 frankenkitty (1832), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Dec 1, 2006
My work here is done. Tonight is the first night of "winter" in Chicago with a drone of storm advisories drowning out a clamor of salt trucks and plows. I’d prepared for this moment hours ago, chilling a Kaiser knowing full well it would be a fitting reward after a cold, wet, <i>miserable</i> day of chores. <br /><br />
To satisfy the beer nazis who think I shouldn’t be drinking a Märzen past September, let me mention that I’ve savored this beer on many occasions in the past. I’ve simply never felt the need to analyze nor defend it... much in the same way I don’t need to justify who I keep as my friends. To whomever questions my sensibilities, I’ll simply ask them politely to go to hell. Regardless (and for the sake of civility) I’ll drop a reviewer’s word or two: Deep amber bodied, yes, yes... with a long lasting head, yes.... but I’ve poured today’s beer in a huge ceramic stein in which it feels simply <i>perfect</i>. Thick in the mouth with ramped up hops, malts and alcohol. Balanced? Piffle. What’s the phrase? "When you have fat friends there are no see-saws, only catapults?" <b>That’s</b> the sense of balance you get from <i>this</i> fat friend. Along with the Maharaja and the Czar, The Kaiser is <i>not</i> a dictator to be trifled with.<br /><br /><br />Yet together we relax and laugh at the growing storm outside... and I’ll be calling on this old friend in the future, probably in the most remarkable of situations.<br /><br /><br />
<font size=-4>Purchased several months ago from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/illinois/palatine/dobby’s-worldwide-liquor/5496.htm><u>Dobby’s Worldwide Liquor</u></a>, Palatine, IL 60067</font><br />
VTHopHead (709), Barre, Vermont, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Bomber - Pours a clear reddish amber in color with almost no head... little carbonation. Aroma is is quite malty (caramel, brown sugar), fruity (apples?) and flowery hops. Flavor is also quite sweet (a bit more than I like) with a nicely balanced hop bitterness, particularly at the end. Alcohol, not surprisingly, is more apparent than necessary, but I like its brain-numbing effects (drink this one SLOW). Not very true to an Oktoberfest-style beer, but a very good beer none-the-less. Well worth seeking out again.
cbeers21 (456), Miami, Florida, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Nice heady pour. Deep fruits on the nose with a good shot of caramel sugary maltyness. Pretty quenching and good bouncy mouthfeel. Lightly spiced, while sweet, beer and balanced well. A good, sturdy example of the style and one whose drinkability belies its strength.
daknole (1131), Plantation, Florida, USA
Nov 21, 2008 Nice octoberfest beer. malty aroma and really nice flavor. Malty, yeasty and a bit sweet. cheers!!
Burrobuns (75), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Nov 20, 2008 2007 bomber. Not sure why anyone is complaining. Probably one of if not the best Oktoberfest I have had. I absolutely loved it. Very malty, spicy, butty, alcohol interwoven but not overpowering. I need to go find a few more bottles of this stuff.
rkuhnel (1199), Eureka, California, USA
Nov 20, 2008 From a bomber this poured a clear amber to orange color with a fat long lasting off-white head and very sticky lacing. Nose of floral hops. Mouthfeel is almost sticky. Flavor is of ripe fruit and the finish is malty and shows the alcohol. It is a little hard to get the last few sips down.
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