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Samuel Adams Octoberfest

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70
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
15843.24/5.03.24/5.0Autumn5.4%86.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
The first thing you notice when pouring a glass of this seasonal beer is the color. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest has a rich, deep golden amber hue which itself is reflective of the season. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest is a malt lover's dream, masterfully blending together four roasts of barley to create a delicious harmony of sweet flavors including caramel and toffee. The beer is kept from being overly sweet by the elegant bitterness imparted by the German Noble hops. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest provides a wonderful transition from the lighter beers of summer to the winter's heartier brews.
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 lumpsowers (235), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/52/102/58/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Copper pour, fluffy head, nice lacing. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Thick, phlegmy mouth feel. Sickly caramel flavor, alcoholic, flat, just all around not very good. Disappointing effort from the normally decent Sam Adams. Looks and smells pretty, flavor is pretty lame.


 Quevillon (1522), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bu en fut (20oz) dans un Friday’s à Burlington (Vermont). Ambrée claire, petit collet. Arome d’orge malté légé, un peu de céréal houblonné mais rien d’impressionnant. Goût peu impressionnant d’houblon très peu amère, céréal brute et faible, arrière-goût légé. Pas très festif ça!


 stankenk (130), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 28, 2008  
ABR ’08 - Pours golden yellow. Nose was primarily malt. Flavor was similar with some sweetness/fruitiness. A little on the hoppier side.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Pours a rusty, amber brown with a tall, full khaki head. Woody malt character in the aroma with some light maple sugar. Very style fitting woody, only slightly sweet malt taste, a little week overall, the finish doesn’t do much to balance the malts either, but leaves a generally mild aftertaste of spice and even a little pumpkin.


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Aroma is nice with sweet fruit, light malt aromas, and some muted hop aroma. It’s an orange amber, with an off white small head, the head retention is poor, which quickly fades to almost not even a collar. It’s nutty and sweet fruit, with a nice fruit ester and bitter balance. It’s smooth and nice with a nice bitterness and great effervescence.


everettvh (34), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a beautiful amber-y copper, with a nice oatmeal colored head, which left decent lacing. Aroma was maly, bready toffee. Great taste with good amount of hops to pull the beer from being too malty. Nice Marzen.


 BigBang (210), Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Tap. Moderate head - golden color. Aroma was primarily malt. Flavor was similar with some sweetness/fruitiness. Fine but not memorable.


thcalan (5), , New York, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Octoberfest does not count
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottle - reddish with a thick bone colored head, sweet with a molassas taste. Excelent



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