Boulevard Bobs 47 Oktoberfest

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Bottle, best by 12/1/07, pours a clear caramel color with a minimal off-white whispy covering, no lacing of note. Aroma is caramel malts, toffee, and some slight breadiness. Flavor is malty, with some sweetness, and just a touch of hops to tame the malt. This is a great fall seasonal and makes the crisp weather that much more enjoyable. Another solid entry from Boulevard!

Going away present from kmweaver, from his visit to San Diego. Thanks Ken! 12oz, screw cap, no date. Pours with little to no head, but a very small ring of small bubbles forms around the edge of the glass. Bubbles form when I swirl, but immediately dissapear. Amber color, crystal clear. Interesting aroma, possibly a long boil or some melanoidin. In general, the aroma is very light and hard to me to detect anything. There’s some off flavor in there, I’m having trouble perceiving. Maybe a hint of acidity, maybe a phenol or soap. It’s very mild in the aroma, It’s very dry, a little bitterness, as if no hops were used in the finish, just in the boil. A little harsh. Kind of a tannic bitterness as well.

12 ounce bottle. Amber with a thin head. Aroma -- malt and caramel. Taste had notes of sweet malt, caramel and some light hop bitterness. Similiar to some of the Octoberfest beers I’ve been sampling this time of year.

355 ml bottle. Pours a light to medium amber with an ample beige head. Nice malty nose with hints of spice and fruit. Medium malt-forward body offset with nicely hopped middle and a lingering semi-sweet finish.

Bottle from Friar Tuck in Savoy, IL. Pours a very nice translucent copper with a tan head. Aroma of bready grains, sugary malts, and spicy hops. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Initial flavor wet grains, bread, and caramel that transitions to a nice spicy hopped middle. There is a subtle amount of residual sweetness. Clean and slightly toasty finish. Hoppier than most viennas I have had, but everything is harmonious.

Clear, light mahogany. Very fine beige head settles to an incomplete cap, leaving some lacing. Malt, malt, malt on the nose. Great slightly sweet, toasty Munich malt. Touch of herbal hops add some complexity. Medium in the mouth where the Maltfest continues. There is subtle hoppiness just keeping the malt in check. Very nice length, ends with a crisp mineral hop snap. Carbonation on this bottle is quite fine, and works nicely to help lighten the malt. Other bottles from this six pack have had a strangely large-bubbled soda-like carbonation. Talking to other BAs about this year’s edition, this bottle seems more representative. Always one of my favorite seasonals, and a perfect complement to a football Saturday (or Sunday if you swing the NFL way). Well done, Boulevard - let’s have it back on draft next year so my kegerator will be happy! Bottle #5 of my six pack. Best before 12/01/07.

Nice amber coloured body with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of fresh malt, strong raisins and prunes, metal and a tiny bit of nuts - pretty nice! Medium-bodied; Strong malty flavour showing some good sweetness and a light spiceyness resolved by some alcoholic notes that finish the beer out nicely. Overall, a good vienna, a bit strong - but still nice for the season. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Joe’s Place in Oklahoma City (Norman), Oklahoma on 03-October-2007.

Bottle courtesy of tjthresh. Pours copper with a slight reddish hue and a small white head. Smells of citrus, dough, some grapes and sugary. Tastes of pepper, dry malt, some underlying caramel. Body is rich and full. Well done!