Foothills Gruffmeister Maibock

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Heller Bock
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

@ fb. A golden amber pour with an off white gooey lace. Rich malt aroma with hints of abv. Hops, malt, and abv all come through. A very pleasant bitter and hints of dried fruit as well. Just a bit over aggressive on carbonation for me. Very nice beer. The pleasant abv warmth was a plus.

Amber colored. Fruity, sweet, candy aromas. Candy like flavor, sugary going down. Sticky but thin going down.

Tasted 2006 version at the Sexual Chocolate release. Pours a peachy amber with a thin amber head. The aroma was sweet, fruity, caramel, berries, malty. The flavor was sweet, malty, caramel, fruity flavor, some grassy hops at the end. Crisp sweet mouthfeel with a moderately lasting finish.

Pours a transparent golden with a spotty-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of sweet caramely German malt and noble hops with an authentic yeast strain. Body starts fairly full and doughy caramely sweet with a nice bittering hop balance and a crisp, slightly warming bittersweet finish. A nice Maibock and true to style.

Sampled at the Brewpub.Pours a nice golden colorwith a white pillowy head.Flavor was sweet like belgian candy sugar and the alcohol was prensent but not overwhelming.Had a medium mouthfeel and was easy drinking. Finish was semi sweet and clean.

Pours a coppery amber with a finger’s worth of whitge fluffy head that quickly dissipates. The aroma is bready with strong caramel overtones. This is not a shy beer, its alcohol being apparent in the taste. Mouthfeel is slightly thick with a strong, but not cloying, sweetness coating the tongue weel into the aftertaste. A bit of apple finds its way into the tail end of the swallow. A nice example of the style.

Date: 07/28/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark gold, fine beige head, rich munich malt aroma with earthy hops and a touch of spicyness, rich malt flavor, lots of rich munich character, nice earthy bitterness keeps it mostly dry, almost peppery spicyness adds a sharp edge, a bit of nice caramel sweetness comes through for balance and gets a bit sticky

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

On tap @ Foothills 6/29/07: Light amber w/a short lived white head. Toasty & Bready malt, clean w/a strong melanoidin/raisiny aroma, as well as some grainy malt. Just oa touch of perfumey alcohol. Floral hops come in and out. Clean malt w/a good bit of breadiness. Aftertaste is toasty malt w/ a light raisiny character from melaoidin flavors. Clean, and no real hop flavor. Higher med. carbonation, smooth texture, well hidden alcohol. Very enjoyable beer, clean, and has a nice toasted/bready flavor w/ a bit of complexity for a lager style. Made more enjoyable by the fact I am on vacation!