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Coney Island Freaktoberfest

Coney Island Freaktoberfest - Oktoberfest/Märzen

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 Percentile 
26
overall
Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1832.77/5.02.77/5.0Special6.66%21.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2008  
22oz bomber. Pours a bright ruby red, almost like a fruit punch. Love the Halloween blood idea. Very small, fizzy, pink head. Cool looking beer for sure. The aroma is better than people are giving this credit for. Very sweet caramel malts with a distinct candy cherry smell. Some grassy citrus hoppiness to it as well. The flavor is very nice for an "Oktoberfest," actually. Nice balance of sweet malts and a hint of cherry flavor with the sharp piny/citrus hop bitterness. No hint of alcohol whatsoever. Pretty full bodied and finishes really tart, dry, grassy, and sticky. Overall, really cool beer. Deserves a better rating than its currently being awarded.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Red like strawberry soda. Freakish looking brew. I was almost afraid to taste it but no pop aroma. Has a pink half-inch head. Taste is nothing like it looks. Flavor is like a tasty West Coast APA or lower-end IPA. Hoppy with a substantial malt backing. Grapefruit-orange hop flavor. Abv says 6.66%, get it? (666) Very tasty bizzarely colored brew. Perfect to have at a Halloween party. Cool label too.


 joekinty (263), rockledge, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2008  
what a cool concept for halloween blood red beer I wonder how they got it so res the flavor is ok a little middle of the road would be goo to take to a halloween party


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/516/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Nice caramelized malt aromas with citrus piney hops. Mostly clear with a really scary red color with a moderate red head. No way this is an Oktoberfest, but a pretty nice American pale ale with nice grassy piney hop flavor. Medium body and mouthfeel. Interesting hop profile - kind of minty resiny and floral. Finish is grainy with moderate lingering bitterness.


 redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
Oct 6, 2008  
draft @ redlight redlight. Grassy hop aromas with some malty sweetness too. Pours clear red, like thin blood or a Kriek with a thin pink head. Grassy hop bitterness upfront with hints of honey malts. Its a bit too hoppy for an oktoberfest, but thats probably why i like it! Its kind of gimicky but its so fun!


 RSRIZZO (1345), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Oh my god it pours blood red. Aroma is sweet with mild fruit and malt tones. Color is a hazy red with mild carbonation and thin but tight pink head. Taste is tart and malty. Starting with a light/medium body it goes down with a crisp feel. Finish comes on with a mild malt tone that has a trace of raspberry, this turns tart and ends bitter. After taste has a sweetness and a fruit like taste. Its a nice brew to drink, the coolest part is seeing a bright red liquid pour out and its a nice fresh taste. But as a Märzen it not very good, there is little malt character nor the bold feel of a true Octoberfest brew. Still a fun brew with 6.66% ABV and blood red color. I like this brew and have rated as such, but as I said it is not a good example of a Märzen.


 fidel (886), Livermore, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008    Updated: Nov 29, 2008
Clear red, like cranberry juice. Sweet, malty, caramel, grain, little corn, little citrus , slight hop finish.


 jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/105/55/103/510/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Crazy color. Hazy red with a pink head. Carmelly, and slight berry flavor. Just a wacky beer. For $4.99 per bomber, you could do worse, but I’m not necessarily recommending it, either.



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