Silver Creek Imperial Mai-Bock

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

Date: 06/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark red, scant head, rich sweet dark caramel malt aroma with light earthy hops, big body, huge sweet dark caramel flavor, sticky sweetness, nice balance with the earthy hops, lots of aparent alcohol,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: **+/4

On tap at the Silver Creek Brew Pub. Poured a deep and cloudy amberish / copper color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, light alcohol, fruity, and floral. Tastes of toffee, caramel, brown sugar, and fruity. Medium alcohol burn in the finish.

On tap at the brewpub on 6/21/07: Pours a transparent dark copper orange with a thin white head. Intensely rich sweet caramely German malty nose has a light noble hoppy presence. Starts with a touch of stinging carbonation before a viscous sweet caramel body and drier bittering hop balance before a warming peppery finish. An interesting and fairly complex brew.

Served in snifter. Copper color with a small, but stable head of off white bubbles. Aromas of raisins dark sugar and plenty of malt. A touch more alcohol comes out as it warms. Quite sweet with caramel, lightly stewed fruit, candi and some floral hops. Too many ale qualities that distract from this being a clean lager, but a nice strong brew either way. Finishes slightly warming and the alcohol really does show up in the last 1/4 of the glass. Strong American Lager/Barleywine/Eisbock interesting effort.

Sampled on draught at the brewpub in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Pours a clear coppery amber brew with a fast dissolving white head that leaves behind an excellent creamy white ring. Aroma of caramel apples, some light pineapple, light golden raisins and a touch of toffee. Taste is smooth, creamy, raisiny sweet with a toffee/apple flavor. Finish is "uff-dah!" Over-the-top sweet, creamy, some apples with a slight bitterness with a heavy does of alcohol at 11 percent. Man does tihis brew burn! The beer’s character is somewhere between Maibock and a Barleywine.

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.

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!

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.