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Flying Fish OktoberFish

Flying Fish OktoberFish - Altbier

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 Percentile 
70
overall
Brewed by Flying Fish Brewing Company
Style: Altbier

Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1243.27/5.03.24/5.0Autumn5.5%73.2Kölsch/Altbier
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Commercial Description:
First released in 2002, and sold out in two weeks. A tribute to the classic Fest styles of Germany the O'Fish uses European malts hops and yeast. A beautiful reddish color, a savory malt profile and nice hop flavor, make this Fest beer quite drinkable. OktoberFish is great with food and especially great with Lederhosen.

Malts: Muessdoerffer Munich, Muessdoerffer Vienna, Pauls Amber, Dingemanns De-Bittered Black and Two-row pale
Hops: Horizon, Crystal
Yeast: Dusseldorf Alt
Original Gravity: 14.3 Plato
Formats: 1/2 kegs, 1/6 kegs, cask-conditioned
Availability: September 1 to November 1 (if it lasts that long)
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 Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Pours copper with a white head. Smells of sweet malt, some spicy hints. Tastes spicy and sweet with a peppery finish.


 blipp (1630), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Amber with a white head. Lightly toasty grainy aroma, some sweeter toffee notes and a hint of spice. Balanced malty flavor. Sweet, toasty, a little nutty. A light nutmeg-like spiciness. Tasty.


 doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
12oz bottle from dmac. Pours amber with virtually no head. Smells of sweet, cereal malts and a hint of spice. Tastes good. More smooth and flavorful and less metallic tasting than many other O’Fests I’ve had. Sweet, caramel malts, slight spice flavor, almost pumpkin like. Medium body, slight syrup, good carbonation. Smooth.


 Soonah (900), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 14, 2009  
From dmac via trade. The pour was copper, the head white. Very little lacing. The aroma was sweet malts and a bit of grain. The flavor too was dominated by tons of sweet malts and some grain. Light citrus towards the finish. Thin mouthfeel.


 joeyplush (328), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/511/20
Oct 10, 2009  
Grainy malt aroma with yeast. Copper appearance, thinnish white head. Flavor of spices and nutmeg, some sweet malt. Sweet lingering finish.


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Bottle split with BigTony. Pours a clear amber body with small white lacing. Aroma is light malt. Taste is sweet malt, pretty bland.


 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle from Dmac. Thanks, David!
Pours a nice, chunky amber with a healthy head of white that leaves a delicate latticework of lacing. Aroma is watery isopryl alcohol base with chunks of pumpkin biscuit floating in it. Flavor is a delicate balance of nutty malt, roasted malt, and a touch of pumpkin spice in the finish. Tingly mouthfeel that subsides too quickly. A nice beer; I’d drink this again.


 rman18 (200), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Not your average Ocktoberfest. This beer has a lighter then normal toffee/caramel flavor which makes it quite drinkable. Also has a slight cherry aftertaste. One of the better oktoberfests that I have tried.



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