3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at the St Louis Brewers Heritage Festival 2009. Minimal head with a clear amber color. Aroma is sweet malt and some light hoppiness. Sweet rich malt and maple tastes with a mild hop bitterness. True to the style and very good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft served in an imperial pint glass at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy orange-gold with a small, resilient white head. Aroma of herbal hops, pepper, pale malts, citrus peel, and cereal. Flavor of peppery, herbal hops, sweet and Munich malts, grass, toast, and sawdust. Light-medium bodied, with a spicy mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Pretty nice marzen.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampler at the brewpub. Dark red, sweet and malty with minor bite. Not a bad brew.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
(draught) deep copper with very little head. Biscuit malt aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet malt, fairly full bodied. A whiff of hops in the finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler bought at The Stable. Pour is a light brown color with a tan head. Aroma is consistent with the flavor. Sweet fruit, roastiness, malt, spices and some background hops. Flavors moved around a bit . Bitter aftertaste then became sweet fruit. A pleasant light and easy drinking Marzen.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at the brewpub. Dark red, but almost no head. Sweet and malty with just a little bite at the end. Fairly even keeled. (#3756, 11/27/2009)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled on draught during Great Taste of Midwest 2009 in Madison Wisconsin as Amalgamated Märzen. Pours a semi-clear golden amber colored brew with a thin white head that quickly dissipates to a thin white ring yet retains some spotty lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, some floral hops and a touch of maple. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, a touch of apple and some bread dough. Finish is smooth and semi-sweet with some light floral hop background. Borderline between Vienna and Munich style Octoberfests.
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