3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap @ Fitchburg Dane - Pours dark amber with very little head. Nose is sweet malt--it’s nice and rich with lots of slightly sour milk. Taste is big and malty, with a little sour lactose, caramel, and just a bit of whiskey. There’s the faintest hop finish. It’s bubbly and smooth, but just a bit too sweet.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Great Dane Fitchburg. Clear copper with next to no head. Aroma of toffee, Munichesque malts and grains. Taste of toffee, burnt malt and corn. Mild dry and lightly bitter on the finish.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
leaves, citrus, golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, light body, slightly bitter finish,
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at brewpub, pours a clear amber with thin white head,m aroma is of sweet malt and the taste is much of the same, boring overall, this is a lot sweeter than I was expecting.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap, Great Dane, downtown. Pours a clear orangish copper with a small off-white head. Clean munich malt nose with just a light hint of hoppiness. The flavor is pretty good, caramel and munich malt with a moderate bitterness on the finish that makes it pretty crisp. Medium bodied with moderate fizzy carbonation. Decent, but not a standout.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
On tap at their airport location, pours a dark amber witha a decent white foamy head. Taste is thick andalty, a little corny at the end. I’ll try it again at the brewpub, as I’m always worried that airport glasses are a bit tainted for flavor and aroma.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
An early release Octoberfest from Great Dane. On draught during Great Taste of Midwest 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. Pours a clear amber colored brew with a fast dissolving off-white head. Aroma is slightly fruity, a touch of caramel malt and some flowery hops. Taste is medium bodied, smooth with more malty flavor than fruit character. Finish is semi-sweet, malty with a slight biscuit texture and aftertaste.
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sampled on draught all over: Poured a clear amber colour with a medium sized white head. Rich in malts, noticeable biscuity malts as well some apple perhaps. Taste is flavourful and aroma compliments with bready and yeast like notes. Nice!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Tap) Sampled at the downtown location at the end of October. Pours amber in color, with little head. Sweet malt and spice aroma. Surprisingly, I got some nutmeg and earthy notes in the aroma. Taste is more subdued, with typical sweet malt aromas. At times, it seemed a little bit grainy. Average mouthfeel and easy to drink. Not bad, but pretty average in most respects.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My sis picked up a growler of this when up in Madison recently. Pours a great red-amber color, medium carbonation with a foamy off while/cream colored head. Aroma is very heavy of Munich malt, slight apple fruitiness and a real heavy nutty aroma. Flavor was very nutty up front then moves into a sweet caramel malt flavor and finishes with a solid alcohol presence. Overall a great example of an Oktoberfest lager.
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