Motown Maibock
Basic City Beer Company in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Regular|
Score
7.11
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Motown Maibock is a traditional German style lager. This beer is coined after the Motown label that showcased music with a style of soul and a pop appeal. This Maibock is just that its got the soul of a traditional Maibock with a contemporary pop appeal.
Released in the Spring, traditional Maibocks are paler than a bock. Ours is a touch more pale but accented with Vienna malt- think "Imperial Pilsner". Normally brewed with Noble Hops we have used a more contemporary "Noble" style hop- New Zealand Pacifica - A Southern Hemisphere Fruit for a mellow, noble aroma.
Light, Bready, Honey, Malty with a 7% ABV kick.
Released in the Spring, traditional Maibocks are paler than a bock. Ours is a touch more pale but accented with Vienna malt- think "Imperial Pilsner". Normally brewed with Noble Hops we have used a more contemporary "Noble" style hop- New Zealand Pacifica - A Southern Hemisphere Fruit for a mellow, noble aroma.
Light, Bready, Honey, Malty with a 7% ABV kick.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Dark honey, dinner rolls aroma. Clear copper, thin tan head. Dark honey, dandelion, bread. Medium body, easy carbonation. Either I haven't a heller bock in awhile or this is a throwback to an earlier time. I'm sensing strong nostalgia with this one. Very nicely done.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2023
at 00:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 6/8/23. Hazy orange, large tan head, average retention. Aroma of toast, grain, Noble hop. Taste is toast, caramel, butterscotch (a nice way of saying a weird meaty and buttery note that is not actually bad). Noble hops. Crisp, well balanced. Nice, though a bit strange. 3500th Virginia rating!
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2023
at 23:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
$1.95 can, WW. Clear gold with a large white head. Brown grasses and leaves, light tree bark nose. Floral hops, brown leaf and grass, light caramel, earth, some fruitiness. tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2021
at 20:17