 TheBeerLover (1013), DC Metro Area, USA
Jan 27, 2006
Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest pours to a beautiful, deep amber color with a thick and creamy white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The nose on this beer is fantastic, it is just loaded with toasty/nutty malt aroma. The palate is as wonderful with lots of big, hearty, nutty/toasty malt flavors on a clean and round body. HP Ofest finishes with more of those fantastic nutty/toasty malt flavors, and ends with a touch of dry herbal bitterness to round out those great malt flavors.
Perfection. It is hard to improve on a tried and true orignal marzen/Oktoberfestbier, and it is why I love the imported German examples so much. Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest just might be the bench mark example of what marzen, as a style, is all about. This beer is the perfect match with spit roasted pork, BBQ, steaks, stews, or any hearty Fall/Winter dish.
elihapa (376), Hawaii, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours a yellow-apricot orange, with a small head. Aroma of German hops, malt, and caramel. Flavor is surprisingly tasty. It is a soft mixture of sweet malts with some toffee, butterscotch, and soil. Really nice. I have been looking for a quaffable Oktoberfest, and in Hacker-Pschorr, I think I’ve found it.
jmm635 (95), Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Pours an amber/red color with a nice white head. Typical octoberfest aromas of caramel, spices, but I think a little wheat. Flavor is mostly malts, specificially caramel. Smooth and drinkable with a clean, lasting finish. I definitely recommend.
TheGent (59), , Massachusetts, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Was looking for a marzen because of the season, this was recommended by the clerk of the local booze store. A really striking amber color with enough clearness to see every bubble rise to the half inch head. Very sweet malt aroma on this, candied malts. taste was a mild bitterness that does not offend and makes for easy drinking especially with such a light palate. I went out in search of pretzels to eat with my second bottle.
Rciesla (1106), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours an amber bdoy with a white head. Malty and lightly spiced, caramel and some light grassy hops. okay.
Hbuck72 (27), Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
Oct 27, 2008 nice orange/amber color. The smell is typical Oktoberfest with Malt and Spices. Flavors were not quite as distinct and rich as I had hoped for, yet the malt does come through.
Overall a good and very drinkable beer, it is clean and smooth on the palate, with a clean after taste.
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