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Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen

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77
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
10223.33/5.03.33/5.0Autumn5.9%92.9Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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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 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 25, 2007  
Pours a clear amber-orange with a frothy beige head that leaves patchy lacing behind. Another green bottle. Green glass must be running at a discount, in Germany, these days. This is the third German Märzen that I’ve tried this week that has come from a green bottle. Like the other two, I wasn’t terribly surprised to find this one skunked, only not quite to the extent of its predecessors. Given time to "air out", the aroma reveals a solid nose of bready malt and little else. Medium-bodied and almost creamy with a dry, almost astringent finish. The flavor is of toasted bread, light nuttiness and a dry finish that just barely hints at earthy hops. Aside from the initial skunk, this one is pretty nice. InBev, please switch back to the brown bottle!


 iowaherkeye (1844), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
Draft at The Sanctuary, 9/25/07. Copper amber with a one finger off-white head, fair retention. Aroma of some fruity and caramel notes. Flavor added a bid of juicy raisins, but not in the imperial stout or barley wine type of way. They were moderately sweet and not boozy. Minimal bitterness. Moderate carbonation with a light to medium body. A good Oktoberfest bier.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
From a 12-oz. bottle--Poured a light to medium amber body, clear with some hues of orange in there. A medium-sized frothing white top and a nose of sweet, roasted malts and a mild spicy hoppiness. Finished clean with residual sweetness and maltiness. Grassy with a slight Pilsner touch to it. Very drinkable!


 JAF737300 (792), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 25, 2007  
The beer pours mid range amber with notes of spice and hops. The mid to light body gives a very muted note of malt and hops with a very light finish.


 merlin48 (511), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Green bottle pours a clear orange amber body with a modest white head. Spicy and floral hop aroma with a hint of wet cardboard. Light body feels somewhat watery. Toasty caramel malt and spicy hops taste. Not my favorite German fest bier.


 uglyblond1 (174), Nebraska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/58/105/517/20
Sep 23, 2007  
On tap. Copper amber color. Light roasted malt aroma. Very Smooth, a toasty malt flavor, and German hops. Not too sweet and very balanced. Very drinkable with smooth finish with a little bite of hops, but never overly aggressive. Good beer!


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/515/20
Sep 23, 2007    Updated: Sep 27, 2007
A good smooth drinking well balanced malty lager. Looks real good in a dimple mug....really easy drinking - better than Paulaner’s version for my palate.


yankeefan21 (82), USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/55/103/59/20
Sep 22, 2007  
Bottle: Smells skunky and off-putting. Pour is highly carbonated with a finger high head. The taste is malt and molasses. It was an okay beer, but I can’t get that skunky smell out of my taste buds.



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