Upland Maibock

Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Bloomington, Indiana USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

Attractive amber pour with a robust off-white head. The nose has touches of roasted caramel malt and a hint of fruitiness. Flavor begins with sweet roasted caramel and toffee...but not overly sweet. light alcohol notes. My sample had intermittant but faint hints of mustiness, or was that the earthy hopping...hard to tell. Decent enough brew.

(Bottled in 3/07 via trade with <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=3 target=blank>EithCubes, thanks Mike!) Not bad t’all...Pours darkish bronze/amber with three fingers of biscuit head. Aroma of bread, vanilla, licorice and caramel. Mouthfeel quite full, fairly smooth. Light traces of lacing. Flavor is kind of thick maltiness, notes of licorice and caramel throughout, with a small hit of bitter in finish. Pretty nice!

Nice pour, an orange/copper body with steady bubbling and a tall off-white head that does intricate lacing as it recedes. It has a sweet, toasty malt aroma with touches of caramel and apple along with a subdued earthiness. Nice bread & caramel flavor with some earthy bitterness to keep the sweetness in check. Okay.

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Pours cloudy bronze with a creamy tan head. The aroma has sweet toasted caramel malt with a bit of tobacco and cream. Medium / thin body with a good amount of soft carbonation. The flavor beings with musty caramel and woody / peppery notes. The finish is sharp, sour and medicinal. This could be an old bottle, there is not date listed on it. If I can rerate with a known fresh bottle I will in the future.

Sample of 12 oz. - Pours a nice reddish/copperish color with an off-white head. Aroma is of sweet malt, fruit. and fucking garbage. Gross! Taste is much better though. Malty, fruit, raisins, earth, wood, etc... That’s ok.

Amber/copper pour with a nice sized tan head. Malty aroma, grain, nuttiness and some alcohol. Very earthy taste with more grains, wood, some sweet notes and a bit of fruit. Medium bodied. Finish is long, bitter and some hops come out. Not complex but nicely balanced.

Thanks to bbb63 for this one. It pours an amber color and has a nice malty nose. the flavor is slightly sweet. It’s simple, straightforward and a good brew on a hot day.

Draft. Amber body with small head. Strong aroma of grain, toasted malts, nuts. Also notes of sweet caramel, apple. The flavor is malty sweet and bready. Slight bitterness in the finish. Medium body and slightly sticky texture. Interesting and enjoyable.