Yuengling Oktoberfest

Brewed by Yuengling Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Pottsville, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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Crisp deep copper coloured body with a light brown highlight and a very thing tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, alcohol, caramel, light nuts and a decent amount of earth - but relatively clean scents. Medium-bodied; Assertive toasted malt flavours with a little spices, some stronger alcohol and a rather pungent metallic and earthy kick at the very end. Aftertaste shows some caramelised sugars, some tannic and drying herbal notes and a bit of alcohol. Overall, a decent marzen, but not great - as expected. Nice to see Yueng try something new, but this one isn’t executed that great. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 09-September-2012 for US$1.15 sampled at home in Washington on 16-September-2012.

Bottle. Dark ruby-amber with a short, fizzy tan head. Aroma is malty with caramel, dark bread notes and toasted grains. Taste is primarily caramel and dark bread with more sweet malt notes, toasted grains and hints of toffee. Body is medium with a lively, fizzy carbonation. Ends with more malt notes, stronger bready flavors, caramel, light toffee and some grains.

12oz bottle. Amberish color with an off white head. Caramel, some grains, lighter bread, and some earth.

12 oz bottle from my pops on opening Sunday. Poured originally with lots of large clinging bubbles inside a burnt orange body with a larger rather foamy light beige head. Aroma started off all cereal grains, dust and brown bread with some warming some spice and melted toffee emerge along with a slight touch of alcohol. The carbonation is a tad strong for such a watery medium mouthfeel and finishes bready. Flavor is a bit better then the original aroma, wet bread, dough, malts, perhaps a touch of toffee. Meh with some warmth it becomes drinkable.

On tap at the brewery. Copper-amber color. Slight spice, malt, and caramel smell. Perhaps a bit floral. Good spice character on the tongue

Cross between a Yuengling lager and a typical Oktoberfest. Refreshing while still evoking fall. Not nearly as impressive as the surpringly good bock they put out in the spring, but I think they did what they set out to do- something that hits enough of the Oktoberfest style to be recognizable, but light and refreshing enough to still appeal to non-craft drinkers. Price point that reflects the taste- slightly less expensive than any craft 6 pack, but slightly more than a Yueng lager or a Bud.

The pour is a pretty copper with a nice tan head that slowly fades into a tiny bit of lacing. The aroma is very festive for the season with subtle hints of spice. The taste isn’t quite as nice. I don’t particularly like oktoberfest beer but this one has some decent flavor. It’s crisp, smooth, and well balanced. There’s nothing spectacular about this beer but there aren’t really any flaws either. Solid.

Amber color out of the bottle with a nice foamy beige head. Sweet malty nose. Sweet beer with lots of caramel sweetness, some toasted grains and an odd acidity to it. Long metallic hop finish. Okay beer.

Pours amber color with tan head. Malt aroma. Carmel malt start with slight hop finish.

Not too shabby. Everything you’d expect from an oktoberfest, and reasonably priced. A little bland and thin, but a nice aroma, with a little spice. Not the best example of the style, but a fair one, and not my favorite Yuengling beer, but it is tasty. Light maltiness and a bit of yeast is apparent, which I love. Maybe some nondescript nuts, perhaps hazelnuts. I’ll probably spring for another sixer or two of this $6.99 seasonal before it is gone, which means I think fairly highly of it. Still thankful that Yuengling began distributing in Ohio, and that we have begun to get their seasonals and lower-volume sellers. Yum! *edit* Good call by Berkshirejohn to say this is almost like a brown ale, because it is!