Maumee Bay Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Toledo, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1995

Contact
27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH, 43604, United States
Description
We offer seven year round beers as well as a variety of seasonals, rarities, and occasional returns. If you want to support your local brewery, contact us to get MBBCo beers at an establishment near you!

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours hazy very dark brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roast coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cake batter, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, hazelnut, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roast coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cake batter, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, grassy, peppery hops; and roast, char, coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roast coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cake batter, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, hazelnut, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an excellent flavored American brown ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, hazelnut, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Awesome balance of rich malts, fruity/nutty coffee, vanilla, and hazelnut flavors; with nice earthy hop balance. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on base style example. Tastes very close to tiramisu as intended.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2019 at 04:02

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. A- Cherry chocolate chip ice cream. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, beige head. T- Roasty, chocolate, cherry, mild vanilla. P- Medium body, average texture, medium carbonation, balanced finish. O- I don't think they could have created a more cheeky label. It's terrible and cheap looking, which set me up to think this beer is going to be really sweet and fake tasting. I mean cherry vanilla porter and yet the describe talks about coffee and chocolate notes and not even cherry or vanilla! Okay then...as bad as I imagined it might be, it wasn't offensive. Mild cherry and vanilla and natural tasting but mostly roasted chocolate. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2019 at 20:15

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at Trek Brewing. Hazy yellow-gold color with a medium white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of citrus, herbal hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of tart citrus, herbal hop and a touch of matcha. The finish is lightly tart and fruity with a citrus and hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried on 15 Jan 2019 at 21:34

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled from a bottle this beer poured a black color with a large foamy brown head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was roasty with floral hops, earthiness, coffee and a hint of Dr Pepper. The flavor was dry, roasty and dusty with floral hops and a bit of tart cherry. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2019 at 21:51

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Pours a slightly hazy bright yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has bitter citrus and sour tropical fruits with a bit of straw underlying. Flavor has sour citrus and a bit of sour tropical fruit with a bit of lemon and straw backing.
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2018 at 17:30

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/11/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy reddish/pinkish orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/fairly tart/tangy raspberries, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/fairly tart/tangy raspberries, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance, with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic, and fairly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent gose. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Not overly lactic or salty. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Nicely jammy fruit, with balanced Lacto complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2018 at 00:21

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/6/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; lactic tartness, and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness, and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, fairly crisp, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is an excellent sour IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/tart/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Great Amarillo/El Dorado profile. Great balance of juicy/dank/earthy hops, Lacto, kiwi, matcha tea, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A very enjoyable/unique offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2018 at 00:58

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle. I never get these vanilla porters, ain't porter just simply grand a'la carte?? Dark of course, big black prezo. Smell is a little metal & vanilla. Head fades. First taste is good old porter with a mild tart cutting palate. Perhaps the cherry makes the tart? Second taste is same. Better than expected. Yes, I thought at first the vanilla was ok, but, then it starts to get a little on yer nerves. It Shirley surfaces in the middle. A little tang on there in the end, still not sher if I detect cherries. OK, but not as good as a Indigo Imp Gatekeeper, East End Pink Clouds Porter, Guinness Dublin Porter or even Yuengling Original Black and Tan
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2018 at 18:11

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
First I saw wit, and said yeah, then I saw imperial and then I said nah. Bottle of kick ass MBBOIW! Aroma is alky laced sweet mild perfume. Inviting. Clear pale in a stang. Creamy head. Initial odd sensation of alkies all over. Yes, volatile wit HD beer with mind numbing effects, and perhaps consequenses. Big surprise, lots of gentle witbeer attitude, even a tad tart, sometimes. First it says, hey, I'm wit, then it says look at me! I want to be naked grain alkohol, heheheh. Who let the alkies out, woof ah woof, woof. Look, I like civilized respectable mild witbeir, but this is on the other side of the universe.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2018 at 18:52

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Taster at Small City Taphouse. Pours dark brown, nearly black, with a small, khaki head. The nose is caramel, butter toffee, distinct rum notes of vanilla and sugar cane, pipe tobacco, and walnuts. Sweet and boozy, with a light bitterness. Very heavy body, with a syrupy, sharp mouthfeel. This is an excellent bock! Big, decadent, and barrel-forward.
Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2018 at 18:32