IPA - Maumee Bay Brewing Company

paultierney1

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Can't believe the low numbers I'm seein' here! This is the best DEAL around NW Ohio, no doubt. MBB makes the delicious Brewed Witch (Barley Wine) and Rye Level (DIPA), but both are high alcohol and more pricey. The IPA is $7 a pitcher during happy hour. Wow! Beat that. And it's tasty and drinkable. Get it fresh at the brewpub! May have gotten flat elsewhere. Not quite Two Hearted quality, but close. Plus, there's no room anywhere like the big upstairs room. Tell 'em Paul said to fill that pitcher to the brim!

Serving type: on-tap

01-26-2012 01:56:28 | More by paultierney1

dbert21

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

06-16-2013 14:49:49 | More by dbert21

azdback

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

06-13-2013 03:53:36 | More by azdback

StophJS

Michigan

1.95/5  rDev -44.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

Generally I'll try a beer before I see what beeradvocate has to say, and see how it compares. This time I was way off the mark. Bought a 22 oz bottle of this tonight to try something new, and I have to say, this is a really lousy IPA. the 82 average it has here is very generous. The beer has essentially one flavor note, which is a cloying and overly sweet flavor I've really never even experienced in an IPA before. To make matters worse, this flavors seems to attack the entire inside of your mouth due to the immense over-carbonation of the beer. With the relatively thin body and intense carbonation, this beer can actually burn the inside of your mouth slightly.

The appearance of the beer is a pretty average cloudy copper, and the smell is the same as the flavor. The beer pours with a giant head, mostly due to its over-carbonation.

This is definitely one to be avoided in my book. It is just not a quality IPA.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 05:00:51 | More by StophJS

dbc5

Ohio

4/5  rDev +14.3%

05-24-2013 18:09:20 | More by dbc5

outsider

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev 0%

05-21-2013 23:59:48 | More by outsider

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev 0%

05-14-2013 22:34:44 | More by HarmonMW

meetyouoverboard

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +21.4%

05-14-2013 21:13:20 | More by meetyouoverboard

riemster

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

05-06-2013 06:02:30 | More by riemster

nrbw23

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev 0%

05-04-2013 15:38:34 | More by nrbw23

scott2269

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14.3%

05-01-2013 15:08:06 | More by scott2269

TEHieatt

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev 0%

03-22-2013 04:25:41 | More by TEHieatt

Dinkel

Texas

3.5/5  rDev 0%

02-07-2013 04:14:07 | More by Dinkel

SerialHiker

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Appearance: Poured a nice golden orange…tons of bubbles throughout the beer with an inch thick mother-of-pearl colored head that lasted for several minutes…very inviting…(4/5)

Smell: Mildly aromatic…Malt base with floral and citrus hops…has a classic I.P.A. scent, therefore nothing distinct that separates it from the large field that is the super hop market…(3/5)

Taste: A fairly average I.P.A. flavor, pale malts seem to be the centerpiece flavor here that last throughout taste…floral, citrusy hops definitely counterbalancing initial malt flavor, though I’d say almost to a detriment…bitter to very bitter after a couple of sips and a few minutes…(2.5/5)

Mouthfeel: Very basic…carbonation fluffs flavor throughout my mouth, but there really is too much there…washes down easily leaving mild hop blanket in the middle of my tongue…(2.75/5)

Overall: This is an alright I.P.A., the flavor is good, but not distinct in any fashion…malt character goes well with citrus and floral hops creating a very drinkable beer…Would I drink this one again, yeah, but I would also take a flier on something I hadn’t tried before first…(2.75/5)

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 04:12:09 | More by SerialHiker

Hoppyman49

4/5  rDev +14.3%

12-22-2012 18:30:11 | More by Hoppyman49

SCZ

Illinois

3/5  rDev -14.3%

11-16-2012 03:14:49 | More by SCZ

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

11-11-2012 20:28:48 | More by leprechaunandfatman

jaidenjb

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14.3%

10-13-2012 16:45:34 | More by jaidenjb

nitter

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

08-28-2012 01:16:24 | More by nitter

watzo99

Michigan

4/5  rDev +14.3%

06-08-2012 11:30:31 | More by watzo99

BDIMike

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a red-orange color that is completely clear. A nice fluffy white head that laces throughout the beer sits on top without any carbonation.
Smell has a nice bit of citrus and grapefruit hops to it. However, I had to take almost ten strong wafts of this beer to attempt to get a good smell on it. The aroma ALMOST gets where I want it to, but kept falling short.
Taste is similar to the smell. It has a faint hint of citrus hops, but falls short of what I would like.
Mouthfeel is thinner than I would like. There is no carbonation, so the beer ends drier than I would like too.
Drinkability is okay on this beer. The undertoned hops and good balance make this beer very drinkable. But there is not enough taste to want to drink a lot of this beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 20:25:06 | More by BDIMike

jminch

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

04-29-2012 17:15:13 | More by jminch

RonnieRotten

Michigan

3/5  rDev -14.3%

03-12-2012 21:08:14 | More by RonnieRotten

cynical1027

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev 0%

02-21-2012 02:46:18 | More by cynical1027

brealbg

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14.3%

02-12-2012 17:01:06 | More by brealbg