2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a dark gold to brown color with a small white head. No real distinct aroma. Rich taste and well balanced. Medium, smooth body with light carbonation. Not a fan of Oktoberfest fan and this one hasn’t changed my mind.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On draft at buffalo wild wings. Good octoberfest, nice mouthfeel. Not too thin. Malty.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Medium brown, crystal clear, with a decent sized head. Slightly nutty, caramel aroma. Flavor is heavy on caramel, with some roasted, almost burnt notes. Only slightly sweet, with a terribly watery mouthfeel. Not at all a decent representative of the style.
1 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 2/20
Nice amber, with a thin beige head, medium body, and medium carbonation.
Aroma has a strong wet sneaker character that overwhelms all subtler notes except a bit of nuttiness. It could be tannins leached from the grain husks, an over-cooked decoction mash, or most likely, just the effect of local water minerals on the hop character; but whatever it is, it’s not exactly enticing.
Flavor is even more of the same, though it fades into a rough, grassy-hop finish.
Overall, one bad apple spoiled the bunch. Any pleasant character got lost behind the off-putting, bitter minerality.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
It is what it is a pretty decent octoberfest. Malty and sweet with notes of hay, caramel, pils malts, and residual sweetness. Exactly what you would expect.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great nutty pils malt flavors. Saaz is dominating is this lager. On the sweeter side, great finish, great representation of style.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Solid Oktoberfest, a bit sweeter than most out there, definitely tastes more like a lager than most, some spice notes in there as well, nice beer for fall, nice version of the style....worth a try
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a golden copper with very very little head - just a light white froth that promptly dissipates. Aroma is earthy - dry leaves, bread, and some caramel/cereal mix. Flavor is toasted malts, very earthy bread and a minor hint of nutty sweetness. Body is light with active carbonation.
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