Atwater Blocktoberfest

Brewed by Atwater Block Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Detroit, Michigan USA

Delicate malt aroma. Wonderful malt flavor and crispness. Malt flavor lingers on the tongue a bit. Slight nutty flavor as well. Carbonation was nice and mild. Served from a keg in my basement.

Not a bad beer. I usually expect more spice in Octoberfest beers. I was pleased that it wasn’t that ovberspiced Octoberfest beers out there. Had it at Atwater.

Pours red with an orange tinge. Very clear and glassy, like half of the pair of 3-D glasses. Nice bishop’s collar at the top of the glass. Earthy and gritty malt aroma, but with a very sweet candy-like aroma. Butterscotch. Nicely balanced with the shredded tobacco and dirt/soil. Really good. A mix of sweet butterscotch and sweet caramel. Some strong yeast. The sweetness dominates, but the earthy malt is a great, gritty balance. Does the job for sure. Smooth, buttery feel and oily too. A sweet (but not too sweet) Oktoberfest. Very drinkable and flavorful.

This probably tops my list of favorite octoberfest style beers I’ve tried yet. Dark orange color, thick malted flavors / aromas. Caramel, syrupy, nutty, brown sugar...? Great spiced hops.... The only thing against a 6 pack of this is the inconsistent carbonation between each bottle. Two of the six I had were drastically over-carbonated with priming sugars, and one of the six was very flat, under carbonated. I guess it shows they’re hand-crafted...which is good.

I was suprized to try this old favorite. Usally when brewers try to recreate the past it never comes out just right. However I was very impressed with this recreation. Rich, smooth and full of well balanced malty goodness.

bottle. not much aroma. faint hint of hops.pours dark amber with a thick head. has a roasted carmel flavor with a bit of a coffee taste at the end. very good.

Deep amber color, minimal head. Smells and tastes of burnt paper, smokey, caramel, toffee, with more than a little bitterness.

Bottle. A little bit of trepedation as I reached for this since all of my experiences with Atwater have been... well... mediocre. Anyhow, this beer pours a dark, dark amber with some reddsh highlights. Aromas are weak... maybe some maple or jammy fruit. This is a strange start for an Octoberfest. Anyhow, flavor is thick and sweet... maple syrup and jammy fruit are in full display, but it doesn’t come off as cloying till it is pretty warm as I’m almost done with the glass. Really interesting and well worth the try.