 sfontain (500), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mar 8, 2008
Single 12 oz bottle purchased for $1.50 from Buehler’s in Delaware, OH. Orange/amber pour with a small, white, silky head that quickly dissipates into a small ring; head can be brought back moderately with some swirling. Aroma of bready malts, caramel, yeast, honey, grass, citrus, and a touch of alcohol. Flavor is sweet and malty but somewhat less deep than the aroma; a touch of caramel and some light alcohol in the exhale; finish has light and moderately bitter hops. There is a floral note throughout this. Mouthfeel is medium-thick, silky, and moderately sticky. Overall, this is very drinkable; complex for the style; very tasty; would happily drink this year round.
Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 8, 2008 Objectively speaking:
Tap @ MapRoom. A clean and satisfying lager that did not have the charm that other comparables from the same brewery display.
I like:
Focused on toastiness, direct Vienna malt aroma: bready, approaching nutty and gently toasty, but it has a certain huskiness and does not feel fresh the same way than an Eliot Ness can.
I dislike:
The small white head quickly departs from the clear light amber pour. A certain huskiness coats the palate. I quickly grew tired of my pint, which should not happen with a lager.
phishpond417 (1459), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 3, 2008 I would have to say this is one of the nicer marzens i’ve had in a while. Pours a sort of hazey dark copper colour with a large off white head. Aroma is pleasent, with rich dark fruits, nuts and vanilla. Taste is rich as well, creamy, nutty- soft spice and toast.
noncaloric (111), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Aroma: Rich malt aroma. Appearance: Clear amber-orange, two fingers of off-white head leave significant lacing. Flavor: First sip is deliciously malty, vanilla, wort, raisins. But my tongue quickly became attenuated to this, and most of the beer tasted of biscuit and hay. Palate: Somewhat soft on the carbonation; moments of caramelly thickness.
Narnad (110), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Beer flows to the glass a great orange amber color with a bubbly white head. Aroma is light but has a faint spice nose as well as a bitter malt hint. Flavor is a very good bread maltyness with a little apple acidic taste and an earthy and slightly coffee bitter end. This is a very unique oktoberfest and another great beer from Great Lakes.
foundmd (38), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sep 27, 2008 On-tap. Pours a vibrant orange amber with a small head. Nice malt profile with subtle hops. This is another very drinkable brew from Great Lakes.
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