Mountaineer
Barley Creek Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Barley Creek Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 9.14%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
May 26, 2016
Added:
Jun 20, 2006
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Be careful with this big brew…it will sneak up on you. Aurora and Hallertau hops help balance the huge malty taste. Try Mountaineer with good, spicy Caribbean food or slow-roasted meats.

Flavor: Sweet caramel taste, with minimum hop characteristics
Malts: Pilsner, Vienna, Munich, Crystal
Hops: Styrian Aurora, Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Bitterness Units: 31
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.56 by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

May 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by JMS1512 from New Jersey

May 15, 2015
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Reviewed by coalcracker from Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Presented in a pint glass. Light golden/honey tint with foamy head. A little lacing noted throughout tasting.

Smell: Only a light malty aroma perceived. Malt aroma leans toward the sweet side.

Taste: Mildly sweet malts predominate. Honey very noticeable in this beer. Hops are minimally there, they really take a backseat. Aftertaste is fairly clean. Doesn't really represent a maibock that well.

Mouthfeel: Smooth but a little lighter than what I would be expecting from a maibock. Smooth quality.

Drinkability: Ok, but perhaps a little light for what I would expect.

Overall, perhaps a bit more malt/balancing hop presence and a little less honey would make this a less sweetand better-balanced brew. Not bad, but not very representative of the style, IMO.
Jun 03, 2008