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Dogwood Octoberfest

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
203.03/5.03/5.0Autumn5.9%49Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Dogwood Octoberfest is a German-style lager brewed to celebrate the traditional Octoberfest season. The finest German pilsner and Munich barleys for are used for a smooth, sweet and slightly toasted malt character.
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 belgianhomebrew (646), Acworth, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2001  
A decent attempt. It has a good malty flavor, but appears to be inconsistent from bottle to bottle.


 brewbandit (312), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 1, 2002  
light amber brew with a malty nose. Body a little light with a faint malt finish.


 beergirl99 (101), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 19, 2000  
Nice Octoberfest offering from Dogwood. Not spectaculare, but good.


 billb (237), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/515/20
Nov 3, 2000  
This is for the draught version. It arrived and the aroma was amazing, nice hard hop nose, big initial hop taste and for the finish ... nothing. Yes, much to my amazement, no finish notes to speak of. I will say it went great with a spicy chicken sandwich.


 TheBeerCollector (548), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 4, 2002    Updated: Oct 3, 2003
ReRate: Gave this another try and actually quite liked it. It has a somewhat spicy hoppiness to it that lingers throughout each taste. Not similar to any other Oktoberfest I have tried but quite pleasant.
</br> 3/4/02-Too bitter for me. I think that I'll stick with Sam Adams' Oktoberfest.


 aracauna (2391), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 16, 2002    Updated: Oct 5, 2003
Rerate 10-5-2003: The change in the beer this year is surprising. The hops went wat down, from overpowering the lager to being barely noticeable (which from my tasting experience is where they belong in an Oktoberfest or Marzen). The malt is huge here, a bit nutty, good caramel. This is a tasty and drinkable Oktoberfest this time instead of the overhopped beer I wasn't too fond of last year. 9-16-2002: I wasn't impressed with Dogwood's interpretation of an Octoberfest. There was some of the standard maltiness of the style, but was unbalanced by an overabundance of hops that does not belong in an Octoberfest.


 wunderbier (1271), Tampere, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 3, 2003  
12 oz bottle, goblet. Large, frothy, creamy head is white and diminishes slowly. The body is a hazy orange-peach color with little visible carbonation. Nurtty, caramel malt (mod); flowery hops (mod); corriander and date aromas. The aroma is very nutty and spicy; it reminds me of a brown ale. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter flavor becomes a lightly sweet, moderately bitter, lightly acidic finish. Lingering, bitter, nutty flavor. Medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. The bottom line is: yeah it's hoppy for an O'fest so...think of it as a malty pilsner.


 savitska (163), Smyrna, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2003  
A nutty, caramel aroma and a pleasing malty taste. Not too heavy, but it did have a "gummy" aftertaste. A little too hoppy for the style, but still smoother than their ale varieties.



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