Maibock
Barley John's Brew Pub

 

 

Originally reviewed April 9, 2005. On tap at the Gitchee Gumee Brewfest 2005. Weak wafts of rich berry. Flavors are dominated by sugary wheat and some blackberry. This is a Maibock! I love that crisp, clean sweet sugary smack and finish. This is quite a nice brew.

Plush deep golden color. Great clarity. Good sized ivory white head. Lace is more than sufficient for my viewing pleasure. Aroma is really nice. Pretty thick with the malts (caramel, vienna and whatnot). And just a touch of floral hops perceived. The taste follows suit, with a great rich maltiness, the byproduct of double decotion brewing. A hint of hops. And a hint of ethanol blend in nicely. This is a damn fine maibock.

Color is a solid haze of dark caramel copper with a very thin white head that fades to a thin ring and retains lots of stringy lace. One mighty fine looking Maibock! Smell is subdued dark fruits of raisin, fig, plum, and a slight sense of toffee. Taste is more of the same but much more improved upon fron the smell as it has a large variety of dark fruits, pale plum and raisin, with a mellow smooth toffeeness rendering it with a candied caramel, slightly sweet and finishes with a slight zip of tangyness. Feel is super silky smooth, light to medium body and goes down very easy, so much so its drinkablitiy is fantastic. Very good stuff. Although I think the ABV might be kinda high cuz this stuff went right to my head.

This one pour to a ruby-amber color with a white head. The aroma was malt and some-what fruity. Not a whole lot to it. The flavor was a semi-sweet maltiness, with a light hop fruitiness in the back. It was medium-bodied, and easy drinking. Not what I am accustomed to with the Maibock, but all in all a decent beer.