Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen

On draft at Gustav’s. Clear amber pour with a small cream colored head. Mostly sweet malt flavor with some light floral hops in there and a strange, buttery aftertaste. It was smooth and easy to quaff though.

12oz bottle. Lighter amber color with a pretty nice cream head. some lacing. Sweetness of the malt and balenced with hops. Very nice. The aftertaste was a bit like buttered bread. A little watered down so it shouldn’t get the highest marks but still a very good beer.

Bottle at Mr. Pickiwick’s in Stowe Vermont. The color is a clear amber with a thin beige head. The aroma is very strong of hops. The taste is also of hops and citrus fruits and a nice sweetness.

Sweet malt with a fading lightly hopped aftertaste and an impressive dark amber hue. A bit buttery?? probally wrong, but I swear theres something to that (going to have to sample again). Pounded this one back and was looking for more. Yea! Lets get ripped!

Draft @ Sommerfest. Pours a clear amber with a good off white head. Has a decent aroma of wseet malts with a touch of hops and pepper. Has an ejoyable flavor. Good balance. Not real strong but very refreshing. Has a medium body. Good carbonation. A pretty solid finish with a good aftertaste. This is a real good beer.

Of course there is malt here, it’s an Oktoberfest. What impresses me is the hops. Just the way I like them: in the background. The hops are kind of peppery, not that annoying grapefruit taste so many breweries here in the States are infatuated with. This beer is very refeshing and tasty. I like this slightly better than Samuel Adams’ offering, which is saying something. Mine came in a green bottle for some reason, but surprisingly didn’t affect the taste. 18/20.

33cl bottle poured into a dimpled mug. Pours clear amber brown with two finger off-white head. Nose is dark fruits and nuts. Flavor is bitter and malty. Finish is medium to long bitterness. Quite smooth and refreshing brew. I could drink these all night.