JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA Oct 28, 2007 Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a big off white head. Aroma of nuts, caramel and malts. Taste of malts, wheat, spices, caramel and hops. Slightly sweet, dry hop finish. holdenn (1432), Chicago, Illinois, USA Oct 28, 2007 12 oz bottle from Discount Liquors in WI. A 12 pack of these came with a free 1L glass. Its worth a try on that alone. Pours an amber caramel with a small head. Nose is marzen, toffee, and caramel with a touch of spice. Marzen caramel flavor base, with a grainy earthy spicy hop presence that’s muted but enough to just taste strange. nickspies (76), Omaha, Nebraska, USA Oct 25, 2007 The beer has a fresh aroma with caramel and a distinctive grain bin smell. Smells exactly like being in the brewery when an Oktoberfest is being brewed. Gold to copper color with a creamy head. Big grain taste with a non-hop bite at finish. Hearty and dense mouthfeel. conor23 (110), Elgin, Illinois, USA Oct 24, 2007 Updated: Oct 25, 2007Strong fruity aroma, taste is malt and carmel with fizzy bitter finish. Only complaint is a slight metallis taste, otherwise quite good. blklab2007 (938), Connecticut, USA Oct 20, 2007 bottle labeled original oktoberfest poured an amber in color with little carbination and very little head on the beer. smell is malts, slightly sweet, and caramel. taste is medium in body has a good dose of caramel malt, and finishes thin and lightly bitter. now that i am looking the produced on date is 6/06 and it is now 10/07, liquor store slipped me last years brew, i am betting this beer is better fresh. Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA Oct 19, 2007 Pours a deep, clear copper with a dense, frothy, beige head that reduces to a thin cap of bubbles. The aroma is bready malt with caramel and fruity hops rounding out the nose. The mouthfeel is on the light side of medium-bodied with a slick almost creamy mouthfeel that concludes in a clean, lightly dry finish. The flavor is of toasted bread, caramel and lightly fruity hops. After sampling over a dozen "traditional" Oktoberfests, this is easily my favorite of those available in bottles. Maverick34 (686), New York, USA Oct 17, 2007 Draft. Pours a dark amber w/medium hops. Malt, caramel and some bitterness. Very good. mtoast (290), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 11, 2007 On tap, 10/10/07. Pours a deep amber color, stark white foam with less than spectacular retention and great lacing. Aroma is chock full of malt, lots of caramel. Flavor is all about the malt, just enough spicy hops to keep things in check, but man what a malt bomb. Great mouthfeel, great beer. Always one of my favorite Oktoberfests.
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