Tomluvsbeer (3), East Haven, Connecticut, USA
does not count  Dec 4, 2005 This is one of the best tasting Oktoberfest I have had in years. Paul Davis at Thomas Hooker knows his stuff!!
Cottrell (72), Connecticut, USA
Jan 21, 2005 Spectacular, this could be the best Octoberfest to be spotted in the States. Pours a clear copper color with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty, nutty, a bit toasty, and overall very pleasing. Mouthfeel is wonderfully smooth. Flavor starts off with a great smooth sweetness of caramel, then turns a bit nutty, with slight roasty and bitter hints in the finish. A complex marzen, it’s no wonder it won GABF silver 2002.
 Goodgrief (1068), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Jan 1, 2008 Special thanks to eaglefan538 for this one. I feel kind of funny rating an Oktoberfest Lager this high, but this was really darned good. Poured with huge head and lacing that clung to the glass throughout (I coulda even given this a 10 really). Aroma and flavor was sweet caramel malt with butter biscuit flavoring. Just the right amount of bitterness and carbonation. For the style, it can’t get much better.
lagermonkey (597), Marietta, Georgia, USA
Jul 26, 2006 Pours a clear orangish-brown with a rocky, lacy, tan head. Head is dense and about 1/4 inch thick. Smells (strangely) of hops with some maltiness underneath. Usually, I would expect an Oktoberfest to smell the other way around.
Taste is of rich caramel malt with an underpinning of herbal hops. Lightly smoky. Mouth is lightly sticky with a persistent hoppy aftertaste. Good stuff. One of the better Oktoberfests I’ve had.
legion242 (1523), Richardson, Texas, USA
Oct 26, 2004 A very nice and satisfying Octoberfest. Not usually one of my favorite styles, but this one was very nicely balanced and hit the spot on what goes for a crisp autumn evening in Texas.
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