Craftsman Oktoberfest

Brewed by Craftsman Brewing Co.
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Pasadena, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

On tap. Clear light golden-orange pour with a small white head. Aroma is extremely fruity and decently sweet. Banana, cornbread and caramel. Some vanilla. Grassy and grainy, corny. Dry, light bubbles. Doritos aftertaste.

Dark golden orange. Smells sweet and is. But malt backbone props it back up. Very Germanic.

On tap @ O’Brien’s San Diego. Pours a mostly clear amber/ brown with a frothy off white head that left great lacing. Pretty much your standard Oktoberfest aromas and flavors (toasted malt with some grain and hops).

Pours a clear amber color with thin white head. Nice drinkable oktoberfest. Caramel malt, grain, and hints of floral hops. Nice flavor, but nothing special.

Served cold from tap. Good appearance and head. Not my favorite Craftsman brew, but a good beer nonetheless. Amber color, creamy head, malty flavor, good mouthfeel, would drink again.

Amber color with a beige head. Caramel malt and grainy aroma. It is sweet and malty, but to a point where I thought it was adjuncty. My least favorite Craftsman beer that I have had.

Consumed on draft at The Village Idiot, 10/15/07. Medium amber/copper color, proper head & lacing. Aroma primarily malt, as was flavor. Grainy, bready, slightly sweet as appropriate for style. Simple flavor profile, left almost no aftertaste. A real "lawnmower beer". Overall, a reasonable represntation of the style but nothing exceptional.

11th sample Stone Anniversary Fest XI. Pours amber with a creamy head. No nose, and not much of any real taste. not so hot.