Drjohnrock (95), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dec 2, 2007
Draft at TGI Friday. The occasion was my father-in-law’s birthday. This was supposed to be a review of Samuel Adams Winter Lager, as it was the only
beer on tap mentioned by the waiter that I cared to drink. As he brought the beer to me, even before I said anything he looked puzzled and said the Sam Adams Octoberfest that they had had for a while was supposed to have been replaced by the WInter Lager. I told him it looked like the Octoberfest, and he agreed. I had a sip and told him it was definitely the Octoberfest. He went to check with bartender, and returned saying the bartender swore it was the Winter Lager. I said that’s OK, I like Oktoberfest beers.
Anyway, the beer has a dark orange color, sweet grainy aroma, minimal head with no lacing, and a medium toasted malt flavor. A few days later I bought a bottle of the Winter Lager to make sure my taste buds weren’t playing tricks on me. They weren’t.
Having deemed this an acceptable marzen, the only thing left for me to do is contact the manager at TGIF and tell him a bartender needs to be fired and a waiter promoted...
pandashaver (4), , Alabama, USA
does not count  Oct 12, 2008 Moderate aroma of malt, carmel, and candy corn over breadiness.
Poured a deep, transparent orange/brown...very festive. Head is fizzy, not large, little lacing, and not lingering.
Dominant malty sweetness in the flavor, with only a very lighty bitter hop flavor.
A light syrup character on the palate that sticks around for a little bit.
Definitely a great complement to some good grub.
 ajolly2 (121), USA
Oct 12, 2008 I’m a novice to the Octoberfest style, but this one seems to be a good example. Pours amber with a copper tinge; fairly complex in the mouth; nice balance of malts with some fruity sweetness; could be a little less clean in the mouthfeel and aftertaste. Overall it’s very good for the price, and I’ll probably buy a 6-pack of it since it’s autumn anyway.
joeymacaroni (141), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 11, 2008 pours deep amber-copper with a thick, quickly dissipating off-white head. not much lacing. aromas of caramel apple, malt, toffee. flavor is kinda thin, with malt, toffee and caramel being the only thing i taste. aftertaste is malty and i’m not too crazy about the taste it leaves. too malty, not enough balance. not my kind of oktoberfest.
Bhops (221), Dallas, Texas, USA
Oct 11, 2008 I’m just not an octoberfest fan, but this was a decent representative of the style.. pours dark amber, mostly sweet malts... not much hoppiness.
toddkrem (73), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Dark auburn color with lots of head. Sweet beer with some taste of spice. Aftertaste is similar to a Budweiser. I would rather drink Boston Lager any day, but i prefer more hoppiness.
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