Henry’s Maibock
Henry’s Garage / Fairfax, VA
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99 Bottles of Beer in My Belly
Day 99. As I expected, finding 365 different beers wouldn’t be the real challenge of this quest. Wanting to have a beer every day is the real challenge. Some days you just want a day off. But that’s a different story.
Frequent commenter here HHH is my friend Henry, who is also a beer geek (it’s a compliment) and also a home brewer. I’ve known Henry for years, and I was there in his early days of home brewing. Back then, you were always a little reluctant to try Henry’s latest creation. He hadn’t honed his craft yet.
But that was a long time ago. Now I look forward to Henry’s beers. I’m guessing he makes 5 to 8 different brews a year. He has made special batches for relative’s weddings.
Last night he brought along his latest Maibock. I apologize for the bad picture, but it poured a deep copper color, with a two finger head. It was tasty and a little sweet.
Henry, you would be so kind to share some comments about your Maibock?
The Maibock was brewed on Nov. 12, 2010 and bottled on Jan. 22, 2011.
ReplyDeleteIngredients:
11.5 lb. Belgian Pilsner malt
1 lb. Castle Belgian pilsner malt toasted in oven at 350 for 10 min
1 lb. German light Munich
2 oz. Belgian aromatic malt
3 oz. Dingeman’s CaraVienne 20 L Mild Caramel
.5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
.5 oz. Weyermann chocolate wheat
2 oz. Hersbrucker hop pellets 3.1 alpha (boil)
.5 oz. Hersbrucker 3.1 alpha pellets (15 min.)
Irish moss – 1/2 tsp (last 15 min.)
Lager Yeast
This beer came in second in the Herndon Worthogs February Bock club competition.
I enjoy drinking this beer. I find it very refreshing, a decent interpretation of the Maibock style. Next time I would add a bit more hop character as I find it a bit on the sweet side, although that is acceptable in a bock (so long as it is not cloying). I really enjoyed the hop aroma and flavor in Dominion's Big Thaw maibock this year, and would try to duplicate that hop character next time.
Cheers
Henry