Maibock (Big Beer Series)
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Maibock (Big Beer Series)Maibock (Big Beer Series)
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From:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 10.03%
Reviews:
286
Ratings:
369
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 05, 2019
Added:
Apr 30, 1998
Wants:
  69
Gots:
  14
We brew our Maibock to be hugely malty & subtly finished with a variety of continental hops, with an eye-pleasing russet brown color. Prosit!

2007 - 7.0%
2008 - 6.2%
2009 - 8.4%
2010 - 8.7%
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Ratings by hoptualBrew:
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Reviewed by hoptualBrew from Florida

4.65/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
22oz beautiful bomber bottle conditioned marker as 2011.

Poured into an oversized wine glass a thicker honey orange brown with a huge white cloud-like head that is taking forever to receed. Lacing is beautiful thin microscopic fine & overtly sexified.

Nose on this is amazing! I cant quite place alot of it - very spiced smells like maybe honey, toffee malts, citric zests, touch coriander, a tad of nutmeg maybe? I dont really know, its an orgy of a nose though - very spicy, sweet & fruity.

Taste follows the nose, but decieves the appearance. Such a light hued brew, but damn does this one pack on the complexity! Malty up front with honey citrus zest & coriander is what I'm getting on the mid-palate. Finishes with a little hop & alcohol bite. Malty sweet agglutination on the back of the tongue. Delicious as the honey lingers around.

Body is moderately heavy (7/10) with a touch of carbonation. I was suprised that more carbonation couldnt be detected on the tongue - as the head on this one was enormous. That last statement was most likely an observation taken from a lack of knowledge in the science of brewing. Forgive me.

$7.99 for this one at Total Wine & More - very fair price.
Jul 16, 2011
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Maibock (Big Beer Series) from Smuttynose Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 369 ratings