May Beer of the Month: Hofbrau Munchen Maibock

We did have a month of May this year, and a high quality beer month it was.  Though it’s taken a while to post the post, the actual beer of the month has been my regular thing at The Malthouse and, as such, is still biscuity fresh in my beer memory.

My notes (also posted at ratebeer): Tasted 19/05/2006, 355ml bottle from RW&S, Wellington.  
Vibrant copper (Fritha reckons amber), bright, lightly carbonated, with a disappearing off-white head.  Mild nose, very pleasant, shows off caramel malts, spicy continental hops and a hint of lager yeast.  Sweet and sappy malts blend well with grassy spicy hops and end in a slightly astringent finish (probably the only downfall as it just leans away from perfectly balanced).  I’ve seen these Hofbrau beers on the shelf for a couple of months now and the Maibock is a very pleasant surprise (thanks for the lovely surprise Fritha).
24/05/2006. On tap in a lovely earthernware stein at the Malthouse, Wellington.  Superb biscuity notes from the toasted malt. Upped aroma and overall impression 1 point each. 3.9/5.

Other notables beers (marks out of 5, in brackets) from a great quality month in May:

• Green King Strong Suffolk (4.0)


• Hog’s Back A over T (4.1)


• Rochefort Trappistes 8 (4.0)


• Gales Jubilee Ale (3.8)

All notes, as always, at yalnikim on ratebeer.    

Also wrote a few Beer O’Clock words at the Not PC blog.