Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Clear deep maroon color. Aroma has coffee, dark chocolate, licorice. Taste is rich fruity espresso, overbaked brownies. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is bourbon, wood, roast. Medium mouth, roast, cocoa, bourbon, wood, light bitter finish, good.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Dreaming Demon from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the High Gravity Hullabaloo on 02/06/2016. The beer pours a dark brownish-amber color with a medium beige head that recedes gradually to a film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, dark fruit and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, earthy yeast, cherry and slight hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
superspak (10160) reviewed Blitzen Ale from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, 2015 vintage bottling. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy ruby red/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of raisin, plum, fig, apple, caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, cinnamon, orange peel, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, spices, and fruity yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, fig, apple, caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, cinnamon, orange peel, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, fig, apple, caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, cinnamon, orange peel, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, spices, and fruity yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice English winter warmer style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, spices, and fruity yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Super thick and black with almost no carbonation and no head. Full molasses, vanilla, some chocolate, dark malts, extremely sweet. Heavy and silky smooth body. A bit too sweet for me but a flavor powerhouse.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Light copper with a tall white head. Lemony, citrus, a bit herbal. Light Malt sweetness. Finish gets really sweet and bright fruits. I would have never guessed 7%. Light to medium body. Middle of the road.
superspak (10160) reviewed Oktoberfest from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into dimpled mug, bottled in fall 2015. Pours crystal clear deep orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, grass, light pepper, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Oktoberfest style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. This was a touch hoppy for the style, but everything else was spot on. A very enjoyable offering.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Summer Stinger from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the Grandview Summer Session on 08/22/2015. The beer is a clear golden color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, wheat and spices. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal wheat, citrus and spice. The finish is wheaty with a mild fruity aftertaste. Decent overall.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Melon Hefeweizen from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Grandview Summer Session on 08/22/2015. The beer is a cloudy apricot color with a minimal white head that dissipates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit, wheat and malt. Light body with a melon character and notes of mild wheat and toasted malt. The finish is fruity with a melon aftertaste. Decent overall.
trapped (8300) reviewed Amarillo Brillo from Maumee Bay Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Jsquire. Pours faintly cloudy bright yellow with largish foamy off-white head, floral hops aroma, low carbonation, bitter piney flavored hops taste, long bitter finish with citrus peel aftertaste. Robustly hopped but not annoying.