 Odeed (1679), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 30, 2007 (actually called "oaktoberfest")on tap @ the brewery.orange in color with a white head.nice aroma of caramel,oak,vanilla,and pumpkin pie.flavor does much of the same.nice and smooth.
AgentSteve (1378), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 Attractive golden orange pour with a two finger off white head. The nose is subtle bitterness and not much else. The flavor is mild and easy drinking with a very nice oak finish.
SamGamgee (1466), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 On tap at Woodstocks Pizza in Isla Vista. Pretty random find, but they do sell the FW private label beers as well. Orange-gold color with a creamy head. The aroma has a lot of toasted malts, with just a touch of noble hop spice. The flavor has plenty of rich, toasty malt flavors with almost perfect hop balance. Medium-light on the palate. This is quite reminiscent of the oktoberfests that they actually serve in Munich, which are much more drinkable than the darker marzens that get shipped over here. Make no mistake though; this is a more complex and flavorful beer than the versions that the major Munich breweries are making. I’m a bit confused on the oak part. My roommate says he tasted oak, but I didn’t pick out anything definitive, and Firestone’s website doesn’t say anything about oak in the production process. Regardless, this is another awesome Firestone beer, and one that I can see anyone loving.
Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 Tap at the Paso Robles brewery. Medium brown pour, with a nice little white head. Nice smokey, malty aroma. Clean fresh flavor, a little woody as well, nice.
beersearcher (268), Glendale, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 17, 2009 Lovely orange/brown color. Very rich taste. A little on the sweet side and a little sparkly. Well rounded with nice amount of warming alcohol.
BrotherGrendel (604), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bright orange hue with light dissipating white ring of head. Nose is subtle bread and toast malts, light earthy grassy malts. Flavor is mostly Vienna malts with a touch of toast and caramel, lager yeast, finishes slightly sweet with a hint of euro hop bitterness. Medium body, smooth to slick texture, light carbonation. A decent Marzen that is easy drinking and toasty malted, a touch high on bitterness for the style but not unexpected from a west coast influenced lager.
WeeHeavySD (3041), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 Tap @ Stone. Pours orange with a tan ring sweet malty nose taste is rich malty slightly bitter nice 7.4.7.3.13
badlizard (2385), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 7, 2009 Clear light orange with a fizzy white head. Slightly citrus hops aroma. Sweet malt nicely balanced with a hoppy spicy kick.
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