Paulaner Oktoberfest

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.

Pours light amber with a medium sized dense and moderately lasting white head. Light maltiness with fresh hops in aroma. Clean maltiness with refreshing hops in flavor and a long lasting not so bitter aftertaste.

1 liter can poured into a giant dimpled mug that came with it as a promotion. Clear golden with huge creamy white head. Aroma is caramel, biscuits and slight plastic. Flavor is caramel and some spice. Medium carbonation. Finish is lightly bitter.

Aroma of caramel and biscuits, with the same in the flavor with a hint of nuttiness. Hop presence in the end. Sweet and almost syrupy mouthfeel that takes a bit away from it for me.