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Flying Fish OktoberFish 3.25 125

Flying Fish OktoberFish

Percentile
71
overall

bottled
common

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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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 Adam77 (409), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/512/20
Mar 27, 2009  
Gusher. Poured amber with white head. Aroma of candy. Caramel and fruit present. Sweet.


 guzzler67 (1285), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Slightly cloudy, deep amber appearance with a fairly large, beige head and good lacing. Caramel malt aroma on a backdrop of ripe fruit. Some grainyness helps cut through the sweet taste as does the subtle hoppiness. Lingering sweetness in the medium length finish. Very drinkable.


 ROGUE (681), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a strong head that lasts quite a while and leaves good lacing. Smell is mild toffee. Taste starts with a biscuity flavor followed by modest earthy hops. Mouthfeel is medium body with moderate carbonation


 EithCubes (2165), Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bottle. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and a little cellar funk, earth and toffee with lemoncit and yeast. Lovely copper-amber pour with a creamy eggshell head. Taste is heavy caramel and lemon, earth and dark toffee, predominately dry with a touch of corn and brown sugar. Faint bitter chocolate. Bready aftertaste, light-bodied. Not really a pitch-perfect Alt, and I’m having problems classing this as an Oktoberfest/Maerzen, but it is really quaffable.


 theisti (1684), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 4, 2008  
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed orange golden with a one inch light tan head. Audible carbonation crackling on the pour. Aroma of soft bakers cocoa and fruity maltiness. Taste is the sweet maltiness, with a bit of a sharp acidity in the middle, leading to some hay and dirt in the finish. Decent complexity. After taste is dry and lingering, perhaps a bit too lingering. Palate is medium to thin, perhaps a bit heavier than a traditional Oktoberfest, though still nicely drinkable. Overall a decent Oktoberfest. Thanks for sending this my way, Brian.


BillWyce (95), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours a clear, deep amber with little head. Mild malty aroma, smooth mouthfeel. Malty sweet with a slight hop bite at the finish.


 jeremytoni (1119), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/512/20
Oct 30, 2008  
From the tap poured an amber color with a fair amount of head. Nice spicy malty flavor with a quick finish.


 alobar (1032), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Nice beer. Copper color with no head. Aroma of malts, hops, and some bread. Taste of yeast, hops with a toasted malt finish.



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