 PorterPounder (2810), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Jun 21, 2003
I expected more from Abita - usually a reliable micro. No head to the pour - looks like weak, watered down iced tea. Has a bit of a funky metallic, rotten vegetable aroma to it and the metallic character carries over to the flavor and the palate. Searching - but cannot find anything positive to say about this one.
phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Pours a copper body with a little head. It Has a distinct fall aroma. Lighter boded, with a maltier mouthfeel and a hint of leaves. Finishes a little sweet with an accent of squirrels gathering nuts.
rwaldron (2), River Ridge, Louisiana, USA
does not count  Jun 1, 2008 This quite possibly might be my all-time favorite Beer. It is a Rich flavorful Oktoberfest Marzen crafted by Abita. Each year I await September. I am more excited when this beer hits the shelves (or the streets for the pub crawls) than I am for my birthday (which is always soon to follow); the celebration of which is usually done by consuming mass quantities of this beer. This beer Has the necessary qualities to stand up next to the Munich marzens, such as Paulaner and Spaten. In my opinion, this beer is worthy of its own tent at those famed fairgrounds (Those being the fairgrounds where Oktoberfest is held annually in the last two weeks of September and the first week of October). Eats some Brats, Sauerkraut, and potatoes with a liter of Fall Fest and you’ll have one helluva evening.
Cornfield (4255), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Jan 18, 2008 I’m not really sure what this has to do with the Märzen style. It’s got a gold body with a short-lived head. The aroma is sweet and malty with a wee suggestion of earthy hops. The flavor is sweet and grainy, but the hops seem to disappear altogether. Drinkable, perhaps, but don’t pop one expecting a Märzen. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=5495> Pat’s Liquors, Porter, IN<font size=-1>
Headbanger (958), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Dec 5, 2007 12oz bottle-Pours slightly hazy orangish golden body with a head that dissipated into a small ring. Aroma of malt, a little hops and caramel. Taste was a light body with a taste of malt, pale lager, and a smalll amount of hops on the back end. Doesn’t really fit the style IMO but a decent tasting beer.
DuffMan (1915), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dec 3, 2007 Hmmmm, this one is not much different from the amber. It really looks identical, and the basic profile is the same: an earthy crystal-malt driven amber, maybe a little maltier, maybe a little sweeter, but it seems that I’m splitting hairs really.
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