Maibock
Tampa Bay Brewing Co.

Tampa Bay Brewing Co.'s Maibock is made with German Pilsner and Munich malts, and Spalt and Saaz hops, according to the brewery.

It has a bit of a butterscotch aroma and flavor, something I found interesting. The flavor is malty with very little bitterness or hop aroma. It's got a nice, clean taste that is quite good.

This beer is great for quenching your thirst on a warm Florida spring day. I recommend it.

I don't run across too many Maibocks but this was definitely good. I'll have to say my next favorite beer besides the Iron Rat Stout.
Great amber tone with a slight orange and beige head crowning the top with about an inch of foam.
I enjoyed the light caramel aromas but didn't note any banana's or the like.
Taste was smooth and flavorful. A good mix of wheat breads, hints of candy corn and subtle hops.
Slick and oily mouthfeel made for good drinks and requests for a second round. I really enjoyed this, think I'll have'nother!

UK visitor, tried this in April 2004, and although I enjoyed it,. felt it it a little heavy and seemed to be trying to be a cloudy wheat beer. Not light and crisp enough to be a true German style beer. It had that hint of 'banana's' in the aroma and flavour, as you would expect, but seemed to be - in my opinion from all the Tampa Bay Brewing Beers I have tried - to be the same basic recipe with something extra added. Enjoyable, but nothing really special.

Update at May 2007. Tried this again, being the seasonal beer available when I visited, and enjoyed it a lot. It is predominately malty to start but good bitterness from the hops as it lingers, and the balance makes it easy to drink, not too heavy or strong, so would make a decent session beer. Definately one to have when its available, and maybe even better now being brewed at the new premises in Ybor City.