Klosterbräu Maibock Hell

Bottle. Light golden color; big head. Strong malt aroma, slightly sweet. Malty, strong bock taste, but with a lot of hoppy bitterness. Very interestingly balanced for a hell bock. Wow! Super hoppy, almost overly hopped! It is a refreshing change from the slightly too sweet Austrian heller bocks I’ve tried. This might be the best hell bock I’ve tried. The malt comes through beautifully once it warms a bit…the hops kick butt. This is grand.

Bottle @ brewpub. Is bright coppery gold with thick white head and lacing, very attractive. Intense malty aroma has mushrooms in it. Has a fine, dandy toasted malt finish and lacks any cloying sweetness. Is dry, spicy, and well-hopped. Very nice.

Tap @ Brewpub. Pours clear golden with a small creamy head nad lacings. Nose is sweet and strong. Lots of grain and alcohol. Hay and bready taste. The alcohol warms and bites a bit but otherwise pretty tasty.

Draught@brewpub. Golden colour, small white head. Good lace. Aroma is sweet malts, some alcohol, hops and mild fruityness. Flavour is smooth bready and caramelly malts along with some hops and diacetyl. A quite nice bock.

Golden-amber colour and bright. Slightly spicy nose with bread and a hint of apple. Very full-bodied. Muscular alcohol and slightly chewy caramel with toast. Lots of alcoholic dryness. This is a burly maibock.

(draught, at the Gaststätte Klosterbräu) pours a clear golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of honeyed grainy malts, with light notes of wort and herbal hops. flavour is caramel, grainy toasted malts and a hint of butter. medium carbonation and body with a light bitter finish.

Draft - Clear golden body, some sparkle, medium sized head; Big malty honeyed sugary sweet fresh nose; Big super sweet, big carbonation very malty body; Long big full finish, full of sweet malt aroma and lots of warm honey. Somehow it has a little dust in the late aroma.

(6/31/08) Draught at the brewpub in Bamberg. Deep golden color. Aroma of malt, some spiciness, caramel and some alcohol hints. Sweet caramelly flavor with some light toastiness and alcohol notes. Medium-bodied.