Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Lager

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Munich, Germany

At the Esplanada Bier Markt in Toronto, Hacker put on a big Oktoberfest bash. They gave away free mugs, paraded out the roast pig and sauerkraut, and flew in a handful of kegs of the Oktoberfest Lager, which is normally only found at the Oktoberefest in Munich. (Shhh...don't tell the dozens of people over at Beer Advocate who've all rated the Marzen under the Lager listing by mistake!). Golden colour, robust foam. Light aroma - some toasty notes. Crackerlike maltiness, with a little complexity contributed by pale Munich or Vienna malts. No hop aroma or flavour, but a little bit of dryness in the finish. No caramel, unlike the Marzen. Unfortunately, this confirms what I've heard about the Oktoberfest beers at the actual Oktoberfest being bland pale lagers rather than the robust Marzens that are sent overseas. Nice to get to try it, but the Marzen is the better beer.

On draught live at the Oktoberfest: Pale golden coloured; not very long lasting white head; a mainly malt accented brew, little bitterness in the finish; soft and easy drinkable.........

On tap at Pub Italia. Golden coloured with lacing white head. Sweet perfumey malt in aroma, with light soapy hops. In mouth, crisp biscuity malts, with faint german hops, lacking in character. Hohum beer.

Found this mid-Novemeber at Woolich Arms in Guelph. Creamy mouthfeel, lacey,toasty. Distinct bitterness comes through at end. A very good lager.Easy drinking.

On Tap .Pours kristal gold , with medium white head . Sweet , malty aroma , low bitterness . Medium bodied , sweet almost like helles . Simple yet very refreshing .Thanks Doug !

Also @ the BierMarkt in Toronto. On the sweet side for such a light coloured lager. Thought I detected some fruity notes in the flavour. Aroma was fairly subtle.

The DM & Hotstuff’s European Honeymoon trip beer number 55. This draft brew in a 1 liter maß from the beer tent at the Oktoberfest in Munich Germany was my first maß. It had a very large sized head of white colored foamy fine to large sized long lasting bubbles that left behind a softly carbonated transparent orange colored body. The aroma was a typical mild malty lager one. The mouth feel was mildly tingly and the flavor contained notes of mild orange peel and malts. A very nice malty flavor, but I expected more.

A slightly fuller Helles for the flavor challanged people -Hacker brews the Märzen as well (available in Germany in a swing top bottle).