An Amateur Beer Snob's Guide to Beer: The M Beers

What you will find below

The listings below will include the name of the beer, my numerical ranking based upon my own scale of 0.1 to 10.0, and a little of my personal thoughts about each beer.

M beers

Maccabee

4.1

Has a foreign-but-made-for-America taste. This drink is made in Netanya, Israel.

Madcap's Zebra Lager

6.7

This drink has a bit of a cheap beer smell to it, but it goes down very wet with some sweetness.

Mad Monk Nut Brown Ale

5.5

A little bit of sweetness and too much fizz. Not great but about as typical as a nut brown ale can be.

Mad Monk Pale Ale

7.5

Brewed by the Mad Monk Beer Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. Smooth with some froth. Not too strong, but not too weak either.

Maes Pils

5.0

Lots of carbonation here, but it doesn't really interfere with the taste. Has a cheap sweetness that's almost reminiscent of really bad American brews. One of the few disappointing Belgian brews.

Magic Hat Circus Boy

6.9

The label calls this a hefeweisen. Has a light, fruity smoothness in the flavor and texture. There's a little carbonation, but not enough to spoil your drinking pleasure.

Magic Hat Jinx

7.2

Frothy and fruity. This is a seasonal brew, which I normally don't care for, but this is my favorite of those Christmasy beers because it is without the strong nutmeg, cinnamon flavoring. A solid, sturdy burntness grows the more you drink.

Magic Hat #9

7.0

The label calls this a "not quite Pale Ale," and that's a good description. It falls a bit short of being a pale ale, but still is a darn good beer. Imagine a very, very light pale ale, almost a white ale, and you've got a pretty good handle on what this tastes like. Pretty smooth, with a touch of carbonation after you've been drinking it for a while.

Marston's Albion Porter

8.2

Quite possibly the smoothest porter I've ever had. The typical burnt maple taste of a porter is not strong here, but that's fine with me since I don't care for that taste much anyway. A little too much carbonation. A nice fruity texture as it goes down. Made by Marston, Thompson and Evershed of Burton on Trent, England.

Marston's India Export Pale Ale

7.9

Also by Marston, Thompson and Evershed of Burton on Trent, England. One of the better I.P.A. drinks available, without much of the sourness often found in an I.P.A.

Marston's Oyster Stout

8.4

One of the easiest stouts going down the throat, but not a stout for wimps. Not the darkest or heaviest stout there is, but it's not light. An overall very nice stout. Many American beer snobs might not like this stout because it isn't overly powerful, but don't let that fool you. The taste is still excellent. The maple burnt flavoring of many porters and stouts doesn't exist here.

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