Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen

Pours a medium copper, with a short-lived head - kind of earthy in the nose, with some nutty and vegetal qualities, and a healthy dose of toasted malts - the malts are quite forward, but not as sweet as in other versions of this style - the malts are more toasted and biscuity, with a caramel sweetness that follows far behind, with a bit of noble hop bitterness underneath - quite smooth, with a somewhat creamy mouthfeel - finishes biscuity/toasty - quite a nice brew.

12 oz bottle: pours a light amber color with an off-white head that quickly disappears. Aroma of caramel, fruit and some bread. Very sweet iniital taste, lots of caramel/toffee flavor. Eventually gives way to a malty taste and finishes sharply bitter. Medium in body...not too much carbonation. Not bad at all.

Pours the color of orangish amber with a mostly receding off-white head. Mild aroma of caramunich: crackery, bready malt. Taste is bready, lightly sweet malt. Medium to full bodied with lively carbonation.

Bottle. Pours a nice ruby color with a large head. Hints of roasted grain followed by butterscotch and brown sugar. One of the better Oktoberfest beers I have had in 2008.

355ml bottle, bottle on 06/08. Pours clear orangish amber in color with thin white head. Aroma nutty and malty. Taste roasted malt, spicey and light hops with bitter finish.

RateBeer Rating, Style and Glass: 78, Oktoberfest-Marzen, Lager glass. ABV, Volume & Calories: 5.8 % in 12 fl oz. estimated at 160 C Purchased at:Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $1.33 as part of an oktoberfest sampler pre fix six Aroma: dull, flowery. 7 out of 10. Visuals: copper, brilliant, white head, fully dissipates, thin light lace. 3 out of 5. Taste: wheaty, no hops, weak, badly crafted. 4 out of 10. Palate: low quality, scratchy, quick finish. 2 out of 5. Overall: Not very good. I will not have it again. Shameful. 12 out of 20.

Perfect beer. real good. Not good on lace, but taste and body is brilliant. Its similar to a bock and a brown ale. Delicious.

Botella. Clear amber, good fairly well lasting head. Aroma of toasty malt and caramel and some hops. Good mouthfeel. The flavour has a mild sweetness with toasted malt, mild good hoppy bitterness, caramel and some fruit.