Three Floyds MunsterFest

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Munster, Indiana USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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Poured a hazy orange to light-brown. Formed a moderate head of off-white suds which quickly fell and only retained a minimal remnant. No lacing noted. The aroma was malt, toffee and caramel, with a hint of pear wine. The taste was sweet and loaded with toffee, malt and a bit of caramel. There was just enough bitterness to keep me going with this one. The mouthfeel was thick with pretty ligh carbonation. The predominance of toffee caramel along with the sweet nature of this relelase make this a beer that I enjoyed tasting but too focused on those elements for my taste. A bit more bitterness, carbonation, clean lager character, and/or a bit less sweetness and I might have rated it higher.

Bottle. The look is clear, no head, and golden in color. The smell is cereal, malts, and caramel. The taste is malts, caramel, fruits, and sweet.

Bomber. Interesting. Not used to the style but very powerful. Try but don't chase ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours a translucent copper-amber color with a short-lived, a light caramel/eggshell colored head. The head disappears way to quickly. Bubbles constantly migrate from the bottom of the glass. Mouthfeel is slick and wet, with very little carbonation. So little, that I wonder if this bottle is old. Not much going on the nose. The obligatory toffee, but on the very light side. Some notes of dark red fruit. Flavor is pretty lacking. Not bad, just not 3F. The flat flavor and the flat mouthfeel are certainly not complimentary. I’m so familiar with 3F, it’s hard for me to believe that this bottle is not old.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but it is from the 2012 release. Pours very hazy orange copper color with a fairly dense 2 finger off white head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers for a bit. Minimal lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of pear, apple, grape, caramel, brown bread, toasted grain, brown sugar, light pepper, floral, slight nuttiness, and herbal earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and strength of fruity and malty notes with light hops. Taste of pear, apple, grape, caramel, brown bread, brown sugar, toasted grain, light pepper, floral, light nuttiness, and herbal earthiness. Lingering notes of light fruits, caramel, brown bread, brown sugar, toasted grain, floral, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of fruity and malty flavors; solid complexity with good robustness; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with almost zero warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Oktoberfest style. Nice balance and robustness of fruity and malty flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

0.65l bottle shared with The Tasting Crew. This is a cloudy dark almost plum-orange one with a small off-white head that quickly sticks to the sides of the glass. A bit low on the nose, but I get a cider-ish perry and apple thing combined with soft traces of grass. It has a average carbonation level and an average oily mouthfeel. It’s a bit on the sweet caramelly side. Perhaps a bit mellow, some sweet caramel-sugar, hints of both wheat and steamed orange zest. Somewhat mouthdrying in the finish. It’s quite round in the edges. Nothing that sticks itself out to much really, so I guess you can call it integrated. Obviously not the most extreme or exciting Three Floyds brews I’ve had. 09.01.2013

Bottle, shared with Bergen Beer Geek Tasting Crew. Pours a deep caramel-hued orange body with a small white head. Nose is pear-like fruity berry tones, caramel, hints of straw and faint floral herbs. Pretty nice. Taste is caramel, toffee, almonds, hints of straw, nuts and grains. A bit boring, but fair enough. Medium palate and carbonation. OK, but not very exciting in any way and probably quite overrated compared to many others in the Oktoberfest/Märzen style.

Found on a back shelf in a Calumet Ave., liquor store and drank on a sad, December night. It was a fine beer and a toast to my father.

pours a bronze body with a small slightly tan head. aroma is pure malty with hints of toffee/caramel. taste is mellow sweet and malty. low to medium bitterness and well balanced. medium body and carbonation.

Thanks Chris, always fun trying FFF stuff This one poured a dark copper with about a quarter inch white giant head that dissipated quickly. Taste of malt, spices and a slight sweetness on the finish.