Ramstein Oktoberfest

Brewed by High Point Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Butler, New Jersey USA

This draft brew from the brewery poured a head of foamy finely sized light tan colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent uncarbonated copper brown colored body and an excellent lacing. The aroma was malty. The smooth mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt and Irish red malt. An OK brew just nothing special.

Bottle from Leopoldstoch. Pours copper with a rocky white head. Smells of nutty malt and some earthy hops. Taste is of sweet malt. Some tea like elements are present on the finish.

Bottle at oktoberfest at Dickinsonbeer’s. Poured a clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of toasted biscuit dough, some light floral hops. Flavor is some mostly malt-driven, with butterscotch, toffee, and a bit of grassy dryness, with some toasted caramelly biscuits. Decent enough.

I had this at Ludwigs in Philly by default because they didn’t have the 3 other beers I asked for. serendipitous, i guess. This was pretty darned good. surprisingly hoppy and very malty. I’m not the biggest fan of oktoberfests because there is usually little variance. This one packs a punch, too. I got pretty buzzed off of a .5 liter of franziskaner and this fucker.

sampled at brewery and bought a growler. Deep copper with lively carbonation. Aroma is toasted malt, bread, and caramel, some floral hops. Taste is nice, malty, and smooth, toasted and dry biscuity malt apparent well balanced with hops. at 6.5 %, no alcohol is apparent. I thought the last Oktoberfest I had was the best one I had, but this is a beer that one ups it for sure. Very fresh.

New batch from Greg. This one comes in at 6.5% abv. Pours a deep gold, light copper with nice delicate carbonation and a fluffy lasting white head. Aroma is loaded with toasted malts, light munich, and caramel hints. Nice light caramel malts and toastiness in the flavor, bready malts, light herbal bitter finish. Body is so smooth and loaded with tons of malt, wihtout even coming close to being too sweet. Awesomely smooth and lingering finish that makes you want more. The best Oktoberfest I have ever had. Greg nailed this one.

Unique take on a Marzen. Ramstein O-fest has a toasted aroma and a definite maltier palate and spicy aftertaste than what I’m used to in a Marzen.

On tap at Andy’s. Solid red-brown oktober. Good malt flavor with a slight bit of hops playing around. Good representation of the style but not up to par with Ramstein’s other beers, but that might just be because they are so good at wheats