Mendocino Spring Seasonal Bock
Mendocino Brewing Company

Mendocino Spring Seasonal BockMendocino Spring Seasonal Bock
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From:
Mendocino Brewing Company
 
United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
7%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 14.29%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
56
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 20, 2015
Added:
Apr 17, 2010
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by ROGUE16:
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Rated by ROGUE16 from Delaware

4/5  rDev +14.3%

Dec 14, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.05/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Hazy deep golden yellow color, soft white head, good amount of tight condensed bubbles. Good lace. Aroma was bready, but metallic.

Taste was again more metal, high carbonation, breadiness. Just like the aroma. Gets earthy and grassy downbottle. Standard stuff from Mendocino, people at your office party could drink this.
Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Oct 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Riik3 from Illinois

Sep 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Rocketman8911 from California

Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by heygeebee from Australia

Jun 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by dalepryor from Kentucky

May 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Apr 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by boudreaux from Alabama

Feb 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by KevinGordon from North Carolina

Feb 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by matjack85 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Antnyd82 from Illinois

Dec 25, 2012
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Reviewed by Ryan011235 from Ohio

3.82/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a New Glarus glass on 12/4/12

Fairly clear looking beer; sort of a dark honey / chestnut brown hue. The bubbles rises en masse and hit the two finger mark. Thin, lasting retention and a pretty good web of lace.

Rather grainy. Buttered biscuit and caramel account for most of the aroma. Bread notions run deeper while a hint of grass wafts about. Hefty aroma for a bock; smells similar to a dopplebock.

The flavor is equally robust. Bread and toasted grains are at the center of each sip. I like that hops are more assertive, providing a grass/floral/herbal blend that has a good pronouncement without going over the top.

In line with everything else, this has a plump medium-full body that is wont to linger. Carbonation is kept right in check as well; moderate with just enough movement for the feel of the beer. The finish has a bit of mustiness to it.

Mendecino Bock is surprisingly dopplebock-y. Nothing wrong with that. Picked up a leftover bottle on a whim; I'll have to keep an eye out for it next year.
Dec 08, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by JakeWik from Nevada

Sep 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by sonorb7 from Australia

Sep 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by RichH55 from Illinois

Aug 20, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by nitter from Ohio

Aug 02, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by TrickkyGangsta from Florida

Jul 12, 2012
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Reviewed by tobelerone from New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Like much of what Mendocino does, this bock is fairly middling and unexciting. To say it’s one of their better beers is damning it with faint praise, I’m afraid. Decent clarity on an amber colored body, good sized cap of white foam, average retention and lace. Aroma of bready malt and some caramel sweetness. Light floral hops underneath.

Taste follows the nose; fair toasted bread malt character; lightly sweet caramel; noble-style hop flavor with aspects of grass and floral notes, although the hops are pretty deeply buried. Low bitterness, mildly lingering in the aftertaste. Semi-dry finish doesn’t clean up as nicely as it could. Medium-light bodied with fairly crisp carbonation that brings a little bit of refreshment to the beer. All in all it’s not bad but it’s very middle of the road, somewhat bland, and lacks the substantial maltiness of the better examples of this style. You could do worse with Mendocino and I have.
Jun 29, 2012
Mendocino Spring Seasonal Bock from Mendocino Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 56 ratings