Holsten Maibock

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

500 mL Can. I see the word "bock" included on the label but what’s this? Gold body with a small foamy white head that leaves some lace. Like fredthecat says, hay predominates in the aroma along with a whisper of honey and a bit of an earthiness to it, and also a bit boozy. Flavor is hay and if an autumn breeze had a taste, this beer describes it along with a boozy note. I’d say the mouth feel is an acquired taste so this is where this beer scores best. Sweet malt and hop aftertaste and a relatively clean finish. Considering it has an octane of 7, for the money it is good value for getting polluted.

yellow, with a strong hay smell.. tastes very fieldy.. as in grass and stuff, strange flavours, lots of alcohol it is hard to get down. holsten festbock is alot better

Appearance: golden yellow with a proud white head. Aroma: grass, wheat, some slight damp cardboard with malt. Flavour: malt, quite sweet, alcoholic, some odd flavour coming through, kind of a saccharin taste with a cloying sweet finish. Drinkable (barely)

What can I say, just not a fan. Had some weird taste I can’t put my finger on, or was it I drank this beer to late in the evening. Either way some citrus with metallic taste...off!

Golden color, and fizzy head when poured. Strong alcohol content, can taste more of an alcohol flavor than many other beers. It was drinkable though, although would never be my first choice.

It is hard to imagine Holsten doing any worse but they do in this product. The higher alcohol content just makes it taste boozey and awful. Higher quality beers can up their alcohol content without worry but Holsten can not. I poured the last last half down the sink as I just could not stomach this awful swill any longer. No quality malts here.

From can. Weak malt aroma. Decent head. Spicy, malt and bitter flavour. Refreshing I suppose.

Poured from can. Nice golden color, but small head that disappeared quickly. Strong alcohol content which was fine, but tasted pretty malty with a bit of sweetness. Not horrible, but not a favorite.