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Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier 2.86 511

Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier

Percentile
32
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5112.86/5.02.86/5.06.3%35.6Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
The Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, is an event of superlatives - it’s the largest popular festival in the world, staging in the beer metropolis of Munich. Millions of visitors from all over the world flock along every year to enjoy its very special atmosphere. For this occasion, Hofbräu brews a rich, full-bodied beer which goes down ideally with traditional Bavarian cuisine. With its deliciously bitter taste and alcoholic content of 6.3% volume, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier is as special as the Beer Festival itself.
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 FROTHINGSLOSH (2036), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 29, 2005    Updated: Jun 28, 2006
I am not overly fond of octoberfest beers so I did not go into this one with a whole lot of hope. Sampled from a 12 oz green bottle. The beer pours a pale golden color with a large white head. The aroma is sour malts with a mildly vegetal element. The flavor is sour malts with a sweet almost sugary undertone. The finish is tangy. Nothing special.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/103/58/20
Oct 27, 2005  
golden w/ off white head. small aroma and flavor, smooth and easy drinking.


 Nekronos (2265), Xalapa, Mexico
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 14, 2005    Updated: Feb 7, 2006
A little strange, was no clear, but was no dunkel, a little more lighter. But the flavor was nice, although a little like water.


 Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Oct 13, 2005  
This is actually just a lager. Aroma is littlly lemon hops but mainly just lager. Taste has the similatr lemon though uninspiring in anyway. Dissapointing.


 Hugerat (432), somerville, Massachusetts, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
Oct 12, 2005  
Note to other raters... ALL maerzen style beers are supposed to be high in malt, low in hop flavors. The spiciness is something that more creative brewers have added. That being said, Maerzen style beer is simply not that good. If I want something that is ridiculously sweet, I can drink Colt 45 or Private Stock (the Green Monster, as we call it up here in Boston). At least that doesn’t run me $26 a case.


 JonR888710 (999), Cochabamba, Bolivia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/58/20
Oct 6, 2005  
Gold brass body with a nice amount of orange. Head is thick, foamy, merengue-like, pretty stiff too. Aroma is nice, some banana ester, fruit malt, vegetable hops. Taste is flavorful, has a decent alcohol kick and bright hops. I’ll be honest, a lot about this beer reminds of a malt liquor. Lots of those barnyard/corn/hay/wet horse blanket flavors working here. I don’t agree that this is an Octoberfest, I don’t get that fall feeling or any of the spices.


 dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2005  
Looks nice. A little dry, but pretty tasty, and decent for an oktoberfest. A little more effor and uniqueness would certainly help this beer.


 mixamatt (427), San Francisco, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/511/20
Sep 24, 2005  
Hoppy aroma.Golden appearance with good head. I would not call this an Oktoberfest beer. It’s more like a crisp, slightly malty lager.Not worth seeking out.



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