Summit Oktoberfest

Brewed by Summit Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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I have to admit, i had this beer upon its release labor day weekend, so I think that the fact that I found it extremely sickly sweet confused and downright crappy, would have changed, had I let it sit in the bottle a couple more weeks. Rerate 10/14/02 This is the same beer I tasted the first time. Sickly sweet malt flavor fat tasting with some muddiness in the finish.

Very watery palate hurt this one. It had an "o.k." malty nose, but where did it disappear to when it hit my tastebuds? Certainly LOOKED like a good Marzen...

A nicely rounded beer true to it’s style.

Tap beer @ Groveland Tap in St. Paul. A fine oktoberfest but not very adventurous. A nice rich color with a malty and somewhat spicy aroma. Flavor is sweet and malty but not very complex for this style.

Weird O-fest. Not exactly a bad beer, but not a great beer and doesn’t have any qualities characteristic of a Märzen to me. Light, sweet aroma. Flavor is very sweet and lightly malty, with an oddly prominent strawberry ice cream taste. No hoppy snap, not too interesting.

Way to sweet. Once again lacking in the toasty department.

UPDATED: OCT 30, 2008 Glassy burnt orange. Quick off-white foam. Delicate aroma of spicy Saaz atop a rich malt base. Touches of toast, toffee, apple, and tropical fruit. Thin and loose carbonation. Slickly malty up front with traces of spicy hops and hay-like malts. Finishes with touches of solvent-like alcohol, sweet and mushy malts, yams, and medicine. Fusel, sweet, and unclean. No.

A very nice Oktoberfest - I liked the sweetness and full body

A very good American example of this style. A bit too sweet with a simple yet inviting caramel/malt character. Very drinkable and packs a punch. A good beer that I would buy agian next year.