Spaten Maibock

Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Heller Bock
Munich, Germany

on tap at the local BierStube. Pale yellow-gold without much of a head. this was one smoothe drink! a little bit malty without too much carbonation. looking at the other reviews and the dates they were posted makes me wonder about the freshness of the keg I was drinking from? However, everything seemed fine and I really could see making a session of this brew.

On tap, Essenhouse, Madison Wi. Nice golden pale color. Appropriate medium body. Nice grainy flavor in the middle of the palate with light bitterness to follow. A detectable alcohol presence. Very good, very refreshing, yet powerful.

On-tap - glowingly solid, thickset gold color with a firm, thin white cap of foam. Aroma is of dulled fruity malts, a slight dusty edge of bread yeast and toasted crusts with a pinch of grassy hops. Taste is thick and chewy, lots of malted sweetness with a nice toasty ring to its middle. Smooth, sweetly bready, and delightful. The sweetness of dulled fruityness and bread continues to surge for a good long while after each sip. Hops are very tiny with some floral and grass tinges just before the finish. Feel is quite thick and malt laden with stodgyness, sweetly lingering to the point of almost cloying. A very nice Maibock, quite thick in its character. I enjoyed this immensely, but the overall thickness seemed to draw out its full potential in regards to it becoming a solid sessionable brew.

It has been said that springtime is bocktime and this excellent bock is full-flavored and refreshing on a thunderous, rain-soaked Sunday afternoon in mid May. As the dark clouds gather above our heads with looming consequences I sat slouched in a barstool washing down my losses and regrets. The aromatic hops make their way up to my nose, genie-like, as the bitter, tart effervesence of the elixer quenches a deeper thirst. (Goes good with wings too!)

On Tap: Pours with just a little head, laces nicely; Sweet, rich, malty caramel flavor, that finishes rather tart and tangy, some nice balancing bitterness late. Yummy.

Tap. Bockbierfest -Wauwatosa. Deep golden color with a dense cream colored head. Sweet cookie and floral aromas. Smooth thick feel. thick rich malt flavors with a sweeter floral hops balance. Seems to need a touch more dry bitterness to balance the malt but I am more of a malthead.

(draught-Ludwig's in Philadelphia) medium gold. Faint fruity aroma. Malt flavor predominates, but not that sweet. Distinct hop finish. Not bad, but not what I expected from a bock.

Surprisingly light-bodied and crisp for a bock. Fairly dry, too. It was not the lightly sweet bock that I tend to enjoy. 'Tis now the season for Maibocks, and I'm enjoying every one of the them.