Dominion Octoberfest

Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Company (Coastal Brewing Co.)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Dover, Delaware USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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From a bottle poured brown with a fair amount of head. Spicy malty flavor with a lingering aftertaste.

Malty, amber bodied, thick head, Marzen with adequate bitterness and a crisp spiced flavor. This is my first Dominion beer since Coastal has taken over brewing the line.

Yeasty aroma of roasted malt and cherries. Crystal clear dark amber, thin head. Medium bodied, soapy and frothy. Bitter malt, oak finish. Leans toward a weak brown ale.

Dark caramel color with a disappearing head. Weak aroma, mostly yeast and a little earthiness to it. Flavor was standard Oktoberfest - quite a bit of spice and typical German yeast. Smooth on the palate.

Earthy yeast aroma, dark amber slightly cloudy, tan head which starts out thick and creamy but thins out rather quickly. Flavor is pretty robust, lightly spicy and smooth. Better than I expected overall.

A nice mellow beer that starts with a full maltiness and finishes slightly dry. Good balance of malt and hops. Overall good not great

Pours a dark coppery amber with a decent white head that doesn’t stick around too long. Aroma is strongly malty with a yeasty hint and a subtle earthy undertone. Flavor is malty and a little earthy, with what may be a touch of cloves and just a whisper of sweetness. Texture is nice and smooth, not very tingly.

Amber-Orange, Cloudy, Minimal head. Medium aroma of spice, malt, pumpkin (smells like fall). Medium sweetness, lite bitter finish. Tastes of coffee, spice (cinamon & cardamom). Medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel with bitter ifnish. Easy Drinking.

Bottle, #496. Copper pour with creamy tan head. Light aroma of sweet malt. Flavor of roasted malt and a mild hop. Not much here, however. Decent brew, not one of the better Marzens around.

I really liked the aroma and appearance of this beer, which came before I ever tasted a sip. From there, it really fell off the table and took a nose dive. The aroma was of sweet malt, caramel, light hops, earth, grass and toffee. The beer poured a beautiful copper color with a big and fluffy light tan head. There wasn’t much lacing left around the glass, though. From there, like I said, this beer disappointed. The flavors were a little too sweet and malty and felt a bit off-balanced. There just wasn’t enough of a hoppy/malt balance. The beer finished a little on the sour note, as well. I really used to like the marzen style. But I find these days, they just don’t stack up. And this one falls short of the style standard.