Coney Island Freaktoberfest

I was taken by surprise when this poured a blood red with pink tinged head from the 22 oz bottle. No lacing to speak of appeared. The nose was malty with some light floral hops. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is somewhat sweet with some acidness. The finish was odd, with some medicinal flavors. I was turned off by the color, and found the beer barely drinkable.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy/fizzy, dark pink, mostly diminishing. Body is dark red. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain/bread), lightly hoppy (apricot, flowers), with a light note of artificial candy (like a generic candy store smell). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Unpleasant appearance (fitting with the sideshow freak aspect, I suppose, but only served to remind me of alcopop like Sparks), dull aroma, dull mouth experience, not much like a Maerzen. Drain pour.

Yikes. Crazy blood orange artificial color with weirdly pink off-white head. Wheaty and slight oxidation. Not too far from a grainy lager. A little marzen sweetness. Mostly gross... maybe the I could not get past the color. Why, why, why?

Bottle shared by durhambeer. Thanks Bob. Hot damn, this beer is blood red. I really wonder if this a gimmick and they put food coloring in this brew. Once you get past the ridiculous color, you have a pretty good run-of-the-mill marzen. Nothing too exciting but not a drain pour either.

Thanks to Bob for trying to poison us with runoff from the flume ride at Wonkaland. Seriously, I know this brewery has a lot invested in their schtick but they do make some good beers. Pink look like a cheap lambic knockoff. Yes, I get it. There is a carny theme here. Okay, but make a good beer. Color aside, this is just about the most generic and unimaginative marzen I have had.

Pours a crazy bright pink with a pink head. Not good. The nose is malty, leafy hops, earthy, lagerish. The flavor is earthy and malty with a mild bitterness. Not even sure what is going on in this.

The shocking red appearance was enough to make me yell what the hell is this, but that was nothing compared to the pink foam forming above the body. Alright, now that I was done with this part of the review, I could turn off the lights so that I could get myself to drink this. The smell was not quite as weird as the looks, but the cooked vegetable matter hidden under the hops made this somewhat unappealing in that regard as well. The taste was a decent blend of hops and malts, but felt a little bland. The aftertaste was initially metallic, but improved as the beer warmed up. The beer felt pretty good in the mouth with a medium thick but sticky palette. This did not turn out to be the drain pour that I was afraid it might be, after I first laid my eyes on it.

(large bottle) bright red with pink head. Faint malt aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet malt, but a medicine aftertaste.