Gordon Biersch Märzen

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
San Jose, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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[At the DC location] An orange beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of both caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, leading to a dry crisp end.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, amber golden with a white head that leaves some lacing. Sweetish, lightly caramelish aroma - actually quite close to genuine Bamberg style. The body is medium, with lightly sweet caramel notes. The hops are dry and floral. Quite decent, and a lot better than expected given Gordon Biersches reputation.... 280307

From tap in Pasadena. Pours clear and golden amber with a lacing white head. Roasted caramel malt and butterish aroma. Flavour is dry breadish malty with a distinct roasted caramel flavour yet also with diacetyl. Ends breadish malty towards spiced.

Sampled draught at Gordon Biersch, Burbank.
Clear bronze, small head. Soapy nose, lightly roasty. Rounded, fairly clean mouthfeel. Medium bodied with low bitterness. Lacks oomph...

Draught, 5.7% at the brewpub. Almost clear copper colour. Small white head. The flavour is rather malty and a bit sweet. Hint of spicy hops, but not enough.

Draught at the brewpub in Las Vegas
Nice amber color. Some malt aroma, partially fruity. Some malt and caramel taste, round, but simple.

Name: Marzen
Date: 08/18/1998
Source: San Diego, CA

deep amber, thin off-white head, rich complex malt aroma with a touch of sweetness and spicy hops, rich malt flavor, well balanced, not sweet, hint of bitterness, nice complexity, comparable to glen’s creations
-------- /> Name: Marzen
Date: 10/11/2001
Score: iii to ii+
Words: Draft
Words: Wild Wing Cafe
Words: Marietta

light amber, rich sweet malt flavor,

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **+/4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

On tap, Miami
Golden-amber colour. Caramelly nose with some diacetyl. Way too fizzy, even with the frozen glass. More caramel and diacetyl on the palate. A tough pint to choke back, quite frankly.

(Draught) Pours a deep amber-brown color with an average sized head. Descent sweet malty flavor with a syrupy palate.

draft @ SF location. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a malty bready and grainy aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish malty bready grainy flavor. Has a sweetish malty bready finish.