Smuttynose Maibock

Pours a murky orange amber with no head. Smells of malt and caramel and honey. Flavor of alcohol and orange rind. Medium full body, low carbonation. Light bitter finish. Not bad. Syrupy sweet with honey. Good for the style I suppose, but not my favorite.

Pours a bright, slightly hazy golden amber with a dense one finger head that dissipates fairly quickly leaving no lacing. The smell is wonderfully sweet with caramel malts, apples, yeast and some very mild citrus hops. First taste is of the super sweet sugar which gives way to the malt background before finishing with the citrus hops. There are also some spices present in the finish. It’s medium bodied and smooth with good carbonation, almost syrupy, but not quite. This is one of the better Maibocks I’ve had and I’m once again impressed by a Smuttynose brew. Nice!

Bottle from shigadeyo. Clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and lively carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

22 oz bomber, 2008 edition. Pours a hazy gold color with a 1/2" head. Nose is malts, yeast & pine. Flavor is a nice balance of malt & hops with a slight belgian yeasty flavor, spicey.

hazy golden pour, off white, healthy head. malt assault in the nose, spicy. sweet malts, faint hops noticeable and appropriate. alcohol is present but not unpleasant, very warming. Flavors of sweet candy malt and burnt sugars, some dough. finish is warming and sticky..MMm its spring time and smuttynose is there to welcome it in.

Man, I thought I rated this - thanks to my better half for sharing this, then - lightly hazy golden beer, with a sticky, soapy, lasting head - the aroma is peppery and zesty up front, but some floral character and a honey sweetness develop underneath that, along with some earthy hops - a tad bit sweet at first - honey almost overwhelms the palate, but a lightly bitter herbal and floral flavor comes up from behind that, followed by spicy hops, and eventually, some alcohol warmth that lasts through the finish, so the overall sensation of drinking the beer is of a progressive warming feeling - if I were a more poetic and sappy person, I’d say this reminds me on the gradual coming of spring - but I am not that kind of person, so thankfully I would never put something that silly in a beer rating.

Bottle acquired via trade with jjpm74...thanks John!!! Although the nose lacks intense aroma (just a slight underwhelming sweetness), visually this beer is stunning. Hazy 14 karat with an amazing 2-inch head that leaves significant lacing on the glass. Flavor is highly malted...with candied sugar, honey, and caramel on the tongue. The 7.7% isn’t noticeable and the hops find their way in the finish. A pretty solid beer by Smuttynose.

On tap at Track 84 in Warwick, RI. Cloudy gold color with a medium white head. Aroma of hops, apples, and honey. Very refreshing beer with a nice combination of sweet and tart with a noticeable but not overpowering hop finish. Tastes like Spring. Very nice beer!