 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 22oz bomber from a local Hannaford. Pours an amber body with a half inch of short lived off-white head. Caramel, nut, maple, and maybe some wood-like character? Tastes like nut and maple, with some banana, caramel, and wood notes. Medium-bodied with modest carbonation. More of a drinker than expected for an ABV. Overall, for the style, a very interesting and unique beer that doesn’t fall easily into any category. Not something I’ll probably get again, but well-worth the try if this is your kind of thing.
williamherbert (475), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 28, 2009 The appearance is a bright, glowing orange. Tons of carbonation. Smooth, creamy head. Looks hella nice. The smell is a hefe-ish aroma of toasted bananas. If there is maple, it’s very feint. Cloves come through too, but the banana is definitely the dominant aroma. As there is more volume volume in the beer, the maple and caramel notes come out. The taste is a pure, dark hefeweizen. But then, curiously, a rich maple slides down the back end. The mild maple adds an almost unbearable richness. Major maple aftertaste. The thick and chewy feel is bubbly with a nice fizz on the back end. Overall, it’s not exceptional, but an interesting experiment. It’s a hefe with something extra.
boto (1345), Granby, Connecticut, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 28, 2009 22oz. bomber: This one pours a slightly hazy, orangish amber color. There was a small off-white head on it that drops off rather quickly. Not too strong of an aroma. I get a whiff of the maple syrup right off. Some wheat and malts behind it. The taste is decent enough: Some malt, wheat and maple flavors. A touch of dryness in the finish. Definitely worth having again.
decaturstevo (2007), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 25, 2009 Copper pour with off white head and lace. Aroma of wheat and maple syrup and malt. Wheaty, abv, and maple syrup on the flavor. Aggressive carbonation on a medium bodied beer. Very drinkable.
Rciesla (3777), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Jul 3, 2009 Bottle. Pours an amber body with a tan head. Sweet caramel and candy like apple qualities, very sweet, cotton candy. Feeling a bit cold and clammy I’ll be right back I have to go check my blood sugar.
TheGent (163), , Massachusetts, USA
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 So yeah huge let down with this one. Yes it is a decent wheat beer with some full sweet malt flavor but I got nothing of VT maple syrup in it at all. Dam you John Baker for getting my hopes up. This is a decent average wheat ale but not deserving of such a limited hyped release
17thfloor (1504), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 26, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours a murky brown with a small bubbly tea colored head. Aroma is cloying, some maple, light vanilla, a little caramel and not much else. Flavor is so light and just sugary with not a whole lot of strong maple flavors, just sugar water?
Quite watery mouthful.
jcwattsrugger (5567), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 21, 2009 22oz bottle–pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-sugar candy, secondary herbal hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-sugar candy, secondary herbal/spice hops.
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