JosephsBrau Oktoberfest

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Palo Alto, California USA

12oz bottle Trader Joe’s Naperville- A light amber body with a head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of malt, caramel, and slight hops. Taste of malt, caramel, fruit, and hops on the back end. Not a bad beer.

Golden/Amber body with a thin bubbly white head. Aroma is a bit of crystal malt, along with a bit of wheatiness, a bit of tropical fruit also. Taste is wheat, with a good amount of the fruit accent, the hops show up nice and smooth. Pretty good suprising Oktoberfest.

Clear amber color – white frothy medium head , but short duration – nose of fruit , malt , grapefruit , floral , and slight various grains – taste of bitterness, malt , floral , and skunk – slightly acidic , bright body – aftertaste slightly bitter with hopps , citrus , and malts lingering

Pours a heady golden-orange, aroma is sweet, yeasty, and mildly "pepper"ed. Flavor is initially weak, slight orange and a yeasty breadiness, followed by a slightly more robust bitterness and toasted quality that round out the finish. Ends far better than it begins, and needs a bit of more all around to be truly delcious

From Traders Joe Santa Barbara. Bottle at Carlyle’s. Hopped up ale. Okay but nothing special.

From Trader Joe’s Carmel Mtn Ranch. Poured into cold Del Mar Races glass. Off-white head quickly dissipated. Aroma is a bit malty and the flavor confirms it. Slightly hoppy ending.

Bottle from Trader Joes, Bakersfield; Nose is grainy with caramel; dark gold with a medium off-white head and lots of bubbles; malty flavor in a light-medium body with a nice little hop finish.

Bottle from JohnC. Nose is mild on the grainy side with some caramel maltiness. Taste just like the aroma woild dictate. Lightly flavoed brew but nice to kick back and not have to worry about picking out minute complexities.