Baron Oktoberfest

Brewed by Baron Brewing & Lunar Brewing
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Seattle, Washington USA

Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy amber, scant head, bits of lace, sweet caramel malt aroma with light floral hops, tart caramel malt flavor, light earthy hops,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 3/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 2/10
Score: -/4

Transparent orange bronze with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of slightly toasted malt with a heavy dose of vinegar and citrus hops. Body starts lightly sweet with some fruity tartness and grainy malts toward a drier finish. The tartness doesn’t come through as much as the aroma implied, but it’s still not the way it’s intended I’m assuming.

Bomber courtesy of 5000. Pours copper with a small white head. Smells of roses, caramel and very ESB like. Tastes of caramel, earth, roses, some bitter malt. Lots of tea and roses in this one. Overall, not very representative of the category.

Dark amber to light copper color. Moderate beige head. LIghtly sour grain and fruit scents. Not a clean lager nose. LIghtly acid and acetic qualities in the flavors as well. Some decent toasted malt and hearty bread in the flavors. A sour dough quality. Some over ripe strawberries in the finish and into the linger. Not a clean brew.

Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Aroma of caramel. Amber color and no head, just bubbles on a pond. Near medium body with mild creamy carbonation. The flavor is sweet malt with some balancing bitter. Something like a light note of sour apple pops up once in awhile. Finish is a slightly bitter remnant after the sugar drains away.

Purchased a single 22-oz bomber from Liquid Solutions in Oregon. Pours a semi-hazy caramel amber brew with a creamy off-white head that has some good retention and some spotty lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, a touch of pear and apple fruit, toffee and some roasted nuts. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with flavors of sweet caramel, flowery hops, some lemon zest and a touch of wet paper. Finish is semi-sweet, a light metallic, with a some thin caramel aftertaste is quickly disappears.

Thanks to Skyview. Cloudy copper color with no head. Caramel aroma with plenty of Noble hop. A bit of sourness that carries to the flavor. More sweet caramel. Simple but good.

(Draught) Sampled at the Great Canadian Beer Festival 2008 in Victoria, September 7. Pours a thin, dissipated yellow head with a clear copper body. Very bready and full. Above average.