Barley Johns Maibock

Brewed by Barley Johns Brew Pub
Style: Heller Bock
New Brighton, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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Color is a solid haze of dark caramel copper with a very thin white head that fades to a thin ring and retains lots of stringy lace. One mighty fine looking Maibock! Smell is subdued dark fruits of raisin, fig, plum, and a slight sense of toffee. Taste is more of the same but much more improved upon fron the smell as it has a large variety of dark fruits, pale plum and raisin, with a mellow smooth toffeeness rendering it with a candied caramel, slightly sweet and finishes with a slight zip of tangyness. Feel is super silky smooth, light to medium body and goes down very easy, so much so its drinkablitiy is fantastic. Very good stuff. Although I think the ABV might be kinda high cuz this stuff went right to my head.

Sample at the brewpub. Deep molasses-apple nose, beautiful dark cherry color, huge sweet brown sugar in the initial flavor, sweet herbs...quite thick, with some vanilla and anise towards the end. Too sweet for many I’d expect, but I loved it.

Amber color with a little head. Very malt aroma with a boat load of fuit. I found this quite odd, but then the taste cleared that up. More malt but the odd flavor seemed to be lemon and/or orange. Never had a bock like this before, but it was quite tasty. Sweet, but tasty.

Pours a nice amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is rich fruit and wheat. Flavor is a lot of sweet fruit, berries and citrus with hints of toffee and sugary wheat. Medium body with soft carbonation and a nice creamy mouthfeel. Great brew.

Growler pour. Pour is clear copper with a sticky off white head that showed some lacing. Aroma is sweet spiced malt and faint bitterness. Taste is sweet and malty with a nice fruit and spice taste going on. Palate is medium and sticky and finishes dry. Solid, I like!

On tap at pub. Deep amber with small head. Nice sweet citrus taste. Nice mouth feel.

Orange Coloring. Frothy Head. Orange Soda Flavor...Hops...Very Smooth. Not too Bad, but not my Favorite.

Tap at brewpub. Amber body. Nose-floral hops with a little citrus. Taste-light citrus, dry leaf/sake like note, floral hops. Sweetness from the malt is kept well in check. Nicely done.

Growler pour thanks to portableparty. Clear dark amber pour, good carbonation and a sweet malty aroma. Flavor is caramelly malt, sweet brown sugar and slightly dry on the aftertaste. A very good maibock, but not Barley John’s best offering.

Gitchee Gumee Brewfest 2005. Weak wafts of rich berry. Flavors are dominated by sugary wheat and some blackberry. This is a Maibock! I love that crisp, clean sweet sugary smack and finish. Nice brew!