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Smuttynose Maibock

Smuttynose Maibock - Heller Bock

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2493.67/5.03.64/5.0Spring7.7%99.7Lager glass, Shaker, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Maibocks are a traditional Teutonic seasonal specialty. We brew ours to be hugely malty and subtly finished with a variety of continental hops, with an eye-pleasing russet brown color.
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 djones (116), Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Hazy burnt orange color. hoppy, sweet, and spicy complexion. hints of caramel, citrus, and a touch of sour find there way on to the tongue. soft citrusy feel with decent carbonation. very enjoyable beverage!


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jun 22, 2008  
The color was yellow/orange. The head was thin, creamy, and white. The aroma was alcohol, hops, and caramel malt. The flavor was alcohol, hops, sweet, and spice. The palate was well carbonated. The finish was warm.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Pours a hazy copper amber with a creamy orangeish two finger head. Lively carbonation. The nose is nice and hoppy, sweet, earthy, malty, caramel, lagering shows in the nose. The flavor has a nice hop bite to it, a little citrusy, earthy, malty, sweet, caramel. Nice biting palate with a refreshing carbonation. Easily the best maibock I’ve ever had.


 elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 18, 2008  
5/6/08 notes: had on tap. Pours a light amber-red. Little aroma detectable, just some malt and light cherry/strawberry. This beer starts a soft caramel sweet with some hops, and finishes a light, sour, grassy flavor. Great soft and chewy palate. Finish is interesting in that it is slightly sour. Very drinkable and refreshingly different. 3.6


 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
Mostly clear dark golden color with a thin even loose white head. Slight spicy and herbal grainy aroma with a touch of earthy hop character. Light taste over a thickish palate. Tastes a bit spicy with a light pine hoppiness informing the finish. Grainy malts carry everything well. A refreshing bock.


 MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 6, 2008    Updated: Jul 22, 2009
My Bottom Line:
Soothing floral, herbal hoppiness is perfectly levelled with honeyed cereals in a come-hither mouthfeel where earthy yeast and herbal hop bitterness encourage you to take an even greater sip. This is as authentic a Bock as you can find in North America.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A lingering cloud of foam garnishes the hazy amber.
-Balance is achieved throughout.
-Such authenticity and quality makes me wish they’d brew a Pilsener now!
-The frothy bubbling and healthy mouthfeel are pleasant all the way.
-Alcohol never shows in the flavor profile; this is as drinkable as any other unfiltered session lager.

Bottles; 2008 and 2009 vintage.


 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 6, 2008  
In short: An extra-refreshing juicy maibock. Excellent execution in simplicity
How: Bottle 22oz, fresh. on the “Stone-Bourbon-Barrel-RIS-Hype-And-Disappointment” tasting session with the Montreal crew
The look: Cloudy orange body with a medium white head
In long: Lots of grainy cereals, light caramel and soft honey, citrus and orange juice and fresh grass. A light tartness. Lively carbonation and very pleasant mouthfeel. Wow! Nothing fancy, but this is an extra-refreshing strong lager that can be enjoyed by the full pint, and many of them. An unexpected surprise to me. Coming into this tasting I never thought a Smuttynose Lager would come out on top of the Stone Bourbon Barrel RIS. That’s like a piss-drunk hare beating a hare on speed in a screwed-up psychedelic La Fontaine’s Fable. Now what the fuck am I talking about?!?!


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 4, 2008  
22 oz. Golden orange pour with a fine cream colored head. Good lacing. Clean toasty nose, light hops - weird chardonnay type component. Great fresh flavor. Tangerine, lemon candy, stone fruit. Smooth bitter finish. Doughy? A nice beer, one that I could session (dangerously) around the BBQ or at the beach.



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