Appalachian Anniversary Maibock

Brewed by Appalachian Brewing Company (PA)
Style: Heller Bock
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Date: 07/25/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy gold, big creamy cream colored head, solid lace, sweet malty aroma with earthy hops, rich dark caramel flavor, good caramel sweetness, lots of earthy hops balance the sweetness, light bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

on tap-pours a white head with gold color. Aroma is faint sweetness, malt. Taste is sweet, malt, secondary hops.

Pint at Gettysburg brewery. Slightly cloudy amber and burnt orange colored body with a regular sized, 1/2 inch head. Crisp and lightly sweet corn and grain scents, leafy as well. Some dried wood and leaves in the flavor too, along with more of the sweet but sharp corn, not overly sweet or sugary, in fact the hops balance this sweetness well, making it crisp and lively. More flavors of honey and toasted grains in the finish... good stuff.

Had this at the Ortlieb’s brewfest. Pours amber, with a very malty taste. Slightly sour, malt, fruit finish that is crisp and clean. A nice maibock.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized mostly lasting off-white colored bubbles that left behind a poor lacing. The body contained no carbonation, was transparent and orange in color. Its aroma contained notes of mild malts . Its mouth feel is initially tingly mildly fruity with a lingering tingly palate and a mild smooth vinous aftertaste. Its flavor contained mild vinuous malty doughy notes.

Draft pint at the Gettysburg brewpub. Amberish/golden with a thin filmy top. Light malty aroma. The first swig was almost overwhelmingly alcohol-based (first beer kick). As I go and as it warms, it settles down a bit. Sugary, bitter apple and a bit of "funk". A tad bit too dry for today, but a well done bock. (#3010, 7/6/2007)

A little too sweet and cloying for my liking. You can also notice the alcohol at the end. Needs a bigger body and more mouthfeel from more munich malts and the like. Other than that it starts off pretty good but finishes a bit bland.

Draft at Appalachian BC. Medium off-white head that was mostly lasting, fine-small sized bubbles, sparse lacing, uncarbonated, transparent, and a yellow hue. Light, sweet malty aroma. Sweet, malty and some fruit flavoring. Tingly, thin mouthfeel. Light body.