Silver Creek Imperial Mai-Bock

Brewed by Silver Creek Brewery
Style: Heller Bock
Cedarburg, Wisconsin USA

Thanks to Dickinsonbeer for sharing part of his growler. Pours a deep amber with a small head. Aroma is very potent- with tons of caramel, raisins, toffee. Taste is very smooth, with alot of caramel, toasted malts, raisins, brown sugar and caramelized munich-type malts. Finishes fruity and smooth...the body is very full but this never becomes cloying. The aroma and taste suggests of alcohol at times but it is so well hidden for it’s strength. This impy-maibock is just ridiculously good. Thanks again Paul!!!

Thanks to Skyview for sharing. Light candy sugar nose. Dark coppor color with faint head. Caramel, alcohol, and malt on the body. Very nice.

Thanks to Blake for bringing the hand-bottle! Poured a clear, coppery-amber with a short cap of off-white head.. just a lovely color! The aroma picked up a large, alcohol-fueled, deep bock-y presence, with the alcohol only as a supporting and warming influence.. sweet with deep caramel notes in there.. some herbal accents as well.. a little sharp as it approached room temp. Sweet and sharper caramel and toffee in the flavor department.. very well-toasted.. sharper alcohol on the back of the palate led to a long warming finish.. tasty. Heavier-bodied with lower carbonation (likely from the hand-bottle treatment).. a touch too strong and sharp at points, but very well done overall.

Grolwer thanks to Ofortuna. Thanks David! Pours a slightly hazy deep coppery amber with a thin lasting head- awesome carbonation despite being over a week in the growler- soft silky carbonation. Aroma is initially a bit harsh when cold- lots of toasted malts, caramel, toffee, and even some burnt toast- light burning quality. As it warms tons of toasted malts, light munich malts, sweet, caramel- almost like thos ebrachs caramel candies- fresh warm baked bread as well. Flavor is silky sweet, smooth caramel, toasted malts, cookie dough, light molasses, some sweet brown sugar, and just tons of light toasted light munich and vienna malts. Fuckin awesomely smooth mouthfeel. This is like the best maibock- (reminds me of Ramstein) but on steriods. When cold I actually got a hint of alcohol, but as it warms I didnt realy notice it that much- wierd. Great beer. Im glad I got a growler. Thanks again David.

Simple but good. The abv is a little too high as there is alcohol in the flavor and aroma. Some caramel, and a sweet malt taste with alcohol.

Growler with many thanks to Skyview for hauling this back to us! Dark copper color with a medium head. Aroma of spices (cinnamon?) and honey. Lots of alcohol in the flavor with plenty of dry malt and caramel. Slight hops towards the finish. Out-friggin-standing!

Growler. Pours to a deep rusty red body with a tall and lasting foamy light beige head. The aroma is malt, bock, and sweet strawberry hops. The more I have of this, the more it reminds of a vanilla chai latte. The flavor is toasted toffee malts, sweet strawberry seeds, nice bitterness, and nougat. More vanilla chai shows up in the flavors as it warms. Rich malts. Nice bitterness is balanced by spices and rich malts. Creamy rich mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden.

Reddish brown color w/ a full frothy light tan head and some good lacing. Smells good very sweet lots of carmels and raisens some dark fruits.. plums maybe. Rich well coated palate, lightly creamy. Flavor is very sweet stewed plums lots of rich carmel malts... definate alcohol flavors as well and they intensify w/ warmth. Some light floral hop in the swallow as well. Pretty good stuff.