Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen

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

The bottle I have is "Original Oktoberfest" which came out of a sampler box. The color is typical Octoberfest with a rich carmel color. Has a bitterness that I don’t care for as it finishes.

12oz. Bottle Hacker-Pschorr’s Oktoberfest poured a very light copper. This is one of the clearest beers I have ever seen. 1 finger micro bubble head that took a little time to dissolve. What make this beer look good Is how clear it is. The smell is malty and sweet.That’s about all I’m getting from it. It has a pretty weak nose on it. The taste is alright It’s a little lacking as well but there’s bready qualities followed by just a touch of sweetness and it seems like a little fruit. There’s a bitterness at the end that is coming from roasted malt. The mouthfeel is good. It’s medium bodied with that chalky texture. One of the better aspects of this brew. Drinkability is a little above average but nothing special. It’s a beer you could drink a lot of considering the texture and mouthfeel but when you bring the taste and smell into it would you really want to? Sampled 10/4/06

Clear and copper with med carb, with a light long l;asting head. Smells of apples. pears, apple juice and toffee. Sweet malty flavors with a firm malt background and a good malty finish.

Bottle (2005 version). A copper coloured Oktoberfest beer brewed in the traditional Marzen style. I ahve found each year that there are differences in depth of flavour. This beer I consider to be the best of the 2005 Oktoberfest beers. A well balanced malty flavour with a long finish.

Orange, small white head. Very malty/caramelly aroma and similar flavor. Too thin but good flavor and decent slightly bitter finish.

Bottle. Clear light amber (copper) color with a small to average fair lacing white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffe. honey ? and some notes of alcohol. Flavor is moderate sweet, and ligth to moderate bitter. Body is ligth to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is metalic.

Light amber color, sweet aroma with hints of caramel and toasty malt. Body is malty, with caramel, mild bitterness, and a hint of herbs. Not bad.

Apparently this IS the beer sold in North America. Gold pour, big white head, lots of malt and mustiness in the aroma. Good, clean taste of sweet malt and sugary caramel. Decent.