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Smuttynose Maibock

Smuttynose Maibock - Heller Bock

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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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 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2009  
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


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2009  
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.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2009  
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.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 9, 2007  
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


 argo0 (6842), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
May 20, 2007  
(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.


 KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Clear golden with a medium white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity and caramel notes. Flavour had malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Finished bitter.


 Rastacouere (5551), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 30, 2005  
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!


 hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Bottle… Clear golden lager with a huge, fluffy, white head. Fantastic retention. The nose is a tantalizing blend of peppery hops, toffee and a hint of menthol. Medium to full-bodied with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and soft carbonation. The flavor provides sweet honey, toffee and caramel - balanced a bit by spicy hops. The finish is bittersweet, although the bitterness lingers longer than the sweetness. Pretty good take on the style. Thanks to scraff for shipping this beer to me!



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