2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
I will never understand why brewers bottle in green. That being said, I was lucky enough to get a closed case of this so the skunkitude wasn’t too too bad. The aroma is hampered by skunk, instantly noticible, and it destroys what would have been a fabulous brown sugary maltiness. The beer looks fabulous, dark copper with a mushy white head that leaves a decent lacing. The taste... jesus, skunk ruined this beer. There is some decent caramel sweetness and some bready malt, but it’s completely overshadowed by nasty skunkiness and what I think is some weak corn flavor. Palate is actually very good, fuzzy carbonation with a bit of a bitter aftertaste and a grainy, sticky texture. Overall though, this was a waste of time, I’m frustrated that I didn’t pick up the Hofbrau instead. The worst thing about this beer is that the potential shines through the cloud of skunk, but unfortunately the potential is just that and this beer fails to impress me.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Tastes much better than you might expect. I’m an oktoberfest collector and I was pleasantly surprised.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle. Pours on the copper side of amber in colour, with moderate frothy off white head. Aroma and taste are right on style, nice sweet malt. Good stuff.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Maybe should’ve pulled this one out of the fridge a bit earlier... Pours clear amber with a big foamy tan head. Aroma is sour and funky with some grainy notes. Saved somewhat by a nice bittersweet flavor but not an Oktoberfest I’d turn to again.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
aroma, roasty, caramel, bread,
color, deep amber, white to tan head
taste, tinge of hoppiness, mosty just cereal malt esters
overall, not as good as I thought it would be, would not buy again, tasted no Iam good.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 14, 2012 a: rich copper color slight carbonation off white head that reduces to light lacing
s: roasted malts, nut
t: caramel, malts and a hint of nut,
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours a nice amber color with a nice head. Aroma is thin. Taste is a round caramel. there’s a definite astringent after taste that mixes with a coppery flavor. bum bum ba bum.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
bottled, orange color with big tan foam, aroma is carrots and some skunk forming, sweet malty caramel and carrot juice flavor, easy finish
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear amber with a medium, frothy, beige head. Aroma of toast, cinnamon, and caramel. Taste is semi-sweet malt, some toasty flavors and a mild bitterness. Light bodied and a little thin, but all in all, a decent brew.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brown lager. Malty nutty nose. Good spotty lace. Small bubbles. Flavor is 66% malt and the rest hops... this beer’s saving grace. The first.Fishing and body ate full, satisfying, and beer. Yes beer. A dark one. Enjoy it.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle from a recent beer event. Pours a mostly clear caramel amber with an off-white head. Nose is caramel, slight bicuity malt, some bread, and some grains. Flavor is caramel, biscuity malt, bread, and grain. Finish is somewhat dry for a marzen- malt flavors don’t stick around, the yeast comes through and dries it out. For a macro marzen, this one is not half bad.
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