Coeur d’Alene Birthday Maibock
May 4th, 2008Brewery: Coeur d’Alene
Style: Maibock
BeerAdvocate.com Rating: C+ (Community)
RateBeer.com Rating: 3.16
Serving: On Tap
First of all, I’m back! It’s been entirely too long since my last post and I apologize. Now that the busiest time of the year is wrapping up, I’ll once again have plenty of time to review new beers. I’m also excited because in 5 days from now I move back to the Portland area. This means exponentially more beer for me and a lot more interesting reviews for all of you.
Today’s review is yet another brew from Coeur d’Alene. I figured this is my last weekend in Pullman for the next three months, so I might as well hit up the Ale House one last time. I hadn’t been there in a while and was pleasantly surprised to see that they have a seasonal maibock.
Appearance - Dark copper color with a healthy amount of white head. Looks like a pretty standard maibock. Think maybe a tad darker than how Dead Guy pours.
Smell - Smells like a typical maibock as well. Pretty standard mixture of flowery hops and caramel-type malts.
Taste - I have to say this tastes like a typical maibock as well, but with a more pronounced alcohol taste. From what I’ve read, this brew is only supposed to be about 7% ABV, but mine tasted closer to 8.5-9%. Perhaps this year’s batch is just boozier.
Either way, this is a fairly typical maibock that will hit the spot of that’s what you’re craving. If you want something completely unique, perhaps try elsewhere. At the very least, this will please you if you’re craving a Dead Guy.
