Augsburger Oktoberfest

Name: Augsburger Octoberfest
Date: 05/31/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear golden, whispy white head, sweet bready aroma, mostly dry carmel malt flavor, nice toasted character, light bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Bottle. Sweet corn syrup malt aroma. Reddish amber with nice big head. Initially a corn syrup malt sweetness with a mild hops finish. A bit too sweet for the style imho but otherwise a decent beer.

Bottle sampled in May 2006: Pours a clear copper bronze with a thin wispy white head. Aroma of earthy toasty caramel malt and authentic noble hops. Body starts lightly sweet and malty with a good mild bitter hoppy balance. Very drinkable and fairly authentic.

12 oz bottle from Woodmans on Gammon Road, Madison WI (October 2006) consumed from a Fitgers pint glass at cellar temperature. Warm whisky-gold color with a lasting creamy off-white head and a nice bit of lacing....pumpkin, caramel and cinnamon in the fine spicy nose, this is more like a pumpkin ale than anything else but I’m not complaining, light doughy yeast adds some depth, a delight....body isn’t able to keep up to the standards set in the aroma alas but there’s a decent malt depth, moderately sweet and lightly bready at the front, dry and somewhat dull towards the finish, dry and fairly strongly filtered mouthfeel, decent carbonation level. Overall I was pretty impressed with this -- much better than the other 2 in this line.

Amber orange in color. Some head with a nose lending itself to the likeness of a very light hopped but malty beer. Went down smooth enough but without a lot of overpowering flavor you can get from better Oktoberfest beers.

For a low cost oktoberfest ($5.99 a six pack) this one is not too bad. It is very smooth and drinkable. Slight aromas of grain and hops, but mostly just a smooth amber lager.

From a 12 oz. twist cap green bottle with no freshness date, but I know this is the fall ’06 version. Poured a clear copper with a foamy white head that settled into a thin, slightly sudsy lacing. Aromas of grassy hops, lightly toasted grain, subtle fruity and caramel. Moderate carbonation and a malty crisp, smooth light bodied mouthfeel. Pleasant Oktoberfest tasting, but average overall, toasted grain and sour fruity, a sweet, lightly caramel malty, hints of sugariness from the malts as well, earthy, grassy hops, a very soft bitterness and a dryish hoppy and malty finish, affordable and passable drinkability. An average Oktoberfest, a bit light and malty thin, but at a very affordable price.

Light brown. Simple malt aroma and lightly sweet malt flavor. No flaws but there is nothing to enjoy either. Less flavorful than a good oktoberfest.