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Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7423.63/5.03.62/5.0Autumn5.8%100Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Ayinger Oktober Fest Märzen has a deep golden color tinted with amber. It is lightly sweet with a malty nose balanced with floral hops. Its medium to big body and alcohol is not overpowering. The soft dryness comes from long maturation.
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 jstraw (755), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2007  
Golden amber with decent creamy white head / Simple, weak malt nose / Light body with some finish / Flavors of lightly sour malt with burnt sugar finish / Mediocre.


 emerica56 (579), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2007  
This beer pours a massive head and has a golden amber color to it. There are smells of nuts and toffee malt. as you drink it it has a bitter toffee flavor with mild hops on the back of the palate. It is mildy spicy with nice fall smices like pumkin and hints of all spice.


 CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 29, 2007  
Aroma is combination fruit, honey and buttered toast. Quick open head with light amber color. Flavor hoppy with pine and grapefruit predominant, some honey-fall fruit, maybe peach. Palate is light, with some caramel and tartar. This is a good October beer, saved by the hops from being mediocre.


 Wegro (220), Fresno, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Pours a nice copper with a bubbly head. Lively carbonation, bready, some mild frutiness. Nice hops in the finish. Maybe a little too light. I would have liked some more malt in this one.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Tap at Pizzerria Paradiso. Golden, rusty orange color, and transparent. Some salty pungency on the nose and a wisp of garlic. Pears and apples in a caramel soak. Tinny flavor with the disposition of thin maple syrup. The subtle presence of toasted honey malt is chewy enough to leave a firm smack of its sweetness, which lasts a while. Crisp fruit flavors and hushed floral tones provide accent. Watery texture with a sharp carbonation bite; it could stand for more density. Fitting; a refreshing autumn quaffer.


 skoll (127), Traverse City, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Big head on the pour and nice light brown color, good malt flavor, slight sweet after taste. I would get this one again


 riversideAK (2664), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2007  
I have been on drinking some fest biers lately, and alot of them are starting to blend in and bore me. This one, however, did not. Amber gold color. Nice toasty malt aroma. Flavor is more toasted malts, nice and sweet with a little nuttiness as well. Finishes with a nice crisp zest. Good stuff.


 dankman38 (228), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Good marzen, not too hoppy but not quite malty. Good session beer, I’d drink it again.



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