3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A - Pours a clear amber red with a small off-white head that dissipates into a thin layer of bubbles. Slight lacing
S - Sweet rich malt, caramel, vanilla, dried apricots,
T - Follows the nose. Sweet malt up front followed by simple brown sugar syrup and toffee. Some mild bitterness in the middle and finishes semi sweet.
M - Creamy up front and prickly on the finish.
Good malt forward Marzen. It’s rich and the complex malt profile will have you guessing.
Serving type: bottle
10-31-2010
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a copper color with off-white head. Aromas of sweet malt and caramel. A prominent sweet malt flavor with hints of caramel and hops are present.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Light malty nose. Taste is kinda watery with done caramel sweetness. Finish is short with a trace of something metallic. Not very good. Maybe a bad bottle ?
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap sample at the brewery.
Clear deep copper color with a minimal head.
Caramel malt nose, with spicy hops and soft fruitiness.
Juicy malt flavor, with marmalade, ale-like fruitiness and medium bitterness.
Medium bodied, not dry and OK.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-caramel color with a small foamy orange-white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was sweet and tangy caramel, fig, toffee and was surprisingly boozy. The flavor was tangy and sweet toasted caramel with faint ripe fruits, toffee and more booze. Medium length boozy caramel and fruit finish. Medium body. Ok.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled on August 3, 2012.
Appearance: Dark amber/copper hued body with just a slight haze and very lazy carbonation, just a thin tan head with a light coating.
Aroma: The aroma is sweeter than most Marzens I’ve had with some toffee notes and prominent caramel with light apple fruit notes. Better than most I’ve had.
Taste: The intro is sweet of caramel and some malts with a light earthy and floral hop presence towards the end with a light apple and toffee finish. This is bolder than German Marzens I’ve had, I like that.
Palate: Medium bodied leaning a tad thick, full feeling, with light carbonation.
Overall: I like this enough to actually consider buying it again next year, despite being all Oktoberfested out. I think this is one of the better versions of the style suited more towards the American palate.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sugary rock candy aroma, maybe some hops or caramel in there. The taste is similar. It’s decent for what it is.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Single bottle, Total Wine. Pours a coppery orange with a fairly large white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, a little fruit. Taste has the same characteristics - pretty mild. Bitter ending. Pretty average for the style.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours Amber/Copper in color. Nose of Malty caramel. Pretty light for what the nose suggests, a mild flavor of burnt coffee bean, and malty bitterness on the end. Egh..
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Excellent clean malty Oktoberfest. Hits all the classic notes. Pours a crystal clear orangey amber with a thick fluffy white head. Excellent caramel and toast malt character. Just enough noble hops to balance.
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