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Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
342.74/5.02.74/5.0Autumn5.5%17.7Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
"O’zapft is!" The cry of happy beer drinkers at the start of the Munich Oktoberfest, which in German means "The keg is tapped!" Rahr’s Oktoberfest Celebration Lager is a traditional Marssen style Oktobefest lager - dark amber in color, super smooth, medium body with a sweet malty finish. True to tradition, this is a classic Oktoberfest Lager.
Style: German Märzen/Oktoberfest
ABV: 5.5%
Availability: Fall (September October November)
Food Pairings: Cuisine (German), Meat (Smoked Meats), Cheeses (Mozzarella, Gouda)
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 mmmbeer (765), Austin, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/56/103/510/20
Nov 11, 2007  
12 oz bottle- poured dark amber color, off white head quickly disappeared after poured, aroma of musky malt. Hits the mouth with a medium body, you can tell the malt is slightly roasted, and possibly old, finish ends a little bitter. A bit different from what I’m used to in an oktoberfest brew.


 KAggie97 (2476), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/104/51/101/53/20
Nov 10, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a rich, deep amber with a semi-lively body. Smells like peppermint mixed with the whiff of ass one sometimes smells after bending over while naked for an extended period of time. Flavor is weak vegetable vinegar with rotten fruit in the finish. Watery palate. Barely drinkable.


 pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/55/20
Nov 4, 2007  
10-27-07 bottle. Dark muddy brown. Sour taste! Malty dirt aroma. Overall - not enjoyable at all for me. Maybe I got a bad batch - but I am not sure I am willing to try much more of this to find that out.


 ucusty (1908), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/510/20
Nov 4, 2007  
Pours a rich shade of garnett with off white airy head. Musky/Malty aroma. Malts, caramel, and lemon with a slight skunky finish


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/102/54/20
Oct 28, 2007  
Rich maroon pour with a slight bit of cloudiness and a beige head. More importantly though, it smelled and tasted spoiled but it was bought almost immediately after being released... Musty, thick tart malt smell. Very sour, lemony, spoiled taste. Not good. bland and almost rotten tasting. I literally couldn’t take a 4th sip for the rating even, and cringed as I brought it to my mouth. I’d say it was an old bottle, but I know it wasn’t.


 CaptainCougar (5521), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 17, 2007  
Bottle thanks to RollinHard: Pours a transparent dark amber mahogany with a thin-lacing wispy off-white head. Aroma of toasty, grainy German malts with a hint of noble hops and mild tartness. Starts with a touch of caramel sweetness, quickly drying out toward a thinner, semi-tart doughy finish. Almost tastes like it’s in the early stages of an infection, but is otherwise pretty true to style.


Assurbanipaul (40), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2007  
Pours a dark clear amber with a ruby tint and a shallow head. Aroma is light, some nondescript malt. Taste is roasty malt, almost like plain toasted whole-grain bread. Grainy flavors, light nuttiness, well-caramelized malts, seems like a blend of many. A mild sweetness and a faint oven-roasted, coffee-like presence. Not a strong hop presence at all. Mouthfeel is medium to light, very smooth and easy to drink. Much maltier, more body than most US O-fests. Like drinking a piece of dry toast made from heavy bread.


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2007    Updated: Oct 2, 2007
Great Oktoberfest brew from the local boys. On tap @ Dutch’s Burgers (TCU): pours a mahogany/amber with a nice white head. Great malty taste that finishes well. Great with a meal. 12 oz. bottle: pours a mahogany/ruby color with an off-white head. Malty taste that reminds me of a bock beer with a little spice.



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