Coney Island Freaktoberfest

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
San Francisco, California USA

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!

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.

Clear red, like cranberry juice. Sweet, malty, caramel, grain, little corn, little citrus , slight hop finish.

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.

This is a good looking red head. It has no distinct scent but it’s taste and palate make up for it. I was not sure if this was a gimmick beer with its blood red appearance but it is worth the try.

22 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a hazy red color with a small pink head. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is faint esters and corn syrup. Flavor is lightly sweetened berries. Light to medium body. This beer didn’t taste bad, but there wasn’t much there.

This beer had almost no aroma whatsover. Appearance of raspberry soda. Had a somewhat better flavor, but overall not recommended.

Light fruity malt. Clear RED color with a medium pink head. I was shocked when I poured it into a glass. Sweet malt with a light caramel finish. Palate is carbonated and sticky.