Schlafly Biere de Maplewood

tap-hop in the city 05-pours light amber with a small white head. carmel, maple? sweetness on the aroma. no hop flavors, just a sweet malty beer. fairly full body for the style with medium carbonation. lihgtly toasted grains on the finish but mostly surupy sweetness. not bad. i guess this fits the amber ale category, but it could be a spice/herb/veg beer too.

Sampled at Schlafly’s Repeal of Prohibition Fest along with Beerdrenched. Pours clear gold with an off-white head. The aroma has toasted malt, honey and maple syrup. Medium / full body with some medium carbonation. Taste startw with slick honey and toasted malt. The finish has slick honey and toasted malt. I’m guessing the maple is coming across to me as honey. The finish has bits of spicy hops ans smooth caramel. This is a good beer that I’d like to have a pint of outside of a fest - I will rerate at that time.

Sampled at the Schlafly "Repeal Of Prohibition" beer festival, includes maple syrup from Strawberry Hill Farms in Skowhegan, Maine. I was surprised at how much I liked this, not sickly sweet or sugary, toasted caramel with a light fruitiness, and in the end the maple syrup kicks in, a nice fresh maple that doesn’t overwhelm the malts, medium bodied, a pleasant sipper on a cold spring Saturday afternoon.

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?

sweet, malty aroma, flavor is just as sweet and sticky. color is amber with very little head. this was a favorite amongst my family.