3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20Tap @ RAM. Clear gold pour with a short, persistent white head leaving moderate lace. Nose is pretty minimal - maybe some lightly sweet malts? Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Straw, squash, cafe-au-lait, biscuit and corn syrup. Finish is mostly sweet, but with a touch of toffee bitterness. Not my favorite style, but not a poor example a bit above average.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Schaumburg location, pours a clear copper with a very thin head, aroma is of slight spices and caramel, the flavor is much of the same, pretty boring and nothing really stands out, the mouthfeel is nice though, not watery like most of the other beers have been.
2.1 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Straight orange in color. Cookie like sweet aroma. Malty as expected with that buttery finish that I get from all oktoberfest.
Notes: Pub visit during ’09 GABF
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap @ Fort Collins Harmony location. Incredibly clear, burnt orange appearance with an off white head. Crisp, moderately rich, caramel malty, straw aroma. Grassy, biscuity, creamy, caramel-toffee malty flavor. Straw, grassy, caramel aftertaste. Ok.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
@ Ram Northgate, Seattle. Clear amber color/ off white head. Nice spicy sweet caramel toffee aromas. medium bodied. Smooth caramel, spicy, fruity, birthday cake sweet flavors- good.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap @ C.B. & Potts, Greenwood Village, CO. Clear yellow amber, not much head. Smells malty with sweet wheat tones. Tastes too much like corn; very distracting. Some wheaty and malty, but without a noticeable hop profile. Uncomplex and not great tasting.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bronze body, decent head. Easy grainy-malt accented nose translates similarly to flavor. Rather flat hoppiness. Slightly stale. Not bad, just very ordinary and lackluster.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap. Gold amber pour, offwhite head. Malt on the nose. Caramel, malt, and nut on taste. Decent, but not spectacular.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught from the Schaumburg, IL Ram. Typical orange amber Marzen color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is simple grainy malt. Sweet with a light astringent bitter finish and some subtle floral and roasty character. Medium bodied.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours an orangy amber color with a medium sized canvas head. Nose is sour nutty and sweet. Taste is nutty, caramel, sour malt, and burnt biscuits. Mouthfeel is slightly acidic.
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