Big Sweet Life (AKA #005)
Wisconsin Brewing Co.

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From:
Wisconsin Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.33 | pDev: 22.52%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 03, 2015
Added:
Apr 21, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by twalther:
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Rated by twalther from Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +35.1%

Apr 25, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.79 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.46 by Chaz from Minnesota

Mar 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dovers from Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by invalid665 from Illinois

Feb 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by WI-Beer-Man from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.91 by DantheMan75 from Wisconsin

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by twb0392 from Wisconsin

Nov 10, 2014
 
 
Rated: 2.5 by Westuh from Wisconsin

Sep 28, 2014
 
 
 
Rated: 2 by CraftBeerGuild from Pennsylvania

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by olafphysics from Minnesota

Aug 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by northcoastwolf from Wisconsin

Aug 20, 2014
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Reviewed by robear from Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%
I've had a few bottles of this with very different results. First bottle was a sticky, sweet mess- tasted oxidized and lifeless, but forced a sharp cheddar type flavor across my palate.

Second bottle was damn near divine. Bready, some light caramel. I usually prefer maibocks to be a tad darker in color, but this seems pretty true to style.
Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by aubzachsyd from Iowa

Aug 10, 2014
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

4.49/5  rDev +34.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I thought this would be a good selection for my review #2000 as I am having a harder and harder time finding quality lagers these days from local breweries.

New Glarus has some....Capital used to but not anymore. Schells does them well. A few others I'm sure I am forgetting to mention but it is nice to see the former brewmaster of Capital Brewing harkening back to his hey day of delivering some of the best lagers made in the U.S with this effort from Wisconsin Brewing. I would like to see more along these lines rather than session IPA's (good beer...no knock) but maybe you can't make it doing it that way these days.

As for this beer.

-Honeyed, bready maltiness....light hop impression which is great as I have too many maibocks where the hops overwhelm the malts and it should not be that way in my opinion...

Drinks like a maibock rather than a double....slightly sticky but not overwhelming....

Would love to see more beers along these lines in the future from all but Kirby probably does it better than most anyhow so it is a treat to see him turned loose to do this style again.
Aug 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by MillerMan16 from Wisconsin

Jul 28, 2014
Big Sweet Life (AKA #005) from Wisconsin Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 40 ratings