3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear, golden orange-copper colored body with a finger-width, off-white, creamy head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is sweet caramel with some grainy toast. A soft, fruity, apricot hop with a bit of an earthy character. Flavor is more the same. Fruity with some apricots, medium sweet caramels, grainy toast, and a light crystal sweetness. Finishes dry with a balancing, earthy, light grass bitterness that leaves a moderate aftertaste. Light bodied, smooth, and a soft carbonation. Very easy drinking. Overall, not the most comlex or bold beer out there, but highly enjoyable. Nice, fruity maltiness with a pleasant toast and bitterness. Extremely quaffable. Not much to complain about here.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
This is a very nice looking pour: clear copper with a two finger off white head. The flavor has some maltiness, some sweetness, and finishes smoothly.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Hazy amber with small white head. Aroma is sweet - caramel, toastedness, wet leaves, nuttiness. Taste is lightly sweet caramel and finish has very slight bitterness. Light bodied and poundable.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz - Aroma of sweet toasted malts, caramel and toffee. Flavor matches. Palate is sticky and sweet. Non-offensive but bland.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours clear reddish-amber with a foamy beige head. Aroma of sweet caramel, apricot, and buttery biscuit. Taste is sweet fruit and caramel with a toasted malt finish. Full bodied, not overly sweet. One of the better Marzen’s in a style in which it is hard to be unique.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tap at Barcade. I really enjoyed this beer. I think, though, that this beer style is a bit undervalued by many raters. Obviously this doesn’t match up against an imperial stout. This beer was well-balanced between the hops and malts and had a smooth finish. Pleasant aftertaste. Great sessioner.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours an amber body with a thin off white head. Malty sweet caramel and cristal malts, a bit thin with some lagered sweetness and a bitter carrot finish. Decent for a marzen.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draught at Pony Bar, New York
Light amber color. The aroma is too light. It has caramel flavor, but a rather dry mouthfeel, and also a bit dusty. Correct bitterness. The final is dry too. Boring.
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