Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Munich, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Light copper colour, slightly skunky aroma. Nutty malt flavour, hints of caramel, smooth mouthfeel, and a clean finish. Not as good as the classic fest beer examples of Paulaner and Ayinger.

This is a beer that is much better on tap than out of the bottle. These ratings reflect the tap version, which outshines Paulaner, Spaten, and the rest by a good margin.

UPDATED: OCT 5, 2007 Bottle (Jun 07 production). Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear medium amber. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted bread, caramel), moderately hoppy (flowers, honey), with a note of minerals. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Very solid, but safe; not adventurous. Very German-smelling (not to sound obvious, but it has that distinct "German aroma" that is so hard to replicate). Gotta love the Hallertauer. It would be very easy to drink a liter or two of this.

Above average but not great - Paulaner or Spaten over this one -- not enough roasty malt flavor for me -- gets better after the first few sips but it lacks in body and fullness of tastes.

Sweet roasty aroma. Clear amber color that pours a great, but quickly dissipating head. Sweet flavors of malt, light hints of fruit, and perfect hop balance. Excellent marzen.

Creamy head that doesn’t stand. Nice ruby amber color. Yeasty-alcohol nose. More bitter than sweet, but the sweet flavor builds as you go back, probably because the hop flavor clings. A good beer, but a little thin perhaps. I preferred Paulaner Oktoberfest slightly for the same money. Still, it’s a good sipping or pizza beer.

Full flavor, full body, not too hoppy or bitter

great full flavored oktoberfest. not too hoppy, just right. EXCELLENT flavor.

UPDATED: OCT 11, 2003 Very good example. I hear alot that this is the best of the Munich OFests - but I'd have to say I still prefer the others. This did have a nice toffeeish flavor though - with slight toasted and burnt caramel notes. Excellent dark amber color and noticeable alcohol warming, which is borderline detracting from drinkability. Primary drawback is a slightly heavy palate. Caramelized toasty munich malts border on cloying in this example. Under-attenuated? A little darker than some Ofests, too.

A nice beer, very dry with a good balance of hops to smoked malt. Beautiful in the glass. Not as full bodied as I would like but a tender creaminess that made me happy.