Ziegenmensch
Schilling Beer Co.
- From:
- Schilling Beer Co.
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Maibock
Ranked #11 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #13,325 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 6.19%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2017
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Golden in color, richly flavored with Munich malt, with a crisp and clean finish. Slight alcohol warming is present. A traditional Bavarian-style Bockbier as is often served during the transition seasons.
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Reviewed by nickb2000 from New Hampshire
3.32/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Can into Nucleated Tulip
Look: Turbid dark orange-brown, pouring a frothy, off white, two finger head which slowly dissipated into a nice cap
Smell: Toasty malt, touch of caramel, and some earthy and herbal hop. Super weak nose though, near scentless
Taste: Toasty bready malt, with a toffee sweetness. Herbal hops spiciness on the swallow with a touch of baking spices. Finish carries many of the flavors to a quick end
Feel: Medium body, gentle carbonation, crisp finish.
Overall: Overall a good beer, just too sweet for me
Oct 09, 2025Look: Turbid dark orange-brown, pouring a frothy, off white, two finger head which slowly dissipated into a nice cap
Smell: Toasty malt, touch of caramel, and some earthy and herbal hop. Super weak nose though, near scentless
Taste: Toasty bready malt, with a toffee sweetness. Herbal hops spiciness on the swallow with a touch of baking spices. Finish carries many of the flavors to a quick end
Feel: Medium body, gentle carbonation, crisp finish.
Overall: Overall a good beer, just too sweet for me
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.61/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Golden brew with a thick white cap that leaves copious lace. The slightest bit of grain in the nose, but almost scentless (and I wasn't congested!). The main flavor takeaway was the beer's sweetness. There is bread presence--I'll say pumpernickel--with an overlay of honey and toffee. A pleasant bock but a bit too sweet to award top grades to.
Jun 15, 2025
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
4.07/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Ziegenmensch
Schilling Beer Co.
Bock - Hell / Maibock
One of my very favorite lager/Bocks. Seasonal by nature. I love the golden color, zippy, yet smooth feel. Munich malt is sweet and biscuity. Herbal spice and slight heat just adds to the depth. Grassy, peppery hops round it out nicely. Dig this style. My love of this style all started back in 2007 with the Smuttynose Big Beer Maibock release.
May 24, 2025Schilling Beer Co.
Bock - Hell / Maibock
One of my very favorite lager/Bocks. Seasonal by nature. I love the golden color, zippy, yet smooth feel. Munich malt is sweet and biscuity. Herbal spice and slight heat just adds to the depth. Grassy, peppery hops round it out nicely. Dig this style. My love of this style all started back in 2007 with the Smuttynose Big Beer Maibock release.
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
4.21/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
There is a really nice, light sweetness here, almost honey-like to go along a with toasty biscuits, caramel, and mild, leafy bitterness. Refreshing and delicious.
Oct 27, 2024
Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
4.59/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
My my, I've loved every beer of this style I've tried... albeit that's only a handful to date. This one skyrockets not only to best-of-style for my tastes, but has launched into the upper echelon of my overall beers, approaching 1k shortly. Schilling nails a bunch of styles with world-class mastery, and this is no exception. I could drink this endlessly.
May 16, 2023
Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York
3.68/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep gold, frothy 1" head that quickly settles out with moderate lacing. Nose is red apple, pretzel, baking spice, apple pie, golden syrup. Taste is thankfully not nearly as sugary as the aroma lets on, but it still drinks sweet; mellow, cooked apples and malt balanced out by earthy hops. Finish remains on the sweet side as well. Mouthfeel is moderate to full with frothy and fast carbonation. Not my favorite Maibock out there, but another solid offering from Schilling.
Jun 11, 2022
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