Clipper City Balto MärzHon

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Baltimore, Maryland USA

This one poured a clear amber color with an off white head. Aroma was caramel, and 2 row malts, nothing really standing out. Flavor was pretty bland and standard for a marzen, a bit sweet, bready and some caramle notes too.

A honey golden beer with almost no head and a thin ring. Aroma is malt, grain, and spice which is also the flavor. Hops are not well matched here and give bitterness and a dry soapiness. Light fruit is sweet, some butter, bread, and caramel. Finish was butter, caramel, and fruity. A nice beer but nothing special.

bottle. Amber color, small head. Malty aroma, slight amount of spice. A decent beer, very crisp, but there is nothing to make it stand out. I think that am more of a clipper city heavy seas guy.

This was my first try of their non-heavy seas branded beers and i was not disapointed. The beer was well priced and was very smooth and sessionable. It was not too heavy and had very good malting.

Pours a very clear pale copper with fair ring of offwhite head. Nose is weak and a bit corny, but not unpleasant. Flavor is a bit doughy, a bit floral, with a caramel, toast, and citrus bite. Medium soft body with fair carbonation. Decent offering for an american take on the style.

Light initial head that pulls back to a single layer of bubbles; nearly no lace. Attractive pale malt aroma with a touch of raw unmalted grain thrown in. Grainy flavor, almost chewy in the taste. The body doesn’t reflect this, being far more moderate. A little bit of butter and some cream. No significant hop. Sour milk finish and aftertaste. This has the presence of an ale--it seems "round" to me rather than crisp. Drinkable but bland.

Bottle. I bought a six pack for snicks and grins and have waited until the last one to rate it. Unfortunately for this beer, I stacked it side by side with a Hacker Pschorr Original Oktoberfest. There was only one way this could end. Fair? No, but still, I had a hard time telling this beer apart from a Yeungling. The bottle was pretty cool though.

Received 12-oz bottle via trade with kmweaver. Pours a clear light copper amber brew with a fast dissipating off-white head that leaves behind a thin ring and film top. Aroma of caramel malt, some roasted nuts, toffee, brown sugar, and a touch of sugar. Taste is medium bodied, with very light carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, some dark pitted fruits and some toffee. Finish is semi-sweet, malty with a touch of caramel malt aftertaste and some roasted nuts.