The Lonely Goatherd
Baxter Brewing Co.

The Lonely GoatherdThe Lonely Goatherd
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From:
Baxter Brewing Co.
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 8.44%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
67
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 21, 2016
Added:
Mar 27, 2015
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  22
Traditional German-Style Maibock lager, with a hoppy American twist.
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Ratings by MikeRusso:
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Rated by MikeRusso from Connecticut

3.84/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Jul 04, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gkruszewski from New York

Mar 21, 2016
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Reviewed by Tank880 from New York

4.05/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Got this on tap and a local tap house. Surprised as to how much I liked this one. Wonderful. The taste is tremendous. Could use a better initial bouquet. Wonderful Well worth it
Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by Thunderballroom from New York

Dec 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2015
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Reviewed by JNPIII127 from New York

4.75/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I got this beer in a craft beer variety pack and was pleasantly surprised. the beer pours a golden brown with at least a two inch head. very tasty overall. medium bitterness and medium carbonation with nice toasty maleness.
Sep 27, 2015
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Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a slightly hazy orange color with great clarityand vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Frothy lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Caramel, doughy, toasted, biscuity, and toasted malts followed by herbal and grassy hops.

Taste: Nice grassy and herbal notes with caramel, toffee, bready, biscuity, and toasted malts. Nice chewy and bitterness notes in the rear.

Mouthfeel: Chewy, medium carbonation, medium bodied, medium bitterness,

Overall: Nice maibock/helles bock. A little more sweetness would have been nice, but very enjoyable.
Sep 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by WasupBeerQueen from Massachusetts

Sep 11, 2015
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.22/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Yay tall boy cans! But, no date, tsk tsk.

Pours a nice fizzy almost 2 finger head that fades at a med pace, some sticky lacing, fairly hazy slight copper reddish orange color.

Nose is quite malty, some reddish toasty malts, touch of sweet caramel like, very light in general, no wheat, no biscuity toffee or anything like that, a touch of a fruity hop. So far no real showing of a Maibock or American twist.

Taste is better thankfully, more Maibock like, toasted grain notes, with some creamy wheat, very toasty, pilsner notes, a little cereal and big malted barley, and a fair sweetness. Then some grassy hops, a little spicy, with a touch of fruitiness, I guess that's the "American twist", hops get a decent bitterness with spicy note late, mild esters in there as well, and a light lagering flavor. Finish is drier, slightly crisp, quite bitter spicy earthy like hop, a little fruity lager note, and toasty malty flavor. Later, as it warms, lots of mineral notes from the lagering, chalky like.

Mouth is med bod, a little creamy like note, mild lagering crispness, decent carb.

Overall eh, nose was very light and missing everything it should have, taste was a bit better, some maibock qualities but not a lot, and not done too well, hops don't blend well with it as well. In general not a great beer, not very enjoyable and not done well.
Sep 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by Casterbridge from Connecticut

Sep 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.76 by Cheds from Maine

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.82 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Aug 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by jshusc from South Carolina

Aug 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by hopley from Massachusetts

Aug 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by brbrocc from New York

Aug 22, 2015
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Rated by Brew_42 from Massachusetts

3.91/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours copper with slight white head

Smells malty and piney

Taste follows the nose

Overall decent beer
Aug 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by MakeMineADoubleJack from North Carolina

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by NENectars from Massachusetts

Aug 11, 2015
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