Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Aying, Germany

Chicken Charlie’s, Washington, PA - This is my favorite Octoberfest. Pours a light amber color with a moderate amount of white head. Excellent blend of spices and a nice sweet flavor countered with malt, without a doubt the best tasting Marzen that I have had. Body is pretty light, but to be expected from this style.

Pours a clear light golden orange color with a thin .5 finger off-white fizzy that that quickly dissipates into a thin ring that leaves minimal lacing. Sweet malt aroma with subtle floral hops and yeast , brown sugar, biscuit and cinnamon. Kind of bland actually. Medium bodied and kind of watered down with a decent balance of sweet malt, subtle spice, bready yeast and floral hops. The malt profile is slightly toasty with some sweet caramel notes. Slightly dry finish. Well-balanced but not something that I would seek out regularly.

Transparent amber pour with a medium sized white head. Aroma is a bit of yeast and wheat, toasty malt, caramel, and a hint of citrus and grass hops. Flavor is similar, with the doughy yeast coming out a bit more. Really excellent for a lager, a top notch marzen for sure. Good stuff.

Clear amber pour with a half finger white head that slowly dissipates. Aroma is toasty malt, hints of caramel, citrus, and some sweet malt notes. Flavor is mostly sweet toasty malt with some yeasty dough in there as well. Not too much going on, but what it does it does well. Palate is exceptionally smooth and pillowy, finishing sweet and clean. A great brew for the style.

A clear orange color with a small white head. Aroma is toasty and a little grassy . Flavor is of toasty grain, a bit of appley fruitiness. A remarkably good lager.

I generally don’t prefers lagers, but this is a fantastic example of marzen. A very light, clear amber color with a small head. Aroma is subtle but with sweet, caramel nose. Light taste that is one of that smoothest beers I’ve ever had.

Poured from the bottle a clear, orange color with a dense bubbly white head. A strong apple juice note, light floral hops, sweet caramel, light hay grain with some light toasted malt notes but mostly sweet apple presence. Flavor has a sweet apple and grape fruitiness up front, a straw/hay grainy middle, a very mild grass and noble hops note with a very sweet caramel malt ending. Great syrup/sugary density to it, mild carbonation rate and a semi-creamy note. Overall a great Oktoberfest brew and one I will definitely look forward to when the fall season comes a knocking.

Good beer, but not the best Oktoberfest ever, Weak, but very good flavor. I wish it was a stronger flavor.