Maibock Online Tasting - April 8th

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  1. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    Howdy BA.

    The Maibock tasting will be on Saturday, April 8th. Please post your tasting photos and notes in this thread. Official start time will be 6 PM Central Standard Time, but feel free to share anytime April 8th or any warm-up beers.

    Beer Advocate calendar event: https://www.beeradvocate.com/events/info/82771/

    Stay tuned for other events as well!

    Cheers.
     
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  2. SudsDoctor

    SudsDoctor Pooh-Bah (1,739) Nov 23, 2008 New York
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    Rats, I'll have to miss this one! Will be traveling.
     
    #2 SudsDoctor, Mar 20, 2017
  3. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Can't wait, love maibocks. This should be a fun tasting,
     
    #3 Scott17Taylor, Mar 21, 2017
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  4. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    Sounds like a great reason to find some Maibocks, can't wait!
     
    #4 larryi86, Mar 21, 2017
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  5. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Sweet glad to see another one of these being set up! I'll need to grab a maibock for this ... hmmm choices, choices.
     
    #5 FBarber, Mar 21, 2017
  6. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    If I can bring my genesee bock I can come =) I'll visit the shop too.
     
    #6 utopiajane, Mar 21, 2017
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  7. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    In, the last 2 I've tried to attend something came up and I missed them... Don't know much about the style, and middle of the road suggestions???
     
    #7 james02, Mar 21, 2017
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  8. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    I recently tried a Lakefront Maibock and it was excellent, but after a bit of research I'll probably go with Rogue Dead Guy. It's highly rated and easy to get nearly everywhere. Lakefront and Rogue are both available in NY.
     
    #8 bbtkd, Mar 21, 2017
  9. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Dead Guy is nowhere near what a Maibock should be, folks. Just a heads up.
     
    #9 TongoRad, Mar 21, 2017
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  10. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    I've put the date on my calendar, and hope to join in the fun!
     
    #10 DoctorZombies, Mar 21, 2017
  11. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

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  12. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    I'm also not familiar with the style and would love some representative & easy to find suggestions.
     
    #12 skleice, Mar 21, 2017
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  13. seth27

    seth27 Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Dead Guy is definitely a very, let's say, Americanized maibock. Very good beer imo though.
     
    #13 seth27, Mar 21, 2017
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  14. Wasatch

    Wasatch Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,050) Jun 8, 2005 Colorado
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    I'll see what I can find.

    Cheers!
     
    #14 Wasatch, Mar 21, 2017
  15. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    #15 steveh, Mar 21, 2017
  16. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    In this context, where we are exploring the style, I think it's important to point out how that beer doesn't really help you get to know it- especially in terms of the malt, hop and yeast profiles and overall feel :wink:.

    It may be fun to do a compare and contrast, though. Let me see what I can get...
     
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  17. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    I completely agree - especially for people who may be exploring a style for the first time. You have one "Americanized" version of a German beer and it can completely skew your perspective on the style.
     
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  18. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Can you really call Dead Guy "Americanized?" I think it is (and was, from day one) just a big mistake in labeling by the brewery. To me it's closer in character to Fat Tire than any Maibock I've ever tasted. Even the chewy, malt heavy HB Maibock has a clean fermentation quality, unlike Dead Guy.

    Footnote: In case no one has checked lately, Rogue doesn't even call Dead Guy a Maibock anymore, they list it as an "Ale," with a caveat:
    "An ale inspired by the style of a German Maibock, brewed using our proprietary Pacman yeast..."

    So maybe the best way to judge it is to try finding any Maibock qualities... though I never have.
     
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  19. GrumpyGas

    GrumpyGas Grand Pooh-Bah (4,579) Apr 7, 2009 Illinois
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    Not that I need an excuse, but this is a great reason to check out Ayinger. I look forward to this, especially everyone's insight.
     
    #19 GrumpyGas, Mar 21, 2017
  20. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    I was trying to see if Ayinger's maibock is distributed in the US, but Merchant du vin lists it as draft only - have you seen it in bottles?
     
    #20 FBarber, Mar 21, 2017
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