sugar, raisins, molasses and hints of honey, followed by a medium long, balancing, slightly bitter finish. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Not very complex, but simply tasty, round and very quaffable. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2015
at 14:02