Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boulder, Colorado USA

Copper pour with a strong off-white cap of head, decent lacing. Smells like fall, with a huge mix of malts and a slight nose of alcohol. Flavor matches, with a powerful blast of spicy hop bitterness to match the chewy, bready nature of this turbo-charged malty monster. Just a bit too spicy and high in ABV (9.7%) to make it drinkable, but this would have been great in a taster.

22oz bottle at K&L. Amber brown with a off-white head that is not the towering pillow of the authentic oktoberfest beers, but then again, this is not your typical oktoberfest beer. I was skeptical going into this from a theoretical perspective; it seemed like an imperial oktoberfest would simply be a doppelbock. There Avery goes being silly again. Well, I have to admit that The Kaiser pretty much nails what you would imagine an imperial oktoberfest to be, while remaining distinctly different from most doppelbocks. The difference hinges on drinkability. Yes, it is a total malt bomb, but it manages to be dry any lean enough to still give off some semblance of quaffability that it’s mother-style is known for. The aroma is big and bready with a rich dark bread-crust and moist bred-center character. The flavor delivers all of this malt pretty straightforward with just enough hops to make themselves known and balance the lot. Full, but with a texture that is slicker than most doppels and lends itself to generous sips. Pretty straightforward overall, but it does what it sets out to do pretty well.

22 oz bomber - pours an amber color wth a thin head. Aroma of malt, yeast, some hops and sugar. Nice smooth balanced malt flavor with caramel, sweetness and spices. Solid brew that I will re-visit again next fall for sure.

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Pours a deep chesnut brown/amber. Rich malty aroma, caramel malt sweetness. Taste is almost Barleywine or Bockish like richness. Boozy, sweet malts to almost overly sweet. Full creamy mouthfeel. Anyhow, prety well made but a sipper

A amber beer with a nice frothy head. The aroma is sweet, & does smell like fall. The taste is so sweet malty with some alcohol. This is way too sweet.

Enjoyed on the opening day of Oktoberfest... at home. In my humongous stein. I wish I remembered details - all I can say is that it was damn good for an Oktoberfest. High gravity makes everything better, especially an aching back.

22 oz bottle. Clear copper/amber with a dense tan head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is caramel, bread, fruit, spice and alcohol. The flavor is mostly sweet and bready, there is a really nice grainy aftertaste, alcohol is barely present. Medium to full body with a mild carbonation and a thick mouth feel. This is a unique twist on a Marzen, very nice.

1pt. 6fl oz Bottle thanks to Dchmela! You contnue to rock! Hazy thick pour with a whispy thin head. Spice malt carmels savey hops. Bold! I love this time of year.