 TheEpeeist (1032), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 31, 2007
On tap at Alt Platz. Murky brown with a brief white head. An excellent Märzen. Nose is woody caramel and smoky apple. Taste is caramel and nuts with a bit of butterscotch. Light sourness plays nicely off sweet notes. Medium body with just enough carb. Clean finish with light pith. Fresh and flavorful, top-notch.
beerking99 (199), USA
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Jan 7, 2008First off, this is NOT a Marzen. Way too dark, and WAY to strong a roast character for the style. Strongly phenolic in aroma and flavor, which greatly overpowers any positive malt or hop character. Phenolic character most likely is from wild yeast infection, although in another beer the brewer claims it is from cloves. Why would anyone put cloves in a marzen? Pours clear, with a nice off-white head. I strongly doubt the claims of alcohol level. It is very likely 6-8 % at most.
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