Red Brick Octoberfest (2007-2008)

On draught at Taco Mac Lindbergh. Pours a clear copper with minimal off-white crown. Aroma needs glass warming to increase nose, but still rather weak - hints of minor spice, but full of sweet caramel malt and a bit of biscuit. Flavour is sweet all the way through to a smooth and uninteresting finish. Definitely an easy drinker but if I’m going to look for a maerzen to drink, I’ll stick with other varieties. Low carbonation and medium body makes this easy to drink in addition to the unaggressive flavour. Again, decent, but not something that will stand out in my mind in the crowd of octoberfests coming out around this time of year.

I found it to be a bit bitter but otherwise decent. I know not everyone is a fan of Samuel Adam’s beers but, to me, the Sam Octoberfest is a better choice.

tap@ Tacomac, Johns Creek. clear,deep copper. Earthy musty aroma. Hints of rust. Flavor has a bit of corn and lots of hops in the finish. Kinda bitter or an Oktoberfest. It is not bad, not close to stye in anyway.

A clean amber pour with a foamy off white head. A bit of a brown sugar aroma. A hint of sulfur flavor on this beer just not what I expected from the aroma. Palate is solid but carbonation is foamy. My least favorite beer from here.

on tap-pours a dissipating light tan head and amber color. Aroma is medium malt-peat. Taste is medium malt-peat, caramel/smoky earthy hops (English?) OK carbonation.

Pours a nice, dark, translucent coppery brown with a decent head. Aroma is strong and malty, with overtones of spice. Flavor is rich and lively and mainly malty, and has hints of cloves and cinnamon. There is just a little hop component and minimal bitterness. Leaves a jazzy, pleasant aftertaste.

Draught. This is anything but a marzen. Color is mid to light copper with serious lack of depth and character. But hey... it was free.

Copper, nice sized beige head. Very sweet aroma, and an initially very sweet, caramelly flavor. Some crips hop bite inthe finish, but mostly a lot of caramel. Pretty tasty. Sampled at Asheville Brewgrass 2007.