Augsburger Oktoberfest

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

Clear copper color with a small off white head that doesn’t last very long, not much lacing either. Sweet bready, grainy aromas, light grainy and caramel flavors, finishes clean. Light to medium bodied with a crisp and carbonated mouthfeel, much better than I expected, a well done oktoberfest.

2004 ABR. I have been impressed by the other two Augsburger beers, so when I saw their Oktoberfest available at the 2004 Autumn Brew Review, I felt I needed to sample it. Faint roasted malt aroma. Clear, light amber color. White, frothy head. Sweetish flavor. Nice head. Excellent lace. Good representation of the style. Nice German roasted malt notes.

Had this one bottled. This is a pretty good Marzen red. Poured a deep copper color with a thin, filmy head, nose of caramel, a little coffee, and peanuts. Taste is balanced between hops and baked bread, oats, and chocolate. While it certainly doesn’t have the oomph of German Marzens, I find this to be acceptable. Would get again.

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.

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.

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

Sampled this beer at the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison WI. Even though my scores on this are accurate and well researched, "Da Man" wants me to say more about the beer, so I will. Ok, so the new brewmaster at Point Brewery has KILLED the Augsburger name. That ahs already been determined. But when you kill one of my favorite styles of beer, then you annoy me.

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.