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Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest

Percentile
92
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7283.59/5.03.58/5.0Autumn10.03%99.3Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
2004 = 9.3% ABV
2005 = 8.9% ABV
2006 = 9.1% ABV
2007 = 9.3% ABV
2008 = 10.03% ABV
The Kaiser once said, "Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world." If the Kaiser and his significant other had tipped this bottle, we'd all be "sprechenden Deutsch!" We took all that is good in a traditional Oktoberfest - gorgeous, deep copper sheen, massive malty backbone and spicy, floral, pungent noble hops - then intensified each into this, an Imperial Oktoberfest.
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 BOLTZ7555 (1070), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2009  
Golden tangerine pour with lots of hoppiness and iced tea, accompanied by caramel and saccharin. This is Alabama sweet tea with a kick...not a bad beer just lacks complexity and would have a hard time drinking this regularly due to its syrupy nature. Meh.


 thirdeye11 (466), Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 18, 2009  
( 22oz bomber thanks to angrypirate06) Pours clear orange/yellow with ok bubbles and lacing. Nose of sweet corn and alcohol. Taste is more sweetness, toasted corn, alcohol and finishes syrupy sweet.


 guyinchicago (526), marengo, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/514/20
Nov 18, 2009  
Poured orange with big head of off white with aromas being of malts and hops that led to a floral bouquet the taste was sweet with a great hop balence. smooth and very creamy, a great octobefest


 corby112 (700), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 12, 2009  
Pours a clear deep coppery orange/amber color with golden orange hues when held to a light source and a 1.5 finger frothy yellowish head. Decent retention, slowly fades into a lasting ring that leaves sporadic spots of lacing behind. Toasted malty aroma with a lot of peppery spice, slight alcohol sweetness and subtle hops. Hints of roasted caramel and biscuit malt as well as some cinnamon, clove and brown sugar. Medium bodied and the flavor is very similar to the aroma with lots of toasty caramel and biscuit malt and prominent spice character. Lots of cinnamon and brown sugar with subtle hops in the dry finish. Subtle pumpkin and alcohol notes. ABV is very well masked, making The Kaiser extremely quaffable. Very good.


 coldmeat23 (185), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 11, 2009  
Looks good. Clear mid-range amber color. Serious orange tinge. Light ruby notes. Small foamy head. Minimal retention. Okay lacing. Malty goodness dominates the nose. Complex malts. Caramel, butter and toast. Slight earthy spiciness. Minimal alcohol smell, especially for the 10% it has in it. Nice malty flavor with caramel and toffee notes. Good level of sweetness that is balanced nicely by a slight hops bite. Some heat from the abv content, but not as much as expected. Feels good, with a nice body. I’d like it even better with a little more heaviness/thickness to it, but since it’s an Octoberfest style, that wouldn’t be quite right. Here’s one Octoberfest brew that I could drink alot of. I will look forward to this ’holiday’ from now on, because of this beer.


 HighlanderOne (539), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Poured from big bottle. Aroma burnt brown sugar and vanilla ice cream. Clear dark amber, thin tan head. The big malt flavor along with the alcohol just explodes and expands in your mouth. Herbal aftertaste, which at first I wasn’t crazy about but blended nicely as it warmed.


 arminjewell (102), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Probably my favorite oktoberfest beer from someone who doesn’t like oktoberfest beers. It is a very well balanced beer with tastes of hops, malt and cloying sweetness at the end. A rich beer, but lacking overall with something to stand out.


 Soonah (910), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 3, 2009  
Poured clear and copper with a nice white to off-white head. Decent lacing. The aroma is malts, spice and booze. The flavor is light citrus hops, malts, spices and slightly aggressive alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with leans towards syrupy and medicinal qualities. Didn’t taste like an oktoberfest but overall it was an interesting beer.



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