2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Heavy raisins and caramel waft out of the bottle. its almost overpoweringly sweet smell is like a cloud in your face. the taste was thin, watery, and reminscient of wheat germ. very grainy. finished with light raisins.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, dated August 31. Darker than the style would indicate, which is different. It’s still a pretty young beer, which may account for its grainy taste. Also a little winey.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light malty nose. Nice dark crimson hue. Light bodied with a very distinct fruity taste, but it seems fake somehow. Not very typical of a lager. Needs some hops.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
deep amber color, head is beige, thick and creamy. aroma is heavily malty, lots of graininess. flavor is mostly blah after a really nice aroma. starts out sweet and thin, develops very mild toasty notes and finishes with a little bitterness. pretty stark contrast between aroma and flavor.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Copper/amber with off white head. Subtle essence of caramel, malt. Carbonation was good, mouthfeel a bit watery. The flavor was sweet at the start and then became tart. Just your average beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: OCT 29, 2006 Clear, deep and rich amber hue; thin head. Medium body with a healthy carbonation (mostly smooth, not sharp). Sweet base (malty, caramel-sweetness) with some pretty lofty toasted-bread notes. Fruity bitterness creaps into the finish. Lingering notes of mildly bitter hops and sticky caramel. Not quite enough bitterness to balance out the sugary caramel, IMO. That said, it’s a pretty easy-drinking beer.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours an orange/red color, a full bubbly tan head, low CO2, and descent lacing. The smell is of malt and caramel. The taste is slightly sweet with a biting finish that becomes more apparent as the beer warms. The mouthfeel is watery, without a lot of substance, and a slightly dry finish. For the most part, an unremarkable beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap at Left Hand’s brewery. Clear deep amber color, thin head, sweet aroma, I think that this is a nice example of an Oktoberfest
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle pours amber with a small head. Aroma is of malt, with hints of licorice in the taste but overall a sweet beer. Easy to drink.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle pours amber with a small off-white fizzly head. So-so lacing, minor carbonation. Definate vienna malt in the nose, nuts, & light bready tinge. Flavor doesnt seem to back up the aroma tho... its also very light compared to others in the same style. Light malty/grainy taste, but thats about it. Definately an easy to drink medium bodied Oktoberfest. Not a terribly big fan of this style, so an extra point for its ease of drinkability. Thanks goes out to BierBauch for the trade!
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