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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
7303.59/5.03.58/5.0Autumn10.03%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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TopTekeUWM (20), Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/517/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle pours brown amber color with little to no head. The malt is amazing with this beer. In both the nose and the taste along wth some spices and finishes dry with the hops. Mouthfeel is big malts and low carbonation. This is what an Oktoberfest should be.


 AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Courtesy of angrypirate06. Dark amber with a tan head. Malty sweet, bready spicy aromas. Smooth medium body. Malty sweet flavors of earthy dark bread, roasted nuts. Alcohol is well cloaked.


 angrypirate06 (709), Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, nuts. Flavor is coffee, almonds, smoke, ash, nutty.


 Fratto (704), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Thanks to angrypirate06. Faint maybe bread and malt smell. Alcohol is completely masked. Malty aftertaste.


 Ryan82SM (240), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Aroma of sourdough, nutmeg and ripe orange. Appearance is red copper with an off tan head that stuck around. Flavor is sour with some hop presence, perhaps squash and potato and more nutmeg, nice hop finish. Palate is lively and bubbly. Outstanding beer.


 killjoy966 (218), Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/516/20
Sep 25, 2009  
22 oz. bomber 񢉙). Deep ruby-brown with a thin mother-of-pearl head. Certainly looks gorgeous. Faint nose belies intense malt flavor. The hops balance it out pretty well, but there’s little you can do about the alcohol. I always Oktoberfest beers were brewed for massive consumption (as in a lot per day) but this Imperial should be treated with kid gloves.


 13mikey (139), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/59/105/519/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Copper color, malty aroma with a slight citrus note to it. Foamy white head. Very sweet flavor, malty and slight hops to the taste. A bit of lemon in the finish. Lots of IPA elements to this Oktoberfest which makes it very unique.


 demdeac40 (240), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 21, 2009  
2008 version. Pours a light copper color with a big off white head and a lot of carbonation. Nose is blank, not much in the way of malt at all. A little nut and caramel makes it way through as it warms. Definite round malty flavor. Spice, caramel and a big touch of alcohol. It was made the way they wanted it and is well made. I will stick with Ayinger when I want an Oktoberfest. Too overdone for this style.



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