Lakefront Oktoberfest

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

pours light amber, almost yellow with small white head..aroma light in malt and grassy hops...hints of subtle sweetness..flavor is sugary malt and earthy, bitter hops...not too good

Pours clear gold with thin white head. The aroma is sweet sugary malts, some biscuit, a little corn and mild floral hops. The taste is a cut of floral and spice hop bitterness accentuated by the initial burst of carbonation. Then the sweet and grainy malts enter in an attempt to reign in the hops. The hop bitterness control the flavor and take it to the finish and beyond with hints of sweetness. A bit on the hoppy side for the style.

Pours a very subtle honey color. Very light head that quickly dissipates into lit lacing. Aroma of apple, yeast and hops. Hops with undertones of apple. A bit of bitterness. Not very flavorful.

Bottle: Caramel color, light head and lacing. Nose of metallic husk and appley yeast esters, some fruity hop. The flavor is semi-sweet, plenty of husk, a bite in the tail and mouthfeel, but it isn’t anything good, some light stale hop and carbonation. Meh.

Bottle: A golden beer, relatively light-colored for an o-fest. Very light aroma -- mostly sweet malt. Same, same for the flaves ... musty, sweet and malty. Almost a bit of a lemon zestiness going on here, but wtih a dry finish all the same. (#3228, 11/30/2007)

Decent lager, although I didn’t find it smooth enough or balanced enough for an sessionable oktoberfest. The hops were citrusy and crisp, the malts felt dull and a touch of a soured flavor came through. Needed a touch more bitterness to balance the sweetness for me.

Bottle. Poured pale copper, thin off-white head. Minimal lacing. Basic caramely aroma with a similar simple caramel flavor. Malts have a nice dryness. Rich creamy body.

NIce malty aroma. Poured a nice amber color with a small but very fluffy white head that quickly receded into a very thin cap. Left very light lacing. Has a very malty flavor that I found very pleasant. Medium body with thick texture Carbonation is lively but not overbearing. Finish is sweet malt followed by quick slightly bitter hops flavor. I really enjoyed this oktoberfest. While not a addition to my favorite rotation of beers, I will definitely drink this one with pleasure again. A very good job by Lakefront. If you like malty beers give this one a try. Served in a Stein.