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Barley Johns Oktoberfest


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
163.49/5.03.42/5.0Autumn6.2%92.6Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Originally a party to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Luitpold I and Princess Theressa of Bavaria in 1810, this fest and beer style have been celebrated since. We brewed this malty beverage in the German brewing tradition (double decoction mashing) and have been lagering this annual brew for the last 4 months and now it is time to release it to your glass. Orange in color, malty to taste and subtle on hops with a clean lager finish.
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 joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 6, 2007  
This is easily the best oktoberfest I have had this year! Great job Colin. Pours a nice deep golden with a small wispy head. Nice sweet roasted malt and a light floral hoppiness on the nose. Great creamy mouthfeel with a good dose of roasted malt. Great beer.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/516/20
Sep 24, 2004  
Faint malty Marzen aroma. Smells very similar to other German marzens I’ve had. Beautiful dark amber color with red and yellow hues. Off white, frothy head. Beautiful streaky lace. Avg. sized head, but good retention. Flavor is soft and cask-like. Served a little warmer. Session quality. Faint hops in the finish which are only barely detectable to the trained palate. However, it is a feature that really sets this brew above other O’Fests. Captured the essence of an unpasteurized German cask O’Fest. I would be perfectly happy drinking several masses of this stuff in a Munich Oktoberfest beer tent.


 obisbeer (558), Barcelona, Spain
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/516/20
Sep 24, 2004  
Deep amber with no head. WIth an aroma of Strawberry fruit rollups, hey we all agreed that night! Medium weight with a sweet tasting dry finish. Flavors of cherry, wood, candy, and on the finish some hops. Great O-fest beer!


 incutrav (577), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 1, 2007  
Pretty good, easy drinking o fest. One of the most un offensive brews I had at ABR. nothing to exciting happening, but very drinkable


 BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 31, 2007  
ABR 2007. Gold color with faint head. Solid roasted malt nose with a little hops. Similar taste and one of the more full bodied Oktoberfests this year.


 Skyview (4095), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 28, 2007  
Sampled during ABR ’07 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pours a semi-clear golden pale brew with a thin off-white head that has some good retention and lacing. Aroma of sweetened caramel malt and flowery hop character. Taste is medium bodied, very light carbonation with flavors of biscuit and caramel malt with a touch of sweet candi sugar. Finish is quite malty with some flowery hop character.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2004  
Dark amber color with no head. An almost fruity aroma, very odd for an Oktoberfest. The taste is again odd: slightly sweet with some hops mixed in. A tad smokey. A very strange mix for an Oktoberfest, but it manages nicely.


 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 24, 2004  
Lightly Deep Amber Coloring.....Good White Head. I Found This To Be an Enjoyable and Very Drinkable Oktoberfest Brew. Small Amounts of Spice and Hops...Although I Didn’t Notice Until Wawood Mentioned it and I Really Concentrated.. Very Low Key Overall...but That in Itself, I would Agree...Can be a Good Thing.



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