Granite City Brother Benedicts Mai Bock

Brewed by Granite City Food & Brewery
Style: Heller Bock
St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA

draft - Pours amber with a light, malt rich aroma and a one finger head with some lace. It has a sweet caramel malt flavor and just a hint of alcohol in the finish. It’s easy drinking and acceptable, but as others have said there’s nothing memorable here.

This draft brew from a restaurant poured a head of finely sized white colored bubbles that were fully diminished and left behind a transparent uncarbonated brown colored body and a poor lacing. The weak aroma was malty and semi-sweet. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The mild flavor contained notes of malt nutty and brown malt. Not one that I would likely buy again. I found this brew to be very unbock like.

On draught during the Winterfest 2008 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Pours a medium brownish amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that quickly dissipates to a fine ring. Aroma of very light caramel malt, some powdered sugar, and roasted nuts. Taste is medium bodied, a lot of carbonation with flavors of light caramel malt, some light candi sugar, and grassy hops. Finish is watery, some light multi-grain malt and a dry hop aftertaste. I’m not sure what to make of this but it is still drinkable.

Decent but nothing special. Very bland is the best way to describe. not very malty, but had nice color. had on tap at Granite City in Fort Wayne

Visited Cedar Rapids right after a snow storm and Granite City was one of the only restuarants that was open. it was beer. Not much else to say.

Ok…I didn’t hate this one. Darkish undertones with a hint of roast and malt….but not enough to be memorable…frankly I just had it and I already am forgetting the flavor. Unfortunately its very run-of-the-mill…..a very common feel for all GC brews thus far.

The second underwhelming beer from Granite City. Pour mahogany with a light tan head. The aroma has faint toasted malt. Medium smooth body with light carbonation. The flavor has light nutty malt and is very watery ~ common trait for all of their beers. Fair.

ON TAP: nice aroma and color with light tan head looks pleasantly inviting. Not much for flavor, bubbly mouthfeel but very short finish. Probably a good beer after mowing the lawn.