Köstritzer Oktoberfest

Brewed by Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei (Bitburger)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Bad Köstritz, Thüringen, Germany

The aroma has malt and grassy hops along with a bit of metal and corn. The appearance is golden with a medium clumpy head. The taste is like the aroma with a clean finish. The palate is typical for the style. Overall I just didn’t enjoy this one.

On tap; very mild Oktoberfest style beer. Amber in color, but with the taste of a standard lager. I was expecting much more out of this beer.

Bottle from the Orland Park, IL, Binny’s Beverage Depot: This poured a bright golden orange body with a healthy white head and provided a bunch of slippery lace. The aroma was pretty sweet, grainy and worty. The flavor had the addition of a light toastiness and some grassy earthy bitterness to balance it out. Very drinkable.

Situation: Small things are getting done in the basement... Glassware: Samuel Smith lager... Appearance: Golden orange body; slow effervescence; nice white head remains consistent down the glass... Aroma: sharp, fresh malts--pleasant but undistinguishable from others... Palate: smooth, slightly effervescent body that produces little aftertaste--and little more of distinction... Taste: quite a pilsner in taste and texture.... the pitchiness of the malt is more like corn or biscuit... a bit sharper than expected... Overall: Bought in H-town to continue my quest to drink what I have not yet--especially in Oktoberfests--this one seems to strike an odd balance between a dirty pilsner and a crisp, fizzy (almost cheeselike) biting lager...neither of which is really what I was looking for...

Pours an amber straw yellow color (clear) with no head. Aroma of grain, cereal, and a bit of hops. Flavor is grain, cereal, and hops with a pilsner-like bitterness. Easy drinker.

The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Starts hoppy and strong, becomes more and more spicy, also a bit grasy-woody. Intense spicy finish, almost a bit wheaty. Interesting!

Tap at Rattle N Hum. Amber pour. Thin white head. The nose is kind of weird. Very clean, pale malt with a little bit of toasted character as well. It is clean and softly sweet with a bit of light floral hoppiness. It’s not very complex, but it is what it’s suppose to be; an easy-drinking balanced lager.

Smells a little sweet. Pale yellow lager appearance with streams of visible carbonation. Mild octoberfest flavors. Not bad overall. Goes down easy without any real bitter effects. Pretty friendly for a lager lover. Decent amount of fizz in this stuff and its welcomed. Finish is light and easy for the most part. Carries with it a mild processed linger.