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Flying Fish OktoberFish

Percentile
71
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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1253.27/5.03.25/5.0Autumn5.5%73.2Kölsch/Altbier
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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 rman18 (201), 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.


 pineypower (1095), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 23, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Dmac. Pours out a mostly clear, attractive orange color with a quickly fading off white head. Aroma is of sweet malts and a slight bitterness. Flavor is sweet malts, grain, some caramel, and a light bitterness. For this style rather solid.


 vtafro (475), , New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Firkin @ Hulmeville Inn. Decent balanved brew, hops malts nothing to overpowering. Easily drinkable. However nothing too special here.


 dmac (1463), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 18, 2009  
12 oz bottle from Jonathan Ron. Pours a clear thinner bodied orange with an average sized foamy off white head. Grainy aroma with cereal notes, nutts, brown bread, light spice and citrus. Flavor is the same but slightly stronger but not strong enough to raise the flavor rating. Easily sessionable, solid entry for FF.


 haddon90 (1036), Alexandria, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Pours a clear, copper color with a decent white head. Nice, malty aroma. Some raisin’s and mild spice. Nice bite to the flavor. Malt, caramel, and mild hops in the flavor. Decent beer.


 dagimp (120), Philly, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 30, 2009  
On tap at some restaurant in Cape May, NJ. Beer arrived with a tiny bit of head on top. Sweet aroma of raisins and malt. Flavor was sweet raisins, malt and orange but not very powerful at all. No hops whatsoever. This isn’t my favorite style by any means but hey, tis’ the season for Oktoberfest beers to come out. It likely arrived from the brewery a day before I drank so it was very fresh. Drinkable but not memorable.


 patrickfannon (342), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2009    Updated: Oct 11, 2009
Bottle. 12 oz. Pours amber/orange with soft white head. Aroma is deep and rich, with caramel maltiness throughout. Body is smooth, but studry. Another great brew from the Flying Fish fellows.


 kwerikson (100), burlington, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2009  
poured a clear ruby red oarnge color. white bubbly head that quickly faded. a smooth flavor with not much kick to it. a litle tart on the tounge. smooth hoppiness that easy to drink, not bitter at all. i dont really get much maltiness out of it, but thats probally my palate. no real aftertaste to me, which i dont mind that much. its a decent brew for this time of the year.



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