Mammoth Maibock
Grand Teton Brewing Co. in Victor, Idaho, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Heller Bock Special Out of Production|
Score
6.66
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From Feb 2007
This one pours from 1 Qt 1.8oz waxed swing top bottle a light gold with an ample head of foam that shrinks slowly leaving just a fine layer with some lacing.
The smell has good malty notes with an equally good hop presence. Very Pilsner-like, imho.
The taste has an interestesting and tasty malt flavour up front; the attached card *says* it uses German Pilsner malt and that's exactly what I'm getting and it's quite nice. The hops now move in and provide some good bitterness; some grapefruit, some grass, but mostly they give a spicy kick to it, especially in the finish. A very differently flavoured brew, I must say...it kind of reminds me of an Imperial Pilsner in the ilk of Rogue IP. Oh, and there's some sourness there as well. I'm not sure if that's representative of the style(my MB experience is non existant other than Dead Guy Ale) but, for me, it adds to the drinkability factor.
A few more sips in and I'm starting to notice that the malt really doesn't hold up to the hops....the Hallertau are just so dominating and flavourful. Wow. I'd bet a lot of "hopheads" would enjoy what's going on here. ;^)
As I get to the last pour, I find my glass has some floaters in it that I really didn't expect to see. I waited for them to settle and take my final sips. Yeah, the taste is still just fine but seeing the yeast "flakes" *was* a bit of a turn off for me.
Bottom line: A very tasty brew that deserves to be tried at least once no matter what the price is in your locale.
Final word: Grand Teton's Cellar Reserve beers are a fun and tasty series and I can't wait to see what they come up with next!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
1L swingtop with a "Bitch" to carve off wax coating; is this a version of their Bitch Creek ESB? Bottle from Odeed’s cellar, tag date Feb 1, 2007. Nose is toffee, "kraeusening" yeast, and some sweet caramel. Murky orange amber with a very small off white head. Flavor is old and slightly oxidized with caramel and light bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared by dchmela @ otakudens Vero Beach Throwdown. Pours dark honey color with off white head. Cararmel and bready aromas. Sweet caramel flavor with a slight amout of alcohol burn. Medium body with average carbonation.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of fresh fruit as well as medium notes of over ripe fruits and alcohol - the aroma reminds me of a Barley Wine. The flavor is sweet malty with a metallic alcohol note, that burns the tongue, leading to a dry finish. The body is thin - is that due to a low level of residual sugar?
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Hazy golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruits, refreshing, grassy hops and quite strong bready malts. Flavour is toffee, fruity hops, big maltyness and some spices. Aftertaste s very fruity and grassy.
omhper (44752) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Cloudy pale orange, mid-sized head. Buttery malt aroma. Sweet with medium-full body. A good amount of caramelly malt gives a firm, rounded mouthfeel. Some butterscotch is there bo accompany the notes of cranberry and grass. Restrained bitterness. A solid malty gently warming beer.
yespr (55501) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled, no 1 at Papsoes blindtasting. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Slight orange and peach fruity aroma, medium sweet. Flavour holds a mild fruity note, orange and slight hoppy. Ends with a lingering caramel malt and a floral to fruity bitterness. Nice. Now that I know it is a Mai bock I have to note that it is quite unconventional for that style.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2007-11-30, Papsø’s Blind Tasting
Hazy golden color. The aroma is light, but also a bit fruity. Medium body, some malt sweetness, light cereals flavor. The final, correctly bitter, has also a light yeast astringency. Pleasant because of the fruity touch in a Belgian Ale, but a bit weird and too yeasty. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 100 cl) Courtesy of Skyview. Clear, deep golden with an off-white head. Sweetish, malty nose. Medium body with very clean, sweetish malt. The finish is dry with a discreet bitterness. Very classic and well-made Maibock. 301107
maniac (11822) reviewed Mammoth Maibock from Grand Teton Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Slightly hazy amber body with a small white head. Sweet malty molassas and caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor.