Schlafly Biere de Maplewood

Amber with thin quickly diminishing white head. Aroma of light grassy hops and light sweet malts. Taste of maple and other sweet malts with a mild hop finish. Smooth malty body with mild bitterness and a sweet finish.

Golden body with a small but long lasting head. Very nice and enjoyable flavor. The maple syrup comes through and it is smooth and nicely balanced. Gets thin late in the glass.

Schlafly Repeal of Prohibition, on tap. No maple. Bit bland and odd. A bit of a let down for what I expected.

Rating 1081, on tap at the Bottleworks on Nov 2, 2007. So this beer is kind of why I love microbrews and the people that work at them. Went to the bar and asked this guy who was working what is the maplewood like. He’s like "This is what its like" and hands me a sample that had to be like 6 oz full. Took a swig and couldnt really tell if it was an amber or a sweeter pale and asked for the bartenders help. He was remarkably entertaining and a good source of information.

Beer pours dark but clear with no head. Nose is sweet and suggary. Taste good hop character but again more sweetness with sugar and maple syrup like character. As this thing warmed up the maple came out and the hops faded to much more of a amber with syrup rather than pale with syrup. Delightful.

Draft sample at Schlafly Bottleworks. Orange like the pumpkin ale. Definite maple smell. Maple taste and sweetness puts it a tad too far to the sugary side. Definitely well-made, but it just doesn’t seem to be my particular cup of syrup. Perhaps it could ferment out a little longer?