The Gift (WinterBock Lager) - Starr Hill Brewery

ocelot2500

Arizona

3.53/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy orange, slightly golden color with a small, white head that leaves little lacing.

Smells of fruit notes and toasted malts.

Tastes of the fruits with some grainy sweetness. Apple and apricot notes lead off with a bit of tartness to them that leads to some citrus notes. Some grainy malts add in with a toasted bread character as well. Fairly sweet, but ends in a little hops with some herbal notes.

Mouthfeel is medium with a smooth amount of carbonation.

Overall, nothing special, but it is another solid part of the Starr Hill lineup.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 23:40:14 | More by ocelot2500

cyclonece09

Virginia

3.56/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours a semi-cloudy dark straw, a little lighter than expected for a bock, but still good, with a small white head. Smells of nice grain, very sweet. Tastes of sweet grain, with hints of a fruity aftertaste. Beer is carbonated correctly and finishes really nice for its light body, good carbonation. Overall an above average beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 02:36:59 | More by cyclonece09

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

05-02-2013 05:08:00 | More by spycow

bossmanbuzz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

04-27-2013 02:38:22 | More by bossmanbuzz

gregu2

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

04-07-2013 22:20:36 | More by gregu2

Falcon2008

Wyoming

3/5  rDev -16.4%

04-04-2013 00:58:12 | More by Falcon2008

themantis13

Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.4%

03-22-2013 01:35:09 | More by themantis13

bigbutter

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-13-2013 22:53:20 | More by bigbutter

ChadA83

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -30.4%

03-03-2013 00:53:45 | More by ChadA83

speedvagen

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -30.4%

02-24-2013 23:11:16 | More by speedvagen

jjd315

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

02-24-2013 18:34:23 | More by jjd315

ZachKelly

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

02-17-2013 04:13:09 | More by ZachKelly

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

02-12-2013 02:28:43 | More by IdrinkGas

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

02-04-2013 20:58:34 | More by SonOfKyuss

Dave_Treat

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

02-03-2013 04:53:34 | More by Dave_Treat

HarryPotHead

Maryland

3.61/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

S - served on tap into frosted pint glass

A - deep rich amber color with an exploding head of white foam. The head died down quick to a frothy ring around the edge of the glass with only minimal lacing.

S - slightly offsetting. Not offensive, but unusual for the style. Sweet smelling with yeasts taking center stage.

T - goes down very easy....biscuity malt flavor with little to no hop presence. Not an overly complex lager. Decent.

M - a little more than what I would normally describe as over carbonated. Mouthfeel gets lost in the fizz.

O - not a bad brew. My first from Starr Hill Brewery. Paired well with the Buffalo Chicken Salad I was enjoying. Good enough that I ordered another while I polished off my lunch. This is supposedly a winter seasonal brew, but I don't get it...i'd drink this in the summer / fall, but nothing about this beer says "winter". Cheers [ii]D

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2013 20:01:49 | More by HarryPotHead

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-29-2013 06:28:02 | More by Mattyb79

jadams11

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

01-20-2013 01:43:20 | More by jadams11

codymartin

1.25/5  rDev -65.2%

01-19-2013 03:31:18 | More by codymartin

erogers

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-17-2013 07:14:24 | More by erogers

Caterwaul

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-17-2013 01:16:03 | More by Caterwaul

ColdWaffles

Pennsylvania

3.05/5  rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a standard pint.

Appearance: Crystal clear light amber beer with almost no head. Actually had no head or lacing by the time I killed it.

Smell: Unremarkable. Light sweetness and bread-y grain.

Taste: Clean, crisp bock beer. Noticable hop flavor is missing, I barely taste any. This is pretty unremarkable beer. Lightly sweet.

Mouthfeel: Points for drinkability and the clean crispness of the beer. However, overcarbonation keeps this from being a great mouthfeel. Light-to-medium body.

This was painfully average and nothing I'll ever have again unless given.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 02:37:44 | More by ColdWaffles

Ryanm1

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Swigged this one straight from the bottle at a holiday party. Apparently, this varietal is actually a special seasonal, but couldn't really pick that up from the label nor the taste. This came in a regular variety pack along with the northern lights, red ale and imperial stout. By the time I got to this one I didn't holdout much hope. In addition to the I don't think Maibocks bring much to the table in general. It was surprisingly light, with a sweet finish. The website states that is uses munich malts helping pacify my taste buds into thinking this is a german original. Seemed like a typical lager. Descent beer, best of the mixed case.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 01:55:34 | More by Ryanm1

VTWicked

Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.4%

12-28-2012 01:30:19 | More by VTWicked

BeastLU

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

12-27-2012 22:36:28 | More by BeastLU