Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

Bottle. Pours an attractive light copper with a frothy white head. Nose of rich caramel toastiness and noble hops. Notes of toffee, bread, toasty rich maltiness followed by balancing herbal, earthy hop character. The takeaway is pleasant, non-cloying malty sweetness. Very satisfying. Body is medium full, with soft carbonation. Great o-fest.

500 ml. - Pours lightly cloudy amber, with a malty flavor. It also has a bitterness that follows. Way better than Paulaner Oktoberfest.

Bottle. Pours a crisp, clear caramel color with medium white head. Aroma is caramel, fresh toasted bread with a slight floral undertone. Flavor is very smooth, bready notes and toasted malt to start then caramel and a slight touch of hops and a wheat bitterness. Very smooth on the palate, extremely quaffable. Fantastic beer, tops in the style.

500 ml bottle--8 oz sample. Strong, strong wheat presence in the nose; also banana esters. Hazy golden appearance. Tastes of roasted wheat. More importantly, it tastes like autumn. Pobably the best Oktoberfest I’ve tried, although I’m still not too crazy about the style.

Ayinger, you’re good! First, Celebrator is clearly the best doppelbock. Now I’ve tasted your Marzen, and it’s clearly the best I’ve ever had as well. Large bottle, just over a pint. Pours a clear orangey gold with a medium-sized fluffy white head. Decent lacing as well. Smells of caramel sweetness and yeast, with a nice crisp white grape twist. The flavor is simple and great, with more of that caramel malt sweetness and the earthy goodness of the yeast and a bit of spice. White wine dryness and a slightly bitter finish. Moderately carbonated to help cut through the creamy moderate thickness of the brew. Very little alcohol apparent, perfect for an all-day session in Munich.

Pours a clear, orange-gold amber with a decent white head. Aroma is fairly strong and malty with yeasty and fruity hints. Mouth-filling malty flavor has a slight fruity undertone and just a touch of caramel. Texture is nicely smooth and fairly tingly. Prosit!

As good a Märzen as I’ve ever tried. I’m trying this against Spaten’s version, and the Ayinger is the clear winner. The beer pours a relatively light amber-golden color with a smallish white head and pretty good retention. The beer smells of peaches, apples and concord grapes. It’s very pleasant, even if that description makes it sound oversweet. It’s a light but rich malty character that transmits to the flavor quite well. The beer is has a delicate and complex malt character that has fruit and caramel notes. The Germans really know how to tease out delicate malt flavors. The finish is mildly bitter and cuts out much of the lingering sweetness. It’s a very drinkable beer, and I’d be quite happy spending a day drinking this beer out of enormous steins.

(bottle). Clear amber color. medium off white head. Light malt and hay aromas. Light sweet roasted malt flavor. Avg duration. Slightly astringent finish. Thin/slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.