Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest

2007 bottle sampled April 2009. Dark amber with a thin beige head. strong sweet malt aroma. Flavor was strong of malt with complex tofee and rasin notes. Finishes with some hint of alochol, but is very smoothy with a slightly syrupy finish. Hops were almost undectible at this aged, but I’m sure added some to the complexity Yum.

2008 bottle. Pours a yellow and orange hue with a small white head. Aroma is primarily of alcohol with a hint of sweet malts. Taste is sweet, alchohol, and spices. A bitterness lingers on your tongue for quite a while after drinking. I was intrigued by the Imperial Oktoberfest style, I must say I appreciated it but only in small quantities. This reminded me of wine in the alcohol and tart flavors.

Bottle. Golden- orange colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malt, hop. Flavour is sweet, hop, alcohol, malt. Full bodied nice beer.

This stuff is ridiculous. (good) On tap it is so sweet and cloying. Not much of the marzen spices and has some dark rich ripe fruits. Good but only small quantities.

pours copper with small white head. aroma is sweet wheat, soft fruits, malt, and spice. drinks sweet like a rich hefe, but has flavors of apple blossoms, soft fruits like pear and melon. finishes sweet and malty with slightly lingering fruit after taste.

Light copper, amber color, no head or lacing. Fruity winy aroma. Sweet, thick flavor, apple juice winy taste. Alcohol balanced with thick malt. Surprisingly light for anything imperial.

(2008 bottling) Burnt orange colored body. Foamy head which fell in less than a minute. Alcoholic aroma. Significant sweetness in the flavor. Body has a "syrupy" feel to it. Most assuredly one of the most intense examples of an Octoberfest that I’ve ever had.

I figured this was going to be an intense version of a. Oktoberfest, but alas it just didn’t have that great Oktoberfest flavor or pallet. Interesting but not my thing.