Augsburger Oktoberfest

Formerly brewed at Stevens Point Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA

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 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.

Too much carbonation in this copper hued, near headless brew. Each swig demands a burp. The aroma is toasty with caramel and a trace of earthy hops. The flavor of burnt crackers and sweet caramel is drinkable, but not very exciting. Kind of a drab Märzen.

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Bright copper color with a moderate beige head. Very light toasted malt nose with a huge noble (herbal) hops nose. Starts rather dry with a mild nut and toasty malt flavor. Finish is quite bitter and acidic. A touch thin and a bit sharp in areas, but it does seem to welcome the fall.

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.

Poured orange with a little bit of amber in the body. The aroma was leaves and some caramel. The taste had caramel and burnt toffee. There was also a nice leaves note.

Poured a clear golden copper color with a small off-white head. Sweat malty aroma. Grainy notes as well as toffee and a mild tartness. malty flavor with light oxidation. A touch of tartness is also present. Bitter semi-dry finish. Light to a medium body.

Autumn Brew Review 2004. Amberish color with a little head. Fairly sweet and malty. Surprisingly tasty.