Cannery Brewing Company Stumbling Goat Dry-Hopped Maibock Maibock at 6.3% ABV (Gift – thanks, DougB!, 650 ml, best before 31-Sep-2015)
Appearance: clear pale straw with one finger of fluffy white head, good retention and lacing. (4/5) Aroma: grassy hops, pale crackery malt, hint of herbal and citrus. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild to moderate bitter. (6/10) Palate: light body, moderate carbonation, very slight alcohol warming and moderate duration bitter finish. (3/5)
Well, it is what it is. And it’s better than most Helles lagers, or bocks. Even though it’s a Maibock (“May”-bock) that I’m drinking in July, it doesn’t taste faded. Grassy as all get-out, with a crackery/bready/doughy malt backing, but it works for the style – though, admittedly, it’s not a style I know all that well. Overall, yeah, crisp and drinkable. (By the way, no, I’m not making up that best before date – the bottle was stamped 09/31/15 – seriously. I guess if it’s good until the thirty-first of September, it never goes bad? And honestly, that label is the creepiest goat I’ve ever seen. It’s like a mid-level D&D monster requiring a saving throw against the willies…) (13/20)
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