Berkshire Maibock Lager
Berkshire Brewing Company
- From:
- Berkshire Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Maibock
Ranked #48 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,145 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 11.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 133
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 29, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 17, 2002
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.31/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a beautiful clear deep golden amber color with a one finger head of just off-white foam. The head has an amazing level of retention, taking quite a bit of time to fade, with it leaving a good sum of foamy lace up receding.
Smell – The aroma is bready and yeasty with notes of spice of coriander and tarragon. Along with these aromas comes some banana and orange and a little bit of herb and pepper.
Taste – The taste begins with a rather bready and biscuit malt flavor mixed with some spice of coriander and notes of banana and tarragon (at least I think it may be this I am detecting; and no, I have had nothing to mess up my palate...) just as was in the nose. Rather odd, but somehow it sorta works as some very light, but detectable and balancing herbal and earthy hops join in. Throughout there is a moderately strong presence of caramel and toffee as well as some light yeast, leaving one with a rather interesting and more malty lagered taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – A bit thicker for a 6.5 % brew with a moderate carbonation level. OK for the style and rather nice overall.
Overall – Not really sure what that flavor is. I list it as tarragon, but it is something not really all that familiar in the brew tasting repertoire of flavors. I had high hopes for this, but alas was disappointed in the end.
Apr 29, 2025Appearance – The beer pours a beautiful clear deep golden amber color with a one finger head of just off-white foam. The head has an amazing level of retention, taking quite a bit of time to fade, with it leaving a good sum of foamy lace up receding.
Smell – The aroma is bready and yeasty with notes of spice of coriander and tarragon. Along with these aromas comes some banana and orange and a little bit of herb and pepper.
Taste – The taste begins with a rather bready and biscuit malt flavor mixed with some spice of coriander and notes of banana and tarragon (at least I think it may be this I am detecting; and no, I have had nothing to mess up my palate...) just as was in the nose. Rather odd, but somehow it sorta works as some very light, but detectable and balancing herbal and earthy hops join in. Throughout there is a moderately strong presence of caramel and toffee as well as some light yeast, leaving one with a rather interesting and more malty lagered taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – A bit thicker for a 6.5 % brew with a moderate carbonation level. OK for the style and rather nice overall.
Overall – Not really sure what that flavor is. I list it as tarragon, but it is something not really all that familiar in the brew tasting repertoire of flavors. I had high hopes for this, but alas was disappointed in the end.
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.76/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: crystal clear; copper colored; 1 finger finely pored ivory head that receded to a wispy cap; very little lacing;
S: bread, grain;
T: follows the nose; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: a nice take on the style;
Jul 06, 2017S: bread, grain;
T: follows the nose; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: a nice take on the style;
Rated by OnTheBusWithGus from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Something odd about the flavor. Not totally unpleasant, but wouldn't buy again.
May 09, 2015
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