Paulaner Oktoberfest

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

1 pt. 9 oz bottle. Smells of molasses and malt. Pours a deep copper color. Very little head here. I was expecting something overly malty, but this has a pleasant hop bitterness to it. Can’t wait for my local Oktoberfest celebration! This beer is getting me psyched for it. Addendum: lots of grain flavor towards the end of the glass.

Pours a nice orange whith hints of grey and lots of bubbles with loose medium white head. The aroma has a kiss of noble hops, some skunk, and a light roasty nutty maltiness. The flavor is unique and has a herbal candy note, not quite bold enough to be licorice, complimented well by a nice little hop bitterness.

aroma is somewhat malty with some caramel notes. flavor is bright and tangy, with some honey notes and a little soda bread bite. aftertaste has some mild astrigent character and a little butteriness. I love Paulaner’s hefe but in the end this is kinda blah.

Sweet, caramel, slightly bitter finish, blah blah blah. You can read the same description on the next 5 posts. Generic Marzen. This just doesn’t have enough oomh. Try one, but don’t bother with a six-er.

12oz bottle. Pours an amber/copper color with a white head that doesn’t stick around. Clear. Aroma shows sweet malts, honey, slight iced tea, barley. Taste is sweet, rich and malty, slightly light bodied with a dry finish. Does not stick out amongst its style and I’m a fan of the brewery.

6-pack from Hop City in Atlanta. First time I have seen this in Atlanta. Nice dark copper/brown color. Nice fluffy head that eventually fades away. An average look for a marzen lager. Fairly transparent. That caramel malt is very pungent. Not a heavily hopped from what I smell, but there is a slight hop aroma; still a fairly pungent beer, but not very nuanced. Malty beer that doesn’t add up. The beer is very light in terms of a marzen lager. I was expecting a creamier palate, and a thicker beer. Caramel malt flavor is there, but not very nuanced. A slight biscuit and hop flavor towards the end. Not a very memorable beer for me. Glad to have tried.

Bottle. Pours golden with a huge frothy off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel,. Taste is much the same, but richer on the palate, hops presence at the end.

Pours an off-white head with legs and a clear pale copper body. Smells of caramel and floral. Flavor is caramel and floral. Finish is a little metallic.