Great Lakes Oktoberfest

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Not much of an aroma. Looks an amber with a thin white head. Pretty thin palate. Not a great beer at all

12oz bottle from Chuck’s poured into a lager glass. Pours a light orange/amber with about 1 finger of thick frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel and bready malt with a bit of grassy hops. Taste is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Good hops taste. Medium bodied with a thick and creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a long semi-bitter finish. Overall, not a bad beer. Thick enough to enjoy but light enough to drink a 6er.

Orange color w/ quick diminishing white head. Spicy/malt aroma. Rich spicy malt flavor. Caramel, hops, spiced bread dough, toasted cereal grains. Creamy, buttery texture. One of the best Octoberfests I’ve had.

UPDATED: SEP 24, 2011 Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Pint glass. Appearance: Clear amber with initial foamy white that mostly disappears. Aroma: Strong sweet caramel and bread, with some light biscuit and noble hops underneath. Taste: Very malty, and is caramel and cherry driven. The expected biscuit and toast malt notes are mostly hidden beneath the surface. A little spicy noble hops and cherry on the finish. Slight medicinal aftertaste. Palate: Moderate carbonation, seems slightly thin despite the somewhat full lager body. Finish is not nearly as dry as it should be. Overall: Too much caramel and an annoying medicinal aftertaste prevents this from being a strong Marzen. Still a fairly good malty lager for the fall.

Bottle at Kuma’s Corner. Pours a pretty standard copper with a fizzy head. Nose is very doughy and fruity, lacking the bread malt notes that one would expect from an Oktoberfest. On taste, more of an articial doughy component and sweetness that just isn’t quite right. Too fruity and yeast driven as well. I think something went wrong here. Not a fan at all.

Copper color with minimal head. Nice caramel, bread, and biscuit notes. Medium body, perfect amount of sweetness.

Aroma of grass, nutmeg, caramel, and malts. Pours deep amber with a good bubbly tan head which fades into white fluff on top. Tastes of grass, cookie, and a small yeast bite. It’s hearty but not a favorite.

UPDATED: SEP 5, 2011 Bottle. 12 oz. Pours bright coppery orange with a fat head of frothy white head. Aroma of pumpkins, mint, spicy corriander and cinnamon, pilsner and crystal malts, slight juniper and some cool marshmallow and cream notes. Medium bodied, well rounded and a bit heavy in the finish. The alcohol is apparent in the back, but up front, the flavors are pure pumpkin and malty bread with a hint of minty spice. I am not a big fan of this style, but this brew is very drinkable, refreshing, and interesting.

Bottle. Fizzy pure white head with a rich, clear amber orange hue. Malty, breadiness, toffee, and slight earthy hops in the aroma. Flavor is nicely dry, and not too sweet with earth, bread, toffee, and a faint dark fruit note. Pretty clean finish...medium body that’s a touch coating and oily. Not bad.

Holy malt bomb! Some resiny hops, a little bitterness in the finish. Lots of grainy caramel across the palate. Looks beautiful. Perfect light amber with lasting white head and nice lacing.