Sudwerk Maibock

Brewed by Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch
Style: Heller Bock
Davis, California USA

Gold amber pour with lasting white head. Lagery, yeast malt smell and taste. Smooth nice lager tyhpe beer with a yeast flavor that I’m not crazy about. @ City Beer Store in SF

Another fine beer from Sudwerks. These guys really are underrated and so far everything I’ve had from them has been above average. Aroma was roasty grains, sweet and slightly fruity. Appearance was light brown, clear with a nice one-finger off white head. Mouthfeel was light. Flavor was malty sweet and slightly roasted. Not a lot of complexity going on here, but that’s okay. It’s a fine Maibock and just rhe right time for one too.

Aroma of malt, maybe backed by hop; alcohol seems present. Orangy gold color (not my idea of copper) with a white head that leaves. Medium mouthfeel. Definite start of sweet malt, and it is malt with character. Moves on with a bit of spice, leaves the mouth a bit atingle. The malt tends to stay on into the finish, and there is not really enough hop to balance this. Pretty good. One of the better lagers I’ve had in some time.

On tap at the brewpub in October. .3L pour. Faint, metallic, vegetable-like aroma with some sweet honey-like notes. Aroma is less than par per style. Transparent, orangey-copper colored body with a small, lightly off-yellowish head. Spiced, hoppy start which turns a bit sweet in the middle. Metallic hops present later in the finish. Smooth, drinkable, and well-done for a maibock. I wish the aroma was more aggressive.

Pours copper just like the commercial description says. Very malty and gives you a feeling as if the beer is coarsing through your veins with excitement at every turn. It was a good brew, probably still is.

Bottle pours a light golden with a large white head that had amazing lasting power. Spotty lacing. Light malts that are a bit paler than I expectedfrom a Bock. Flavor was light and a bit sweet, lacking some of the darker notes I expected. Body was medium, softly carbonated and a pleasant finish.

Smells funny; can’t place it. This is a pretty decent beer. Tasty malts with some nice hops. Definitely worth trying.

Bottle: Pours a golden color with a bit of head, average head and lacing. The nose is lightly sweet with some typical pale malts and light alcohol, some clean pear fruitiness and light hops. The flavor has a nice body with some clean sweet malts. Finishes balanced, decent.