 RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 27, 2008 On tap. Reddish brown color and some lacing on the glass. Some caramel malt and the same grassy, straw hop bitterness on the finish that they had in the pilsner and the pale ale. Had a rather smooth, almost silky character that one doesn’t usually find in an Oktoberfest, but otherwise, not a very strong examle of the style.
SamGamgee (1465), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Draught at the brewpub. Reddish-brown color with a small, quickly dissipating head that leaves some foam settled around the glass. The aroma was initially quite metallic, but mellowed into a slight caramelized toasty maltiness after awhile. The flavor has some caramel and light tea going on. Pretty clean, just a little sweet, and has a little too much carbonation. Liked the malty flavor, but the hard mineral-metal aspect was a little weird.
bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 18, 2007 Draft. Copper beer with an off-white head. Low malt aroma. Malty, caramel, mineral, grass flavor. Medium body. LIngering caramel and malt.
jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2007 Oktoberfest-GABF-on tap-pours a thin white head with amber color. Aroma is medium malt-slight caramel. Taste is medium malt-slight caramel, faint hops.
brianprentiss (475), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 14, 2006 Updated: Jan 12, 2008Solid Marzen, nothing special or unique but good all around. Compares favorably to Oct offerings from major micro players.
Second tasting about about a year later. Even better the second time around. LGBrewing has definitely improved.
AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 5, 2005 It was weak for an oktoberfest. Nice red/brown color. Mild sweet malty flavor. Medium bodied. Lacking.
CaptKirk (175), Hephzibah, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 29, 2005 I thought this was weak for an Octoberfest beer. Lighter in color then Killians. Started well, but finished to bitter for my taste. Not a bad sample, but would not order a pint
NormanBlunt (4), USA
does not count  | 1.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 1/10 | 2/5 | 1/10 | 1/5 | 6/20 |
Oct 31, 2005 If this was marketed as a ’marzen’ then trades descriptions laws would be breached. Despite very clean appearance (common to all LGBC beers) unpleasant after-taste and chemicals in the product produced a light-headedness the following day after only 2 pints!!!
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