Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen

this shit is cripp! so good. 3 of these and you are way chillen. I think the alcohol content is higher than it says though. I could be wrong

this is one medium bodies brew that i truly liked. when i first tasted it it threw me for a loop. i didn’t know what to think of it cause it had a more balancing taste to it. the hops and the malt didn’t exceed each other. dang germans.

Bottled and draught. Hazy copper colour with no head and slight carbonation. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel. More caramel in the flavor with a hint of bread. Filling beer.

Sweet syrupy nose and palate. Lots of malt, amber in color, just a smooth sweet beer. A little hint of yeast in the finish, a nice rounded beer.

Oct. 2006 - Kind of underwhelming. Copper colored pour with nice head. Bready aroma. Flavor was roasty and toasty bready with some sweet malt. Sort of nondescript. Oct. 2009 - I have a bit more appreciation now. It’s as I described in 2006, but it’s a nice crisp flavorful lager with a good balance of sweet malt and toasty/bread notes. Dry finish. Not bad.

Not too overpowering for the Marzen amateur I am. Tastes nice and aftertaste is tolerable. A better Oktoberfest than most.

Pours amber with a white head. Has a mildly sweet flavor with a bitter finish. Its ok.

Great Marzen! Had this on tap at Teske’s Germania in San Jose. Good stuff, goes down easily. Copper colored, and the malts and hops balance well.