3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep golden hue, nice lasting off-white head. Smell is a little over sweet, but nice fruit and caramel notes to it. Hop bitterness gives a cleanness to the caramel notes that predominate. Mouth feel is alomost chewy due to the carbonation. Solid beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Poured a clear medium golden with just the faintest hint of orange in there... tall white head receded to an 1/8" layer after a couple minutes. Nose was of toasty (and possibly smoky) caramel, toffee, dried apricots, and other fruity esters. Flavor picked up toasty caramel throughout... with fruits around the edges, some leafy bitterness, and toffee. Very creamy, almost buttery on the palate... with just the right level of bitterness. Almost tacky at the finish, but held it together. This was a really tasty brew!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAY 18, 2006 This is an exceptional marzen. Being of German heritage, Oktoberfest is a wonderful time to let my inner beer-lover out. It pours a nice gold with a decent offwhite head. It smells wonderfully malty and tastes the same. This is a really smooth beer with no aftertaste. Bold flavor, no aftertaste? Sweet.
3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewery: Golden yellow with light tan head. Slightly bitter. Some malt and spice in aroma. Light bodied. Slightly sweet, maybe grape. Kind of basic.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a hazy light gold with a thin white head that leaves some lacing. The aroma is sweet malt with a sour background. An underwhelmingly sweet flavor upfront. Malty with a bitter finish. It is fizzy and watery in the mouth. Nothing amazing.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz bottle. Poured a medium and slightly cloudy golden color with a huge (4 finger) sized white head. Aromas of yeast and bread. Tastes of bread and honey. I didn’t really get too much more out of this one.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Bottle) Pours a cloudy orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, pumpkin spice, breadiness, and a hint of nutmeg. Flavor of malt, caramel, some spices, and touch of cocoa is it hits room temperture.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very passable beer. I would never decline an offer for any Capital brews, especially this one or Autumnal fire
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