Pioneer Black River Red

Brewed by Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

Name: Pioneer Black River Red
Date: 08/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker Tasting

hazy amber, fine dirty white head, bits of lace, munich malt aroma with a light sweetness balanced by earthyness, rich malt flavor, only a touch of caramel sweetness is held back by an earthy presence, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Clear red body with medium beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, floral, caramel, some grapefruit. Taste is sweet, chocolate, caramel, floral. No bitterness. Medium body.

12oz bottle. Poured a deeper and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Subtle aromas of caramel and some bread. Tastes of caramel, toasted malts, and light citrus. Thinner body.

Hazy, copper ale with a small, white, creamy head. The nose is of caramel, toffee, milk chocolate with floral notes. The flavor is perfectly-balanced, malty with huge caramel, dark fruit and beef broth. Fatty malt. Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Long, malty then dry finish.

Pours a transparent copper orange with a large, airy, frothy off-white head. Aroma has some toasty grainy malty notes with a touch of noble hops. Body starts a little thin and semi-sweet with some light toasty caramel notes and earthy, grassy bittering hop balance. An ok Märzen.

Looks like a Märzen, but this beer gets so cloyingly sweet that it’s difficult to finish. If they perhaps used some hops, they might have succeeded in cutting this old candy taste and made it more drinkable.

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Deep clear amber color with a light tan bubbly head. Buttered toast and sweet malt aromas. Faint grassy aroma that distacts a bit. Dry toasty malt flavors with a hint of what seems to be off flavor hops. Very dry finish with a pleasant malt linger. Flavors just do not seem to balance. A strange observance - this one seem to improve as it gets warmer. Odd for a lager.

Thanks to buckybeer for this one. Pours hazy deep coppery rubish, with a bready malty aroma, coupled with wafts of brown sugar, vinous fruit, and sangria. Tastes vinous fruity, with a subdued caramel malt and brown sugar flavor.