Summit Maibock: such is my devotion to NMD
So I took a detour from stoutville, sort of a calculated rookie mistake. I went to a party tonight and my choices were some kind of Leinenkugel, Summit Maibock, and a mojito. Well, except clearly the mojito is not a viable option at this juncture. I knew going in that I wasn’t going to love either beer, but I forged ahead in the name of science. I enjoyed the hell out of some Leinenkugel Honey Weiss last summer at the peanut bar, but this was not that, so no. Maibock is another type to which I haven’t graduated, but I predict that I still won’t love this stuff when I do; I tasted bitter, dry, and bitter with notes of more bitter that turned to an aftertaste of ass on the way to the next party. Maybe some malt in there somewhere. Mostly just bitter. Admittedly, I drank it straight from the bottle and pairing choices weren’t so great. It was just ok with Humboldt Fog (delicious, delicious go-to party cheese; deserves better) on a cracker, and the less said about the chocolate macaroon, the better. I also ended up wearing the Maibock due to an incident of startlement involving our hostess’s dog. It smells like beer. These are the lengths I go to for you, No Mixed Drinks!
Karen, and 
mrbeefy are discussing. 
mrbeefy 9:04 am on April 26, 2009 Permalink |
I haven’t gotten too into Bock’s yet; Trader Joe’s has one that I didn’t think all that much of. Bock’s might be the graduate school that I drop out of to play World of Warcraft all day.
I’m with you that drinking something bitter out of a bottle isn’t going to help. It’s going to take all that bitter and throw it in your facehole.
Karen 2:45 pm on April 26, 2009 Permalink |
Maybe the beer had just turned?
Also I can’t read “Maibock” without thinking “Maybach”, a very different kind of thing.