Flying Dog Dogtoberfest

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Pale orange in color with a thin head. slightly malty and hops. Basic marzen nose.

Originally reviewed: 11/6/08. Pours a deep amber color with a very small head and no retention or lacing. Weak appearance. Smells sour like wine. A little alcohol scent. Smells a little off for a marzen. Taste is a little similar to the smell. Mild malty flavors. Some roasted characteristics. Not too bad, but not that great. I’ve had better marzens and was a little disappointed with this offering.

A bit of spice, otherwise it has a decent bready maltiness. Not bad, the spice wasn’t as bad some other Oktoberfests.

Clear amber pour, 2 fingers of frothy head. Bready aroma, caramel. Taste - Dark bread, some fruit, German hops, caramel - A bit bolder than the aroma but still a bit less than what I was expecting. Lighter mouthfeel than I would like in an O-fest beer. I like this brewery and this beer is OK, but I wish they went for something bolder.

Cerveja avermelhada enferrujada, sabor bem lupulado e agradável, formando pouco creme. O aroma é um pouco danificado, meio cáustico. Mas no geral é mais uma bela cerveja da Flying Dog, que nesta breja utitiliza o máximo de artefatos alemães, assim como o idealizador da cerveja.

UPDATED: FEB 29, 2012 Bottle. Copper colour with an off white head. Caramel and hoppy nose. Fresh caramel and fruity, hoppy flavour.

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

A: Almost clear copper with a 1.5 finger light tan foam head that dissipates into a nice thick lacing and coating.

S: Slight hops and bread but mostly malts with caramel hints.

T: Strong malt and caramel hints with an underlying hops taste. Slight spices, though I can’t put my finger on it.

M: Low-medium carbonation, almost full bodied rather thick.

O: Decent beer, but not very complex a tad too thick for this style for my liking.

As far as Marzen goes, this was ok, pretty solid. It had a nice spice bite of ginger and cinnamin. A yeasty caramel malt finish. Slightly peppery. Good.

Reddish amber with a small, off white foam. Malty with hop notes. Malt, fruit, hops and caramel. Medium body with a long, bitter finish.

Bottle from Shawan Liquors. Pours brown with a slight grassy smell. A bit of caramel malt on the tongue. Finishes clean. Middle 50% for style.

Certainly not my favorite. Very basic malt from start to finish, kind of a bread taste in the middle. A bit of a miss from FD on this one.