Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier

Bottle from the LCBO. Light bright golden with a large white head. Aroma is quite grassy and grainy, a but of sugar, some alcohol as it warms. Full mouthfeel, a bit sticky. Flavour is quite sweet to start, followed by wet cereal and dried grass, hints of overripe fruit. I enjoyed this at first, when it was fresh from the fridge and still quite cold, but it becomes less pleasant as it warms. A pretty poor Oktoberfest/Märzen - reminds me more of a strong lager from the former Eastern bloc.

Flaska 8 grader U: Champagne gul, krämig hög krona D: Fruktig humle S: Skön beska, humlig, helt enkel god i sin enkelhet ES: Liten Passar bäst till: Winerschnitzel Förslag på öltyp: Münchener Helles Provdatum: 2009-09-21

Pours a light coloured body with initial significant foam. Aroma initially a bit repelling, but is normal after the bottle has been open, warmed up, and sampled somewhat. A bit of lace foam sits in the glass. Carbonation is deterimental, and adds to the drying out of the palate by the finish, and beyond in the aftertaste. Some malts, a hint of roast, some decent features. Still, all in all, 500 ml is too much, rarely have I said this about a German beer.

500 ml bottle from LCBO, served cool in a tulip glass.

App.: Clear deep golden with an ample white meringue. Aroma: Grassy, peppery wet hay, some cereal/grain, pretty standard and not up to my expectations. Palate: Medium body, fairly soft and sparse carbonation, smooth and a touch slick. Flav.: Cereal/grain, a little grassy/peppery wet hay, a little cardboard, some biscuit/toast malts, a light vague sweet fruitiness reminiscent of a European Strong Lager; dry with a touch of bitterness.

Hmmm, would this taste better in a massive tent, sitting at a long table, surrounded by thousands of drunkards, music, roast chickens and general Bavarian atmosphere? Maybe.

This beer is very different from any beer Ive had. It has a very nice color and aroma but tastes buttery sweet. Its as if they cooled the beer before the priming sugar could ferment completely. Still not too bad though.

Pours a pale yellow with a small white head looks like any plae lager you might come across The aroma is grassy hay and again alot like a plae lager The taste is dry and slightly bitter rather bland wait for it Just like a pale lager

Bottle. It’s golden yellow with a very tall frothy head. The aroma is quite grassy with lemon, hay, grain. It’s medium bodied. I taste bread and butter, more grass, lemon, grain, light sweet malt. The finish is neither long nor terribly short with some more butter and grain.

Ewww. Way too sweet and a nearly overpowering chemical mouthfeel. I know, I know, the Bavarian purity law forbids adjuncts, but damn if this doesn’t remind me of Molson Canadian. Feh. Proof that Germans can also make crappy beer.