Oak Aged Gruffmeister 8
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub

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Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
8%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 10.79%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
9
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 06, 2016
Added:
May 20, 2011
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Same as regular Gruffmeister, except it has been aged with Toasted White Oak. Deep gold in color. Hints of golden syrup, flowers, grass and strawberry in the nose. Big malty sweetness with notes of lightly toasted bread, strawberry and grass balanced by a floral, lemony dryness.
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Ratings by thagr81us:
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Oak aged using white oak spirals! Served from tap into a sampler shaker. Poured yellow-orange with a one finger pure white head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, banana, subtle woodiness, and subtle alcohol. The flavor was of sweet malt, banana, subtle alcohol, and wood on the followthrough. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good brew. It was very smooth drinking for an 8% brew. I had the pleasure of trying the regular version later in the night and this one was really toned down in the robustness of the brew. The wood aspect on this one was very subtle on the end but definitely present. Really glad I got to give this one a try. Tick.
May 20, 2011
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Rated: 3.06 by Hilljack51 from South Carolina

Feb 06, 2016
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.94/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap. Golden bronze body, white ring. Not a ton of oak in the nose, there but faintly, with banana, white pepper, grains and malt. Taste has more depth to the oak, toast in the malt, otherwise the same. Feel is oaky but more so malty and grainy, medium bodied
Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by garuda from Pennsylvania

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.69 by Onenote81 from North Carolina

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by EasyReader from North Carolina

Aug 08, 2014
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Reviewed by PDXHops from South Carolina

3.22/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Growler poured into a tall mug. See-thru gold with a few lazy streams of carbonation feeding the smallish white head. Minimal lacing.

Plentiful oak in the nose, but it doesn't overpower the honeyish sweet malt and floral hopping. Imminent alcohol presence is advertised. Oak flavor really flexing its muscle here- sweet, buttery, a bit tangy. It's perhaps a bit much; mental note to try the regular Gruffmeister for comparison at some point. Sweet and floral with a small earthy bite. Booziness is appropriate for the style, but pretty potent when paired up with the oaky sweetness. Not sure I'd revisit this again, but I'm inclined to give the regular version a try.
Aug 25, 2011
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Reviewed by kkipple from South Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Barley's in Greenville. Cool! This is "white oak aged".

A. Same as the normal Gruffmeister, but what did ya expect? Clear rich gold. Some lace, a short white head. No active bubbles.

S. Very similar to the normal Gruff, but seems drier and with maybe just a hint of oak. It's quite subtle.

T. Super clean (no surprise coming from Foothills), lightly grainy-sweet, the oak shows up and adds dimension to an otherwise solid, if unassuming, beer. Solid malt backbone here, gentle crispness. Hard to place the 8%. Good flavor and nothing out of the ordinary. It's not too sweet, which is good, and is a nice solid orange German style brew.

M / O. Adequate carbonation, medium-full body, drinks easily. Solid, working-class beer here, improved with the addition of oak and probably some recipe tweaks since I've had this last a few years back. Good stuff, I like the oak version better than the regular.
Jul 09, 2011
Oak Aged Gruffmeister 8 from Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Beer rating: 3.8 out of 5 with 9 ratings