4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Great overall beer and not too hoppy which is great for me. Bold taste but not overbearing (goes down easy). Nice, clean finish with a little bit of spice in the aftertaste.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Amazing beer. My ultimate favorite. Nutty, amber, smells and tastes like fall. Addicting flavor
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ home. Dark red orange and translucent body with a creamy light orange head. Medium amber malty aroma with a bit of nuttiness. Nutty malty flavor, particularly amber, with a bit of sweet bitterness on the finish. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Good American Oktoberfestbier.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured into a pint glass.
4.0 A: Clear deep amber color. Thick frothy head with good retention. Moderate amounts of lacing.
3.5 S: A little bit fruity, a little bit grainy, a little bit spicy, but not a whole lot of aroma overall. Just a touch of herbal hops.
3.5 T: This has a unique taste. No other Oktoberfests are quite like this one. I admire that Victory would make a product that isn’t just a clone of a generic Oktoberfest. However, the taste leaves something to be desired. Biscuity and caramel from malts. Spicy. Then there is something pungent. Maybe that is what makes it unique, but it is a bit off-putting. By no means is this a bad brew, but it isn’t up to its potential.
3.5 M: Medium body, a bit under-carbonated. Otherwise smooth.
3.0 D: It’s the pungency in the taste that lowers the drinkability by quite a bit.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 11-02-2008 01:13:12
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This poured a dark orange color with a moderate white head. The flavor is rather malty with citrus and caramel showing through. The finish is slightly sweet and malty. Overall on par with the style and maybe just a little better than most.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours a thin, short lived head, over a clear, orange amber (SRM 10) body.....nose is light cereal, bit of hop grass, light spice.....taste is sweet malts, medium cereal (Grapenuts), light spice to finish, light bitterness on the dry finish....mouth feel is on the light of medium, carbonation medium. This is not a favored style of mine, but it meets it quite well. BJCP 7/3/12/4/6
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Valley Farm. Light amber in color. Malty aroma. A little sweet and bready. Crisp and clean with a good malty flavor. A touch of sweetness, along with some mild roastiness. Not bad.
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
12 oz. Bottle @ Dchmela’s house. Thanks Dave. Merry Christmas.
Great deep golden pour almost copper like. Nice fluffy head out of this bottle. Fresh crisp lightly bitter. Grassy but in a great way. Enjoy!
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