Gösser Märzen

Brewed by Gösser (Brau Union)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Leoben, Austria

Golden, clear and fizzy. Almost headless. Immediately metallic nose with corny pale malts and extremely sweet grainy flavours. Thin bodied, low carbonation. I can’t imagine this being served from any other vessel than a can.

Can (BB 11/2007)
Pale yellow color, decent white head. Cardboard and rye plus some grassy hops in the nose. Sweet malty, light vegetables and ryeish hops in the flavor. Unbalanced. Like many other Austrian "märzen", this is not a märzen but a pale lager.

Canned. Golden colour, mediumsized fluffy head. Aroma is fruits, hops, some candy and malts. Flavour is candyish sweetness,sweet fruits and some malts. Really sweet thing. Märzen Austrian style.

[can] Lemon-mint aroma from noble hops with a touch of sulfur. Clear straw. Foam fades rapidly to a single patch. Not overly pleasant taste; almost like US pilsner style-a little tangy and rather tasteless. To much adjunct, perhaps? Light body, medium carbonation, lingering tanginess and bitterness.

Clear very light gold. Visible carbonation, small head. Nose is toasty malt, slight sulfur. Flavor is slightly bready very light caramel, some noble hop. I think there is a bit of lemon below that sweetness.

(33 cl bottle, gift from a friend brought back from Austria) A bit hazy pale yellow color, white head. Tangy hay and rotten vegetables scent. Spritzy sweet malty taste. Spritzy mouthfeeel, low bitterness. Sweet aftertaste.

[Bottled. Thanks to Gnoff] Pale golden colour. Wet grass and almonds in aroma. Dry-ish AND sweetish. Not all malty flavour, bit plastic with cooked vegetables. Still good balance without major flaws.

Bottle (thanks to gnoff). Weak golden colour. Grainy malt aroma, thin mouthfeel. Quite dry finish.