Fine springtime moderation brings easygoing citric bliss and ‘delicate floral hops’ to its grain-toasted ‘fresh baked bread’ base. Setback grapefruit, tangerine, navel orange and white grape nuances suffice for winsomely sunny respite.
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CHURCH STREET MAGISTERIUM MAIBOCK LAGER
Soured green grape tartness and lemony orange rind bittering softly linger above toasted white bread spine. Astringent hops affect dry citric finish. Wispy strawberry, banana and cider undertones stay submerged.
TWO ROADS HIZZONER MAIBOCK
Favorable springtime amber lager soaks raw-honeyed orange, red and yellow fruiting in perfumed citric hop resin to its wheat cracker spine. Lemon-rotted navel orange, yellow grape, tangerine, crab apple and pink grapefruit illusions as well as boozy vodka-tinged astringency desiccate pleasant sugar-spiced malting.
ABITA HOP GATOR
Lustrous citric fruiting brightens dry-hopped 2014 maibock. Grapefruit-peeled navel orange, clementine, tangerine and lemon juicing absorbs subtle pilsner malting.
LONG TRAIL MAPLE MAIBOCK
On tap at Twisted Elm, interestingly hybridized moderate-bodied pale lager drapes sugary Vermont maple syrup atop stylishly clay-hopped sour fruiting. Lemony orange tartness and bruised apple sweetness pick up mild spicing at Graham Cracker-honeyed wheat backend.
LOCAL OPTION VOKU HILA
Summery bock lager (bottled for Illinois’ Local Option Bierwerker) brings beautiful floral bouquet to up-front sugary citric spicing and bittersweet raw-honeyed herbage. Clean-watered minerality and doughy pale malted breading provide base for lemony grapefruit-yellowed tartness and brisk navel orange tang. Peppery oregano-basil niche picks up teensy black tea snip.
VICTORY 4 HOP BOCK
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, springtime heller bock brings German pilsner yeast to zesty lemon dusting and floral honey mead wining. Delicate clay-hopped spicing tingles effervescent citric-soured finish. Grassy reminder nudges light white wheat spine.
ELYSIAN TORRENT PALE BEET BOCK
Mildly interesting amber-rubied maibock utilizes subtle beet sugaring to affect maca-rooted chestnut roast, sarsaparilla-rooted sassafras and molasses hazelnut biscotti snip. Soft pink grapefruit, peach, melon and cherry undertones pass thru light hop astringency.
TROEGS SPRING FEST LAGER – SCRATCH SERIES
Well balanced, but ill-defined, springtime moderation (with generic label) crosses biscuit-y wheat-cracked helles lager with citric-spiced maibock. Glutinous baked bread flouring picks up lemon-soured grapefruit, cherry, orange and cherry tartness above tertiary honey nut, pralin eand pecan illusions. On tap, smoother dried citrus fruiting pervades.
NARRAGANSETT BOCK
Genial pale-toned moderate-bodied spring bock retains crisp, clean, dry-bodied nature and delicate water flow. Subtle honeyed malt creaminess enhances polite spice-hopped fruiting and leafy floral nuances. Mellow peach, grape and quince illusions prickle biscuit-y cornbread spine and placid nuttiness. A nearly perfect post-prohibition-styled macrobrew reintroduced to the market around 2010.
SAMUEL ADAMS ALPINE SPRING LAGER
Decent pearl-headed copper-toned helles-like spring bock spreads capacious lemon-seeded sourness across floral citric niceties, grassy Noble hops and doughy white breading. Setback honeyed grain sweetness enlivens wavered pink grapefruit, navel orange, tangerine, mango and melon fruiting.
RAMSTEIN MAIBOCK LAGER
On tap, dewy leafy-hopped gourd-like autumnal crispness spreads across abundant red-fruited apple-spiced sweetness and honeyed caramel malts countering peppery rye-dried lip-smack of sensational springtime suds. Tertiary twig, grape stem, zucchini, and squash illusions hide beneath earthen moisture. Less malt-sweetened than a typical Octoberfest and never coarsely harsh, retaining soft, buttery mouthfeel. Superb maibock is best of class.
