 Tripplebrew (503), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 24, 2008 Pours a hazy golden honey yellow with thick cream colored head. Aroma is citrus hops, dried pineapple, tropical fruits. Flavor is dried fruit and hops. The dried fruit comes through in this burst of condensed sugars that come through... reminiscent to the intense flavor of dried fruit. A very floral beer/citrus beer all around. But I do love this version of Oktoberfest. I really enjoy this beer. Body is a bit creamier with definite carbonation to counter it.
kmweaver (2501), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 21, 2008 Draft @ The Happy Gnome. Pours a bright, clear orange color; off-white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing; bright, nice pour. Juicy oranges, resiny dripping tree fruit and tropical notes in the aroma; papaya and lime; very soft. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: resiny oranges, dry citrus, and light chewy maltiness; dry, solidly hopped Oktoberfest, very drinkable. Excellent, unique rendition. Medium finish: dry toasty malts, orange and lasting mineral bitterness; nicely dry.
stankenk (130), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 21, 2008 Pours a hazy amber. The nose is very floral. Comes across the palate very smooth; not too hoppy. Has a funominal finish that lingers.
Syd (911), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 Tap at Mad Capper in Stillwater. Pint appears copper amber with a nice white head and lace. The aroma is a solid malt foundation with some hops to show through. The flavor was much the same as the aroma, with a decent body for it being a lager. Overall, not my favorite Surly by any means, but not bad and a nice change of pace.
thejoeshow (232), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 16, 2008 16 oz can. Pours a nice orange/ light copper color with an off white head that laces very nicely. Aroma is very strong on the citrus hops initially and then the caramel maltiness moves in to somewhat balance out the aroma...still a little heavy on the hops. Flavor is a nice sweet maltiness with a bit of citrus hops to back. Kinda weird because the aroma is the exact opposite. Very smooth and rather balanced. The mouthfeel it a bit thin for how bold the flavor is but..it is a lager, no worries. I love that they call this their "interpretation of a German Oktoberfest" because that is what it tastes like: Surly does Oktoberfest. Worthwhile.
kosko20 (338), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 Not being a fan of lagers, I’m impressed. On tap at SurlyFest 2008, pours a dark copper with white head. Aroma is pleasantly balanced of hops, yeast and malt. Flavor is hops initially, finishing with the yeast and malt. Palate is thin but good for a lager and has a slight bitterness. Definitely a good lager.
mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 1, 2008 Fina example of a Marzen. Because it is a lager, it lacks the body I usually like in a beer, but this beer tasted nice and had a good hop presence. Here’s to the can!
akevitt (97), Valhalla, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 The beer was copper colored with a decent amount off-white head. The citrus hops are dominate in the bouquet of hops that they used. Tastes like furious with caramel malt. Which cuts the hops in a good way and makes it more drinkable.
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