 Gregis (923), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Oct 8, 2007
After nearly 350 ratings, this is a beer unlike any other that I’ve sampled. It pours a clear copper with a creamy/frothy beige head that laces beautifully. The aroma is intoxicating: candy sugar, banana, pineapple juice, and light caramel malt. It smells like a malty tropical cocktail and has very little in common with the typical Märzen. Medium to full-bodied and creamy smooth with a sweet, clean finish that carries just a whisper of alcohol that hides in the background. The flavor follows the nose with a solid malty front and notes of banana, pineapple juice, brown sugar and even more malt with just enough Noble hop bitterness to keep the flavor from becoming cloying. This is NOT an Oktoberfest, by the traditional definition, but it is delicious. Thank you, Avery, for creating such a unique and enjoyable brew.
CheersMate1 (293), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Nice malty aroma. Very sweet aroma. A nice orange/brown color. This beer is opaque. Wow, the aroma is just nice and malty. I have really not smell a Oktoberfest beer like this every before. This marzen smells great. There is no hop aroma to speak of. What a creamy beer. Most of the marzen’s I have tried have a caramel/malt flavor to them, but are still not creamy. This palate is amazing. This is the best palate I have experienced with a marzen. Just a wonderful malty beer that is really good. The ABV is a plus too. Who doesn’t want a 10%+ ABV to drink during October. The creamy mouth feel is great. There is some body to this beer. Overall, probably the best Oktoberfest beer I have tried, ever! Please drink this beer!
JohnQPublic (199), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle, into Sam Adams Lager glass. Pours a dark copper, with a creamy white head that doesn’t disappear. Nose is very sweet caramel malt, floral hops underneath, and quite a bit of sharp alcohol coming through too. Taste is a huge dose of toasty, sweet caramel malt up front, with the alcohol bringing a noticeable spicy bitterness as well to try and rein in the huge malty sweetness. Really, this level of alcohol in a lager puts me off a bit, as does the insane sweetness you get - kind of twists some of the best qualities of an Oktoberfest instead of enhancing them. Swing and a miss for me, from a brewer that I’ve had a few homeruns from.
johntreeter (115), Greenwood, Indiana, USA
Oct 4, 2008 07 bomber. Pours a hazy golden amber with a thin off white head that left some lacing. Aromas of toasted malt, fresh bread, sweetness, and alcohol.The flavor is very very sweet with malts, apples, alcohol, and a little cardboard that went away as it warmed . Big body, lively carb, syrupy texture, warm sweet feel. The biggest lager I’ve ever had. A little sweet for me, but great to share with a loved one on a cool autumn night. .
larsniclas (3031), Gothenburg, Sweden
Oct 4, 2008 Sampled at EBF08.
Deep golden with a small, white head.
Pretty sweet and malty.
Light mouthfeel with some sweet fruits.
harrisoni (5331), Ashford, Kent, England
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle at EBF 08. Lots of toffee malt, lots of fizzy hop on finish. I was looking forward to the Avery beers, but they were all pretty much a let down.
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