DuffMan (2736), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 27, 2007 Beautiful deep amber with a golden-kissed head that displays excellent retention. Rich butterscotch malt aroma, a little earthy (dry leaves?). Very smooth and dense toffee malt palate, full flavoured, sweet but not sickly, with a touch of earthy Fugglesish hoppiness in the finish. Absolutely delicious! stison42 (318), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/20 | Nov 24, 2007 Red. Beery aroma. Bitter dirty initial taste taht assaults the taste buds in a bad way. Tastes like aftertaste but doesn’t have an aftertaste. TheBeerBaron (219), Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 19, 2007 Clear dark golden color, large foamy white head and small bubbles slowing rising to the top of a good looking beer. Deep malty aroma compliments the appearance, the slightest bit of hops sneaks into the aroma at the end. A real medium level palate not very carbonated though. The flavor is like the scent, heavily malted with a sprinkling of hops. It might not be the most exciting style of beer but like the fellas in the beer tents in Munich, you can drink alot of it. Leading this beer to the finest represantation of an octoberfest - and why not, its made exactly where the festival started. mar (1763), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 18, 2007 dark amber on the pour with no head and smells mostly of malts with a tiny bit of hops in the background. very smooth malt aftertaste but not much too brag about. MoDog (915), Griffith, Indiana, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 16, 2007 On tap and served in a tall Spaten glass. This beer poured a dark amber with a lasting tan head. Some light lacing was left around the glass. The aroma was made up of toasted caramel malt, bready yeast esthers, and also some light noble hops. The flavor stayed true to the aroma. Your typical marzen. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with a healthy amount of carbonation. Just your run of the mill Oktoberfest. SavageElvis (134), Savage, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 16, 2007 21 OZ. BOTTLE. Pours out a very nice old gold color. Nice malt aroma with medium head. I am drinking this beer right now and it is leaving a little lacing behind. Very good flavor. Nicly malted with the right amount of hops, but you can taste the alcohol. As far buying german Oktoberfest beers in America this is probably one of the best. Tilley4 (218), Huron, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 15, 2007 Bottle. I picked this up for $1.29 at a local World Market here because I’d heard of the Optimator and wanted to see what Spaten was all about. I’m not disappointed at all. This is a very good Oktoberfest. I like the Paulaner better but considering its my favorite beer thus far, I’m pleased with the purchase. Beautiful golden-amber color typical of the style with a wonderful malty aroma. Decent lacing but a wonderful thick head although it didn’t last that long. I didn’t mind as I was ready to indulge. Smooth, malty flavor that makes me wish I was sitting in a beer tent with a Stein of this stuff. Overall, a very good beer. Highly recommended. lovemyipas (420), sw burbs, Illinois, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 14, 2007 pours copper gold with a one finger fluffy off white head. aroma is toasted caramel pilsener malt with a little grassy hops. has a light o medium body with descent lacing and carbonation. flavor is the same as aroma but a bit stronger. has a little dry hop aftertaste and is a little different of an Oktoberfest. not bad i guess. i would gladly take a hacker pschorr or capital over this any day though.
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