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Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen

Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen - Oktoberfest/Märzen

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 Percentile 
77
overall
Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

Munich, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10183.33/5.03.33/5.0Autumn5.9%92.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Amber in color. This medium bodied beer has achieved its impeccable taste by balancing the roasted malt flavor with the perfect amount of hops. Having a rich textured palate with an underlying sweetness true to tradition.
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 MoDog (910), Griffith, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
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
6/105/56/103/515/20
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
5/105/58/104/513/20
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
5/103/56/103/511/20
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.


 jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/512/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Pours a nice see-through amber. Nice aroma of malts and a bit of hops. Pretty foamy head. Nice lacing all the way to the bottom of the glass. Toasted malt flavor comes through. I’m not a big fan of the Marzen style, but didn’t discover this until I had bought a case of bottles from Costco. Good original German beer. I have more respect for this style after trying the Goose Island Harvest Ale and Three Floyd’s Munsterfest.


 dwedin (238), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Crystal clear amber body. Strong malt, molasses aromas. Very malty sweet and clean flavors. Good marzen, not my favorite style.


 cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2007  
12 oz. bottle - Pours a clear deep copper color with a one finger thick off white head. Aroma and flavor is toasted malt and light esters. Medium body. A good, clean Märzen.


 Dacrza (245), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Shifty amber body with a strong, thick white head that remains the duration of the tasting...aroma possesses that soft, nondescript presence that allows for pleasant drinking of multiple bottles in a night...light to medium body that is short, crisp and acidic once it hits the back of the tongue...relazed carbonation allows for multiple bottles in a night...overall, after having sample nearly a dozen marzens and ’fests this fall, an original still finds its place among the many imitators...not as sweet or intense as others, but comfortable in its balance and usefulness for multiple...bottles... in...a...night...



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