Maumee Bay Blitzen Ale

Brewed by Maumee Bay Brewing Co. & Restaurant
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Toledo, Ohio USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Bottle. Poured a hazy orange amber with a bubbly but quickly dissipating off-white head. Aroma has notes of light malts, fruits, honey and a bit of spice. Flavor has some clear light citrus notes with some cinnamon and honey. Surprisingly light for a christmas beer.

Nice winter beer aroma with a mix of spices. A lot of cinnamon but also some orange and ginger. Taste starts off spicy and there is enough malt to back it up but the aftertaste is bad. Hot alcohol comes through a bit too. Almost a really good beer.

22oz bottle, 2011 vintage. Hazy orange-brown color, tan head. Little lace. Sort of sharp, abrupt carbonation. Aroma is not very strong, masked by a more prominent booze taste. What’s there, is the orange and cinnamon spice, but it’s not very good. Like a spicy cough syrup, sort of. Light bitter and tart-sweetness. Some acidity in the texture, and chalkiness. Not a very enjoyable holiday ale.

Bomber from Josephs in Toledo. Orange pour with little to no head. Big Christmas spice aroma. Tastes are sweet malt, cinnamon, nutmeg, herbs, and light citrus. Oily palate - little flat. Ok.

(22oz bottle, 2009 vintage, courtesy of jjfoodie) Pours a dirty red amber with off-white head. Aroma is a bit odd with notes of malt, cinnamon and spices. Flavor is the same with some fruity, berry like flavors. Mouth feel is light-medium body with medium-high carbonation. Overall, not bad.

(22oz bomber 2009 vintage thanks to JJFoodie) Aroma of candy. Notes of honey and orange. Lots of particulate in an orange liquid. Some butterscotch flavors along with bitter oranges.

(22oz bomber 2009 vintage thanks to JJFoodie) clear amber with a ring of khaki bubbles. Nose of butter, caramel, rosemary and other herbs. Taste of butter, caramel, umami and meat with a creamy body.

(22oz bottle, 2009 vintage, courtesy of jjfoodie) Pours a clear amber body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange peel. Flavor of cinnamon, light spruce, nutmeg, allspice, honey, orange, and florals.

bottle, thanks to jjfoodie for this, dark amber orange, with no foam, buttery caramel aromas, sour lemon and cinnamon flavors

2009 bottle thanks to jjfoodie. poured a deep amber with a cream head. nose is pumpkin, cinnamon, and spiced gum drops. decent on the palate, flavor is heavy on the holiday spices.

Thanks to jjfoodie for sharing this bottle. The beer pours an orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma is mix of honey, cinnamon, sugar and alcohol. The flavor is a mix of honey, dark fruit, cherries and cinnamon. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.