Smoky Mountain Harvest Fest

Brewed by Smoky Mountain Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Gatlinburg, Tennessee USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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Pint on tap at the Bearden location. Clear light copper with a lasting film of cream. Mild nose of caramel malt and dry grass. Tastes of spicy toasted grain and a nice finish of earthy, dry grassy hop. Light-medium body is to the malty side as it should be, but well balanced by the finish and is an easy drinker.

Amber pour with tan head and lace. Aroma of ligth caramel with no hop aroma. Light caramel with a hinto earthy hops. Thin and watery but ok.

Name: Harvest Fest Oktoberfest Lager
Date: September 17, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Brewgrass
Appearance: clear copper, pillowy beige head, heavy lace
Aroma: big sweet bready aroma
Flavor: sweet malty flavor, lots of bready character, light earthyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Poured from a bottle. Appearance is a dark copper with no head to speak of. Aroma is lightly smoky and malty with a faint hop presence. Reminds me of the smell of wet leaves. In the taste I find carrot cake, dusted with ground up cacao nibs. Mouthfeel is a bit sharp with a medium finish of bitterness and roasted malt lingering on the tongue.

Draft sample at Knoxville Brewers Jam 2010. Brown in the glass with a thin off-white head. Aroma of subdue malt and spice. The flavor found caramel, spice, and some roastiness. Light to medium body.

Draft sample KBJ2010. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate earthy hop and toasted malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

on tap @Brewers Jam-pours a white ring for a head and gold color. Aroma is light/medium malt-bready/roasty, some spice hops. Taste is light/medium malt-bready/roasty, some spice hops.

draft. Very average German Oktoberfest, albeit this could have had more intense flavors. Still fresh, enjoyable, & hit the spot that day.

On tap at the Gatlinburg brewery. Poured a clear copper color with a one finger white head. Aroma of earth and caramel. Flavor was caramel malt and a slight hop finish.

Had mine at Calhouns in ’’’’Beer-Den’’’’. Amber. Small head. Aroma: Noble hops, earth, caramel. Flavor: Caramel malt, noble hops, earth. Dry, malty finish.