3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at House Of Brews, NYC. Dark amber with a small head. Aroma is malty and a bit nutty, very inviting. Flavour is full and roasty, good malt character, delicately hopped finish.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Dark amber with a persistent white head and light lace. Taste is watered down ocktoberfest - it has some caramel malt with a fair amount of bittering, but all is at arm’s length, as though the flavor has been diluted. I expect a lot more from this style - I preceded it with a Belhaven Lager, which should have been a good set-up; it wasn’t. Very average.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very nicely balanced. Malty aroma with light head. Dark amber color. In my opinion, it had a nice balance of hop and malt. I’d still rather have a Hofbrau or Spaten.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Light copper with cream dissipating head. Smells like sourdough and brown sugar and raisin. Had a bourbon like character- sweet and smith with a kick.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle -pours light amber with tan head and light lacing. Nose is roasted malts and light grassy hops. Aroma is chocolate. Taste is sweet at first and less bitter on the back end. Leaning to the light body. A light Octoberfest, perfect for mass consumption.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Crisp golden color. Small white head. Trashy, malty aroma. Malty mediciny taste. Tiny bitter finish. not good beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
A: Deep copper, slightly red/orange and very clear. 1.5 finger foam head dissipates to a thick lacing and foamy coating on the top.
S: Caramel, malt, and bread with slight hoppy smell.
T: Caramel foretaste with malt and bread hints in the middle, finishes slightly hoppy.
M: Medium carbonation, medium bodied, goes down easy.
O: Decent octoberfest, rather crisp. One of my favorites of the year.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle in Ann Arbor. Clear, burnt orange appearance with a cream colored head. Rich caramel malty, grassy hoppy aroma. Fairly easy drinking, rich, caramel flavor.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A reddish brown / amber on the pour with a nice lasting tan head. Aroma and Taste of moderately toasted malt, barley, some nice yeast and breadiness with some slight fruity notes and light hops. A nice medium body with good carbonation. Finish is malty, yeast some breadiness, a slight note of dark fruit with a nice moderate hops and lightly lingering nutty ending. Overall a nice drinkable Oktoberfest.
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