orange color, slight head, some lacing. malty mustiness in the nose. musty, earthy malt in the flavor, wet cardboard, with a hint of floral sweetness. medium bodied, bitter-sweet finish. quite refreshing.

<i>Draft Sampler.</i> Surprisingly cloudy for the style. The bartender told me the beer was <b>not</b> filtered. Even so, it looks like I got the bottom of a cask. Smell was off, then it came in with a bit of nice caramelly malt. Taste is a but toasty, actually pretty pleasant, with a nice residual bitterness on the tongue. A decent beer marked off a bit by its presentation.

<b>September 2006.</b><br /> Milky, caramel brown and looking an awful lot like diarrhea. By far the cloudiest Oktoberfest known to the world. A pillowy tan cotton fluffed head rides on top. Brown sugared biscuits and brown bread come out aromatically with caramel and special B like sweetness. A touch of nutmeg is sprinkled on vanilla toffee bark. Nutty flavor cumbrances and diffusing toffee nougats across the palate. Keeling flavor hop addition is a might too acidic, but the doughy, chocolate pumpernickel helps to work it out. Bran stirred with nutella, and then liquefied to create a gummy gap, crosses between the tongue and palate. Cloves and pepper are ever distant, but they spruce up the toffee character somewhat. It seems nearly impossible that a lager yeast was used here. Brown sugar and dates meet with the camel coursing through oxidized hazelnuts for the finish.<br /><br /> <b>September 2005.</b><br />Murky orangish brown in appearance. Our server says that it’s been filtered twice, so there’s some sort of elemental bullshit going on here but I don’t know the source. Sweet caramel and toasted malt aroma balanced by hazelnuts and dusty potato bread. Flavor confirms style, and it’s a much appreciated change from the rest of Harrisons’ line-up. A hoppier Oktoberfest rendition with a bitterness trait to the roasted pecans and singed hazelnuts. A little searing on the finish, but otherwise it’s fairly decent.

There isn’t much to distinguish this from a pale lager, other than the orange color and fizzy off-white head. Medium bodied with little carbonation, this has some sweet malty tastes but also seemed a bit watery. Some mild hopping catches you in the finish.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1912><u>Harrisons Brewing Company, Orland Park, IL</u></a><font size=-1><br />