3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours clear amber with a small, fizzy off-white head, somewhat diminishing with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, straw, cereal, meal), light hop (herbs), average yeast (dough) with notes of apple and plum. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a metallic finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a big mug. There is a freshness date on the front label but I can not read it.
Appearance: The body has a deep orange amber color with very good clarity. Its head has a good two finger thickness and is just off white in color. It has very good retention and hangs on well making nice slick lacing on the glass as I drink it down.
Smell: Its nose is full off floral and spicy Pilsener like saaz hops along with some sweet bready maltiness.
Taste/Palate: There is a good bready malty base flavor with nice sweetness and mild caramel and nutty notes. Hop flavor quickly moves in with very tasty spicy/floral and grassy flavor notes. Hop bitterness is very bright and clean on the finish and well balanced to the malt. The body has a solid medium feel with smooth yet active carbonation.
Notes: This beer was very interesting and surprising. The malt was Octoberfest all the way but the hops were crisp snappy German Pilsner and they made for a very tasty combination.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I like the cracker - bread thing going on here but thats about it. Guess this is not my style. Drinkable for sure.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. 12 oz. Pours slightly hazy amber with a smooth, tan head, Aroma of spice, ginger, pumpkin, and hints of banana. Medium bodied with a crisp, clean finish. Good Oktoberfest.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Source:Bottle from Frugal MacDoogals.
Glass:Leinies bowtie.
Appearance:Amber pour with a two finger off white head.
Aroma:Flowers and a hint of caramel.
Flavor:Biscuit base with a flowery finish and only a light sense of caramel.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Not typical of the style, but a decent lager.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle. Colour... orange-amber with a thick head. Nose... honey, noble hops and biscuits. Palate... fairly malty, honeycomb, yeast and gentle hops.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice head. Faint aroma but I think I served this one to cold. Taste is decent. Nothing great. Bready and yeasty. Mild hops. Smooth. Sam Adams still brews the best american made marzen in my opinion.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light copper pour, inch or so head. Abit sticky, some malt and slight bread, some hop flavor on the aftertaste, a pretty good Marzen.
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