By tradition, the first barrel of Maibock is tapped in the Hofbräuhaus in the last week of April, in time for the merry month of May. The success story of Munich's oldest bock beer goes back as far as 1614.
With its powerfully aromatic flavour and its alcoholic content of some 7.2% volume, Hofbräu Maibock marks one of the high points in the beer-lover's calendar!
Type: Bottom-fermented, light bock beer
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by HonkeyMoFo from Denver, CO, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/10/2010 8:32:47 PM)
"It pours a burnt-orange/amber with thin white head and copious lace. An aroma of caramel malts, tea leaves, light hops, some lemon, honey, and mild spices. The mouthfeel is smooth and rich. Flavors of caramel malts, light hops, tea, citrus, honey, and mild spices. Good stuff!!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by jerrymorrison from lockhart, TX, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/28/2010 12:08:23 AM)
"Think I got a bunk sixer, aroma of sweet sticky malts with metallic hints. Body is amber, and despite a vigorous pour not any head to speak of. Flavor is bland with some malt and a bitter presence. By reading some of the other reviews it seems to be really hit or miss, and this one missed. However i might give it another shot one day."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.5 Unit Cost: $2 per Pint
[3] Review by changeup45 from Orlando, Florida, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/31/2008 7:34:08 PM)
"Pours muddy brown, decent head, some lacing. Aroma smells of very sweet, perhaps past it's prime, fruits. Sweet caramel flavor, some honey, vanilla, and a sharp fruity note but not in a good way. There's a sweet, skunky taste that lingers a little. One of three things happened here, the bottle is old, I'm starting to get spoiled, or it's just not very good. Who knows. "
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.79 Unit Cost: $2.39 per Pint
[4] Review by Phishpond417 from Madison, Wisc, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/30/2008 7:32:08 PM)
"Wow, this was tastey! Sitting right behind Capital Brewery's maibock, but a close second. Dark clear, amber colour small off white head. Aroma is slightly nutty with a hint of carmel. Soft bread malts, with a citrusy, almost lemon like finish. very nice!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.69 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
[5] Review by RJA from Palm Springs, FL, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/19/2008 6:38:02 PM)
"This one pours with a cloudy amber color. Not much to a whitish head. Not much I could distinish in the nose. Some bitter sensation to the nose. Bready-slight chocolate taste. Goes down nice with a slight hopppy notation. Went fairly well with a pizza. Probably a good complement to bread and cheese"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.49 Unit Cost: $1.99 per Pint
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(3.5)
