I tried to make it to the end of this blog without describing a beer as "biscuity." Really, I did. It's one of those irksome words that make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. But there's no way to avoid it when describing Mahr's Brau Christmas Bock—the beer just smells and tastes biscuit-like.
The beer pours a slightly dark golden hue, quite a bit lighter than your average bock. It's light enough to make it seem like more of a maibock, a lighter-in-color, slightly hoppier bock that's traditionally brewed for consumption in the spring. I'd be quicker to declare it a maibock, but Mahr's Brou Christmas Bock only has a hint of hops. Plus, I suspect there's some German beer law that would imprison the brewmaster for improperly labeling a beer. So a bock it is.
The beer is brewed in the city of Bamberg, located in the north of Bavaria. And like most bocks, it features some sort of goat on the label. In case you're wondering why, the word "bock" is German for goat.
