Holsten Maibock

Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Heller Bock
Hamburg, Germany

Pours with a fluffy head that dissipates very quickly; golden coloured with almost no carbonation; saccharine, floral nose with a sweet, bready flavour that, for a strong beer, doesn't have an overpowering alcohol bite to it. (500ml can)

Wow, what a let down....this is in no way a maibock...more like a characterless high-test Euro malt liquor that slammers can use to get gooned in "gentile" company undetected...the Euro lable is like cammo for buzz seekers...Animal house does Deutschland! Came in a 500ML can... Poured a disappointing lager light gold (MaiBock??) with a tiny head that went away in a minute....no effervescence in the glass, no lace, no ring... when the head left it looked flat and unappealing. Had virtually no aromas with a singular strong wisp of alcohol mingled with a slight malt smell. Started thin and flat went to a weak mouth feel with miniscule malt tastes and a sligt hint of hopp then the finish was ...well....gonzo!....sweet malt completely overpowered by the taste of our old friend ALCOHOL!!!...I poured the rest out! This is the Euro version of Colt 45 papper bag "malt likker". If you want to get gooned on GOOD Euro strong beer buy an Okocim Mocne...leave this Teutonic urine sample on the shelf.

From a 500 ml can. Golden colour with a huge head that quickly disappears to nothing. Light floral notes over a decent malty background. Some honey and brown sugar notes. Flavour was surprisingly good, flowery esters and a nice crisp finish. I didn't expect much from this one, but I thought it was pretty good.

500ML can sample- No head whatsoever. (Maybe I poured it wrong?) but I do not think so. Medium-dark straw colour. Hints of oranges and other citrus odours. Medium bodied, but has a stronger finish. The taste was sort of strange....sort of can mixed with alcohol and oranges.

Pours amber. Alcoholic and sweet nose with malt. Weak malt/hop flavours "balance" with some bizarre fennel citrus chemically stuff. Nicely covered by an unmasked 7%abv. Not very good.

Pours straw coloured with a thin head. Aroma of sweet malt and a bit of alcohol. Thin mouthfeel. The malt taste dissipates too quickly. Alcohol is noticable but not overpowering

Tasted in Toronto from the LCBO. Medium yellow colour, little or no head. Aroma is slightly sweet with a hint of alcohol on the nose. Taste is very muted - slightly sweet malty, almost malt liquor type taste. Very faint bitter taste.

Maybe I don't know bocks. But this is a very thin, alcohol laced, straw-colored one. Not very impressive but I did manage to finish it. Thin malt, thin hops, virtually no aroma, no head. Served in a can.