Springbok
Utepils Brewing Co.
- From:
- Utepils Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Maibock
Ranked #53 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,142 - Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 6.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 02, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 26, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
It's worth surviving a long, cold winter if you get to drink this in the spring. Springbok represents the gleeful leap from winter dreariness to spring renewal. It has all the depth and strength of a wintry lager, balanced with enough lightness to put a spring in your step.
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.25
Smells amazing, freshbaked bread and honey, floral hops in background. Taste is caramel honey sweet sweetness with a bitter floral hit of hops to follow
Apr 02, 2025
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
4.04/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The brewer labels this as a Heller Bock ("pale bock" - extra credit for the proper spelling). It is entered in the BA database as a Bock - Maibock. IDK if there is a real difference, but probably not.
Aroma of bread, somewhat sweet caramel, a little spice. Hints of fruit, but only hints - imagination? - something airy, though, perhaps floral.
Moderately carbonated crystal clear light amber. 1 inch white-to-off-white thick head with OK retention, leaving a thick coating of lacing down the glass.
The taste has a great malt flavor, bread, a bit sweet - almost honey; perhaps hard cookie (i.e. English biscuit). The initial taste starts out smooth and reminiscent of an all-malt pilsner, but without the pils hops. There is a very mild tartness/bitterness in the middle and through to the finish, but it has faded before the aftertaste. The aftertaste is bready malts, a little sweet and coating with just a tinge of tartness on the back of the tongue.
The mouth feel is smooth and with a moderate body.
Overall, a very tasty spring beer; a nice transition beer from the heavy beers of winter to the crisp beers of summer, which I suppose is what a heller (mai) bock is. Very nicely done.
Apr 30, 2021Aroma of bread, somewhat sweet caramel, a little spice. Hints of fruit, but only hints - imagination? - something airy, though, perhaps floral.
Moderately carbonated crystal clear light amber. 1 inch white-to-off-white thick head with OK retention, leaving a thick coating of lacing down the glass.
The taste has a great malt flavor, bread, a bit sweet - almost honey; perhaps hard cookie (i.e. English biscuit). The initial taste starts out smooth and reminiscent of an all-malt pilsner, but without the pils hops. There is a very mild tartness/bitterness in the middle and through to the finish, but it has faded before the aftertaste. The aftertaste is bready malts, a little sweet and coating with just a tinge of tartness on the back of the tongue.
The mouth feel is smooth and with a moderate body.
Overall, a very tasty spring beer; a nice transition beer from the heavy beers of winter to the crisp beers of summer, which I suppose is what a heller (mai) bock is. Very nicely done.
Reviewed by cheeseheadinMinneapolis from Wisconsin
3.87/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can, canned 2/19/2021 IBU: 36 a Heller bock
Pretty beer: transparent deep gold body with a nice white head that leaves plenty of lacing
Taste is toasted bread, a little of the following: caramel, clover honey, grain, biscuit, hop spice that is hard to describe: Cracker, mineral, (pepper?). maybe a micro hint of floral hops. Overall slightly sweet but does have it's bitter elements. a slight bite to it at times.
Finishes fairly clean. But does have a slight lingering after taste of mineral or a noble tettnang hop note
Apr 12, 2021Pretty beer: transparent deep gold body with a nice white head that leaves plenty of lacing
Taste is toasted bread, a little of the following: caramel, clover honey, grain, biscuit, hop spice that is hard to describe: Cracker, mineral, (pepper?). maybe a micro hint of floral hops. Overall slightly sweet but does have it's bitter elements. a slight bite to it at times.
Finishes fairly clean. But does have a slight lingering after taste of mineral or a noble tettnang hop note
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a 16oz can:
Appearance: Clear gold, good head.
Smell: Bready, caramel.
Taste: Nice caramel sweetness backed by solid breadiness. Nicely balanced, very clean feel and easy to drink.
Overall: Really impressed with this maibock from a Minneapolis local brewery. Nicely balanced beer, leans a little to the sweeter side but finishes clean. Other maibocks I've had seem boozy, this doesn't have that issue even with almost 7% abv. Good stuff!
Mar 21, 2021Appearance: Clear gold, good head.
Smell: Bready, caramel.
Taste: Nice caramel sweetness backed by solid breadiness. Nicely balanced, very clean feel and easy to drink.
Overall: Really impressed with this maibock from a Minneapolis local brewery. Nicely balanced beer, leans a little to the sweeter side but finishes clean. Other maibocks I've had seem boozy, this doesn't have that issue even with almost 7% abv. Good stuff!
Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota
3.81/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A nice maibock but for local options I prefer Summit's version. This just does not have the same smooth, clean malt profile of Summit's. I do really enjoy the hoppiness of this beer with its pepper and herbal notes. Solid body and looks excellent.
Apr 28, 2019
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.59/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can. 'CANNED ON 01/31/19'.
Clear, deep gold colored body. Three fingers of white head settle back to a bubbly cap and ring. Leaves behind an interrupted pattern of lacing.
Lots of bready malts in the aroma, along with caramel and sweetness.
Taste follows the smell with sweet bread dominating, and just a touch of hop bite.
Medium and smooth mouth feel. Good carbonation.
As it drinks now I think the beer is a bit too sweet and lacks a real crisp hop bite. Provides a pretty physical appearance.
Apr 10, 2019Clear, deep gold colored body. Three fingers of white head settle back to a bubbly cap and ring. Leaves behind an interrupted pattern of lacing.
Lots of bready malts in the aroma, along with caramel and sweetness.
Taste follows the smell with sweet bread dominating, and just a touch of hop bite.
Medium and smooth mouth feel. Good carbonation.
As it drinks now I think the beer is a bit too sweet and lacks a real crisp hop bite. Provides a pretty physical appearance.
Rated by Chumley22 from Minnesota
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Excellent blonde Bock beer!
Feb 17, 2019
Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
At the brewery...pours a clear gold. Nose is a lot of fresh baked bread and some earthy clovery honey...great! Taste and feel are fine, sweet and fresh and straightforward/simple, and also on the underhopped side of American takes. Feel lacks a little of the crisp bite that I love but it is clean.
Jun 06, 2018
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