Samuel Adams Octoberfest

a nice fest brew, sweet malts, roasty caramel flavor with some fruits coming through..malty fruit aroma...nothing great, nothing bad.. good to taste this time of year but don’t really miss it either...

On tap at Arena Sports Grille, Elmhurst, IL. A clear, brownish copper was it’s color with a modest, quickly diminishing off white head which left a small ring of foam and almost no lacing. Glass cleanliness? The aroma was toasty malt and a touch of light sweetness. The flavor added to these some distinctive Noble hop and Pils malt flavor, and moderate hop bitterness. Medium to light body, high carbonation, and dryness toward the finish. A standard, quaffable Marzen.

Color is dark amber, aroma of malts and hops, flavor is sightly nutty. Pretty good for a seasonal. Very drinkable

Colour... deep amber with a thin off white head that dissipated quickly. Nose... lightly malty and some faint noble hops. Palate... slightly roasty malt, mild hops, grainy edges. Rather one dimensional but certainly drinkable.

nose of strong and attractive biscuit malt. color is caramelized amber. flavor is strong biscuits and pseudo-spice elements. highly sessionable.

Picked up a seasonal pack on the way home from work, and was itchin’ to try this one. First thoughts that it was a very clean beer, in both the nose and palate. Very fruity in the aroma, with a strong caramel angle. Flavors had some nice caramel and apple notes with a very clean finish. I could easily drink several of these as SA kept it light, refreshing and very clean.

Nice amber pour with an off-white head. Tastier then the other marzens I tried during the night. Malty, a little sweet almost fruity. Tasty.

I have had a lot of Sam Adams beers over the years, but this is the first one I would call bad. I had a pint on tap at a local bar. It looked good reddish brown with good long lasting staying power. The aroma was as expected, some malt The taste was thin, not much malt or hop flavor. Just plain bland, as I continued to drink I kept trying to find some distinctive flavors, none there. The finish was not a crisp as I would expect from a quality lager. I will avoid in the future.