Maibock / Helles Bock Beer Reviews

A late spring brew on the lighter, hoppier spectrum of Bocks. This may or may not be the beer for you?

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Tröegs 2010 Scratch Series #30 Bock

by Tom Smillie | Flute Glass, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pennsylvania, Pilsner Glass, Tröegs Independent Craft Brewery, United States | 0 comments

I’ve had this in my fridge for over a year.  Wow.  Good thing this is a bock and probably matured a little with some cold cellaring.  This, my first Tröegs brew, could not have been better.  This Bock was a part of their Scratch Series where they brew various...

Half Acre & Three Floyds Invasion Helles Bock

by Tom Smillie | Flute Glass, Half Acre Beer Company, Illinois, Indiana, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Three Floyds Brewing Company, United States | 0 comments

Phenomenal would be the word I’d use to sum up this collaborative brew between two great brewing companies: Half Acre and Three Floyds. I picked up a bomber when I was down at Half Acre a couple weeks ago claiming my allotment of Double Daisy Cutter. I had heard some...

Sprecher Mai Bock

by Michael Larson | Flute Glass, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Sprecher Brewery, United States, Wisconsin | 1 comment

The first of May is typically not a man’s holiday, but this year I thought I’d celebrate. To help me do so, Sprecher’s Mai Bock arrived in the mail, a part of my April beer-of-the-month club shipment. To date I have sampled to of the Milwaukee brewery’s selections,...

Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock

by Tom Smillie | Einbecker Brauhaus, Flute Glass, Germany, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pilsner Glass | 1 comment

Over the weekend I found a stubby green bottle hanging out all by its lonesome in the back of my fridge. Apparently I did not give it much thought at the point of purchase nor over the last couple weeks. However, what I’ve come to find is that I picked up a gem in the...

Dundee Pale Bock Lager

by Team | Flute Glass, Genesee Brewing Company, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, New York, Pilsner Glass, United States | 2 comments

Noel:  Every now and then, you experience one of the greatest rewards life has to offer: finding something extra special, extra cheap. I suppose that was my thinking when I grabbed a Dundee Craft Pack a little while back. At $7.99 for a 12 bottle/6 style box, and with...

Sierra Nevada Glissade Golden Bock

by Tom Smillie | California, Flute Glass, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States | 1 comment

I like, if not love, Sierra Nevada, don’t get me wrong. I respect Ken Grossman’s pioneering spirit and craft. However, I feel they are a typical California massively hopped beer company. I rate a brewery on how well it can produce a plethora of styles that are...