Smuttynose Maibock

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of TheCheeseMan. Pours a clear deep golden with an off-white head. Aroma of sweet clean malts. Medium body, sweet clean and malty with a somewhat tired mouthfeel. Dry, lightly bitter finish. 130809

22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry wheaty, phenolic and mild spiced. Flavour too is spiced, phenolic and spiced yeasty. Dry phenolic finish. Spiced and wheaty finish.

Bottle 650ml.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, orange, light sugar, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, peppery alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090813]

Bottle at Papsø. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of vandies. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, candies, hops and pine needles. Dry hoppy finish.

Date: 09/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy gold, fine white head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet yeast bread aroma with munich and caramel malts and earthy hops, sweet sourdough bread flavor, candy caramel sweetness, light earthy balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Clear golden with a medium white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity and caramel notes. Flavour had malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Finished bitter.

(draft) Lightly hazed apple juice topped by an off-white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some toasted/bread, light honey. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some peach syrup, lager yeast, light toast, alcohol. Sticky medium-full body.

Bottle-conditioned, hazy with the yeast shot, earthy amber topped by a generous diminishing, but lacing off-white head. Pleasant fresh deep malt nose. It is even more expressive in mouth, probably more intense than a traditional maibock, but the way those flavors are displayed and coming up together is worth driving a few ultra miles (oh no.. actually ClarkVV brought that to me from liquorinos, thanks Clark!). A blend of citrus (pinneaple mostly, but also orange blossom and other fruits like peaches) and creamy, bready honey. Excellent demonstration of the power of toasted malt. It almost comes out with smoky hints, I truly want to see Smuttynose trying a smoked beer.. Yummy that would be. The toasted aspects shine in here, creating a chewy biscuit aspect working together with the bitterness. Globally sweet though drying out adequately toward the end. Quaffable medium body with excellent moderately high carbonation. 7.7%, are you kidding? I could have downed this bomber in less than 5 minutes. Plenty of earthy, floral and herbal scents from the hops. A soldier worthy of every markmanship awards!