Livery Barrel Aged Maibock

Brewed by The Livery
Style: Doppelbock
Benton Harbor, Michigan USA

[Draft @ Livery] Poured a nearly clear, amber color with a thin, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, light toasty malts, bourbon, vanilla oak, brett, nuts, and some alcohol. Taste of caramel malts, vanilla, wood, some citrus fruits, bourbon and smoke, with a wild finish.

Draft at The Livery. Poured hazy copper color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate toasted malt, citrus and wood aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met with another very good brew from this house.

on tap at the brewpub. pours copper. wood, tangy, tart, some slight caramel with a dry finish. very enjoyable.

Had this at MBGSBF 09. Very tasty beer, with lots of dark fruit, but also some caramelly bits and some coffee on the finish. Very good stuff. I will definitely have to go to the brewpub next season. Cheers!

I had this on tap at MBGSF 09. It was a dark amber/copper color with a thin off white head. It had a great aroma - malty, caramel and vanilla...maybe even a bit of fruit in there as well. It tasted very malty, a lot like the aroma - in fact it was almost a literal translation of the aroma. It had a great medium/thick mouthfeel, and was an all around tasty beverage. It was the first to go at the festival for this brewery and justly so.

Tap at MBG Summer Festival. Poured a molasses looking (not texture) dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma was malty with a slight sour and bourbon undertone. Similar flavor with a nice balance of the malts and the flavor picked up from the bourbon cask.

3rd rating, big thanks to Mike for this growler. Thought id put in a good rate so I could share the rest of it with people at Strong Ale tomorrow. Pours amberish with a head that quickly faded. Nose is sweet rich and tart with some nice malty notes. Taste is really quite complex with a very with vinious qualities, sweet malt, but really a big tart funky beer. The alcohol is also quite well hidden. Damn tasty!

FoBAB 2008 and currently on tap: Pours a coppery hue with a thin but lasting frothy head. The aroma has notes of red fruits, oak, vanilla, whisky, caramel, phenolic alcohol, slight grassy and spicy hops, mild barnyard funk vapours. The taste starts with a bit of a palate shock of alcohol and wood, tart fruit, and grainy malts. Melts into more a bock once you get past the acidity and oak. The finish is crushing bone dry, much of sugar has been ate alive but the yeast, the body is once again too thin for the flavor profile IMO. Weird and different but not sour enough to be classified as a wild ale.