Maibock Online Tasting - April 8th

Thanks. I will be going over there today. Really do not want a sixer. They only sell bomber singles, 750ml, very very very few singles at all.

Cheers!

 

Hmmm.... Sorry man. Happy hunting!

 

The shit was available in UT.

Cheers!

 

Yeah, and my FAX machine, too. I'm about to pull my old teletype out of the basement...

 

All out of passenger pigeons, but I think I can get my hands on a native American blanket and some firewood.

 

How about a growler at the pub?

Sorry -- just looked, pub's not exactly in your backyard.

 

That's a fine beer indeed. I gave it poor ratings since I was judging it to helles style, not helles bock.

 

Schell's Maifest is in stores.

 

Supposedly in NJ as well.

 

Found some:

Abita Mardi Gras
Copper Kettle Brewing Helles
Pug Ryan's Hideout Helles
Rogue Dead Guy Ale

So I'm guessing these all count?

Cheers!

 

re: the Hofbräu München Maibock I bought... With the aid of my modern technology , I remembered... anyway, it is stamped L 16 Q 07:44, so it is the same age as @FBarber's - Jan 16, 2017. I couldn't wait until Saturday, so I sampled one, and it came across as a bit old, kind of flat.

I'll try another tomorrow during the "official" tasting.

 

Not consistent with my experience, let alone the dating. Hmm.

 

It was due to its flat feel, not taste, like a loss of carbonation (but it had visible bubbles and a tall head, so ... )

 

Thanks for the code information. This was the only one I have been able to find. (Bocks in general have been harder to find than KBS this season). Even though my buddy just got some delivered to the store last week, I figured there was no guarantee that it was new. I really wish some more smaller breweries would make more of an effort to represent this style.

 

Also saw a sixer of Andygator, but did not want to buy that much.

Cheers!

 

Just went to the one place I know that always carries HB beers. No Maibock.

I hope your experience with this year's isn't a sign of something awry at HB. What color was the beer, and did it have a bigger malt character than the usual Maibock (say, Schell's?) and a slick, almost syrupy mouthfeel?

FWIW -- I picked up some Schell's and a new local from Kenosha, WI: Rustic Road Brewing.

Full disclosure: the brewers at this new pub are old home-brew club friends, so I fully intend to enjoy this beer!