Serving Type: Draft/GrowlerABV: 6.9 percent
Appearance: This Maibock poured a pretty amber color with a few orange hues dabbling around here and there. The body was crowned by an ivory white head that was foamy and strong at first, but faded away after a few minutes with weak lacing. The color of the head was quite complimentary to the amber in the body of the brew. I couldn't pick up much carbonation at all that led me to believe that there wouldn't be much in the texture of this beer.
Smell: I didn't pick out much in the aroma, but I got two distinct things. There was a good bit of some roasted malt, albeit somewhere in the middle of not roasted and roasted. Let's just say medium roasted malt. The other aspect was a big hop presence. Almost into the land of IPA. It was that intense.
Taste: It kind of went the wrong way for me once I started drinking it. I really couldn't pick out anything else other than the intensity of the hops in what I can generously classify as a bitter finish. There wasn't much of anything sweet or malty to compliment the intensity. At least for my taste.
Overall Rating:
Started on a slightly positive note with this brew, but ended on a much lower one. Could this be a bad batch, perhaps? I've heard both good and bad things about this one. I know maibocks are supposed to be a bit more hop-concentrated, but I also like ones with a touch of something sweet to take some of the harshness away.
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