Pale Bock
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

 

12oz can PKGD 040325 (45 days ago) poured into a pint glass at fridge temp 6.8% ABV. The beer pours bright golden amber with nearly white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and scattered, tiny bubbles. Sparce lacing. The aroma is mild with pale malt and floral notes. The taste is semisweet pale malt with grassy & floral hop flavor ending with a medium plus bitterness. The feel is medium bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Cleanly lagered. Overall, excellent.

 

A bit of a 'canned' aroma. The hops are noticeable when the beer was cold, but the balance with the malt was about even once the beer had warmed.

 

Pours a clear amber color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has bready, herbal and floral hints
Taste has a bready, herbal and floral flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Maibock

On tap at the Sierra Nevada taproom in Chico. Gold. Lighter than dark gold of the 2023 Oktoberfest, which we were also drinking. Creamy dense long lasting white head. Aroma raisin, bread and hint of herb. Taste malty with spicy herbal hop. Creamy feel. Excellent maibock.

 

Honey sweet biscuity malt, floral hops, caramel, pear, light dark fruit underneath. Haven't had enough examples of this style to judge it properly but its really good beer on its own merits.

 

Pours an effervescent gold with 2+ fingers of pearl colored head. Great head retention & lacing

S: Huge breadyness, some pear notes,

T: Follows the nose, some dryness, mineral & soapy hops as well up front. Breadyness, pears, a touch of honey malt & soapy, herbal & grassy hops as this beer warms up, a touch of dryness. Finishes fairly sweet, grassy & with a little pear.

MF: Medium body, fairly moderate carbonation, skews slightly hoppier than expected

Solid Bock, honestly; I had higher hopes, but I like it more than most reviewers. A sipper for sure

 

Poured a clear gold with a white head. The smell is of hops, malt, and some alcohol. The taste is of hops and malt and the alcohol. I found that it's really a good beer and one I wish that I could find more often.

 

Pours a perfectly clear golden color with an oatmeal colored head that provides significant lacing. Beautiful beer. The nose includes sweet grain and bread aromas, which are also present on the taste and provide a nice sweetness, and there’s a bit of a floral note as well.

The mouthfeel is medium and on the crisp side, with moderate carbonation. This is a beer I’ve wanted to try for a while, and I’m glad I finally had the opportunity - it’s a very worthy maibock, IMHO.

Poured from a can dated 05-04-22 into a Salzburg glass.

Look: Vibrant, transluscent gold. Almost looks like a pilsner in the glass but with the slightest copper tint. Very fluffy white head that sticks around with rockiness all along the edges.

Smell: A ton of grain immediately up front. Doughy bread intermingles with the sweeter toffee notes with a hint of corn and some yeast. Also caught some alcohol mingled with flora/earthy hops at the tail end.

Taste: Follows the smell beat for beat. Grain and breadiness dominate but quickly mingle with sweet malt and corn. Finishes with a strong bit of yeast and a burst of floral hop spice. The bitterness/aftertaste immediately on the tongue is not the most pleasant for the style I've had but it still is decent,

Feel: Medium body bordering on the lower end of medium, moderate carbonation and a booziness that does manage to make its way into the mix.

Overall: Good but could be great with more restraint on the hops to let the malt balance things out a bit more. I however do like that SN continues to allow its propensity for hops to shine through in a fun style.

 

 

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a light golden amber color with a puffy white head. The head has a great level of retention, fading over time to leave a light level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is strongest of a bready and doughy smell mixed with aromas of caramel and toffee. At the same time there are smells of corn and a light yeast.
Taste – The taste begins with a rather malty doughy flavor that is matched by a decent showing of graininess and caramel. At the same time there is a little bit of a corn sweetness and a touch of herbal hop. As the taste advances forward the sweet grows slightly weaker, all while the grain and herb get slightly stronger, and are joined by some harvest fruit, with all the transitions eventually leaving one with a rather malty but clean taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is slightly more-thick, with a carbonation level that is lower. For the malty nature the feel is good and makes for a nice sipper.
Overall – A rather nice brew with a robust malt backbone and very approachable drinkability.