Paulaner Oktoberfest

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Munich, Germany

Tap at Waterstone Grill. Totally solid Oktoberfest. Poured a light brown with an even lighter tan head. Nose of lightly sweet and lightly roasted malts, with faint hoppy notes. Flavor was sweet and malty with nice breadiness. Clean, crisp finish with some mildly rich, earthy malt lingerings. Good stuff.

Golden with a fragmented head. Malty aromas of bread, cereal and biscuits. The flavour is primarily malty, but the finish has of bit of bitterness too.

Dark amber color with a small white head. Bready malt aroma with some roasted notes. Nutty flavor with bit of spice and a slightly bitter finish. Light body with average carbonation. Pretty good Oktoberfest.

500ml bottle. Brilliant gold colour, bright and clear with a film of small sudsy bubbles that skim across the surface. Strong vanilla essence aroma with some metal shavings thrown in. Bitter with a long metalic aftertaste. Could not drink too many.

Bottle. Pours an ultra clear, copper body with an average white head. Bread crust and some toast in the aroma. Flavor is full of clean, smooth, lagery goodness. The malt aromas are much richer in the flavor. Light-medium body with lively carbonation. Malt forward, but balanced with a lightly bitter finish. Very pleasant.

Pours a clear dark chestnut/amber color with a half finger off white head that immediately fades into a very thin ring. No lacing to speak of. Slightly spicy aroma with a malt character that is slightly roasted. Nutty with a touch of earthy hops. Surprisingly hop forward for the style with a strong malt character that is again slightly roasty. It’s also a bit nutty with hints of spicy cinnamon and brown sugar. This is nicely balanced by the slightly earthy hops that linger throughout. Pretty drinkable but kind of bland.

Bottle. Average white head over a brilliantly clear golden body. Spicey floral aroma, with a hint of applejuide like sweetness. A spicey-buttery taste, finishing with a touch of malt sweetness. Light bodied

Somehow have managed to avoid rating this. Bottle, past its prime but still pretty good. Fresh, bright, and punchy citrus and grass nose. Clear, rich golden-amber body with a fluffy, bright white head. Taste is lightly sweet, rich malt with light toast and nuts, hint of alcohol warmth. Little hay, little caramel and grain. Spice hiding behind the grass but I still see you! Soft body, low bitterness. Relatively clean and deeply satisfying.