Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

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

Bottle from Peace St. Market, Raleigh, NC. Another great Ayinger beer. Copper pour, with caramel malt, toffee, and spice aromas. Tastes caramel malty, with some cinnamon and spices in the finish, coupled with a firm mouthfeel and great balance and complexity. More hops as it warms. Great.

Head is initially large, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy medium amber, dense tiny particles, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted light bread, caramel), lightly hoppy (herbs, flowers), with notes of orange and peach. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Finish is moderately bitter, lightly acidic. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. Ah, and so the re-rate with fresher product arrives! This is the Ayinger I remember...their inimitable malt character combined with a great flavor balance makes this one of the best IMHO.

Sweetness with a citrusy zest, very full-bodied, beautiful orange hue and a nice slightly hoppy finish -- another real winner from one of Deutschland’s finest!

500 ml. bottle. Nice bready aroma accompanied by floral hop. Amber color with a frothy off-white head. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Flavors of caramel, bread and flowers/herbs. Very smooth. Slightly caramel sweet. This carries into the finish, but there are floral hop notes to help balance that. Something of floral, herbal tastes at the end of the finish. It is really very tasty.

Poured with a very large white head. The body is a rich golden color with copious amounts of slow bubbles in the beer. The aroma is malty with leaves, apples and some nice whesat bread. The taste is full and has some slight roasted maltiness in the finish. The mouthfel is creamy and somewhat thin at teh same time. The tastes remind me of hay, bread and maybe a hunt of peaches. A fairly nice brew that I certainly appreciate more than many of the Ofests I have tried. Not as rich, yet I like the lack of caramel that tends to overpower some of the others.

Toasty, bready, malt forward aroma with some light vegetal tones and a touch of citrus, floral hop character. Clear deep golden colour with low but long lasting, fine bubbled, white head that leaves some nice lacing. Citrus hops over bready, toasty malts in the flavour with light finishing bitterness. Medium body with smooth texture and moderate, soft, fine bubbled carbonation. Lager glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle (Liquor Mart, Boulder, Oct-05).

Slighty hazy orange/golden hue with a massive creamy off-white head which did settle down some and developed a good lace. Earthy and dusty aroma with additional hints of sourdough bread, aromatic hops, and light spice. Very nice smooth malty taste with just enough hop character to keep from becoming boring. A minor citric zing and light bitterness on finish. Chalky feel in this medium-bodied brew. Above average festbier, again another winner from my favorite German brewery.

On tap. Pours an amber color with medium white head. Aroma is all malt, sweet and doughy. Malt flavors are sweet, roasty, and some caramel. Medium bodied with a clean crisp finish.