Mahrs Bräu Christmas Bock

Brewed by Mahrs Bräu
Style: Heller Bock
Bamberg, Oberfranken/Bayern, Germany

Date: 03/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Blind Tasting

hazy pale yellow, huge frothy white head, thick lace, sweet malt aroma with a hint of corn, light body, light malt flavor, nice sweetness balanced by floral hops, light bitterness, the floral hops develop a spice character

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: /10
Score: *4

Hazy dull gold colour. Deep fresh bread aroma. Full-bodied bock with luscious bready pale malts and slightly alcoholic firmness. Clean and rich. Delicious.

(draft, sampled 1/12/05) Clear copper body with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, nutty, light smoke. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, nutty, some herbal, finish with some rauchbierian smoke. Medium lightly sticky body. Seems closer to a nut brown ale than a bock. (7/3/7/3/14). (bottle, sampled 12/9/03) Crystal clear amber with small off-white head. Aroma is sweet (molasses), caramel, butterscotch, toffee, and some floral. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some earthy, and noticeable alcohol. Medium watery body. (6/3/5/2/11)

bottle-pours a thin white head and hazy copper/brown color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, some spice. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, spice-peppermint, fruit bread, metallic hops. OK effervescence. Occasional. Thanks jwc215 for sharing.

Slightly hazy very effervescent faded golden hue. Head is white, thin, mostly diminishing. Big bready nose, french toast and honey maltiness. Herbal butteriness blends in with the focused breadiness in most friendly manners, gentle fruity (notably citrusy) undertones. Excellent mellow hoppiness, floral and herbal. Neglectable acidity, just enough sweetness. Good execution and balance if it doesn’t seem to fill a purpose, much less feel like anything related to christmas.

Bottle... Sparkling clear, deep golden lager. Quckly dissipating, fizzy, white head. The nose delivers some orange blossom honey, butterscotch and after-shave. The flavor is decently-balanced, but a bit bland and a touch too sweet. Light chocolate and honey notes. Full-bodied with a syrupy mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Lengthy, bitter-sweet finish.

Light copper color with a thick white head. Sweaty stale malt bock aroma. Body has a caramel malty sweetness to it and a touch of rauchmalz, with a more bitter, lightly spiced smooth finish. Mildly flavorful, but uninteresting.

500 ml bottle. The palest bock I’ve ever seen. Deep golden colour, slightly hazy with a thick pale tan head, which collapses to a chunky layer of bubbles over the surface. Sweet caramel malt, light apple, and a touch of toffee. Faint spicy aroma. Flavour is lovely, sweet soft caramel, faint noble hops, and a lingering sweetness. Fairly full-bodied. As it starts to warm, the hoppiness becomes more prominent. Nice brew.