Sweetwater Tavern Octoberfest

A knock darker and a bit more orange than their PA. Light head. Smooth cereal flavor, light bittering, nutty sweetness. Light tanginess in the finish -- also light toastiness. Watery at times, not much character.

Excellent Oktoberfest. One of the nicer beers available from Sweetwater. Easy to enjoy with the majority of their food selections.

Hmmm, light floral hops. Interesting subdued malt character. Not really anything particularly special, but certainly a good beer to have with a sweetwater tavern steak =).

Sweetwater Tavern’s Oktoberfest pours to a beautiful, bright, light amber color with a nice white head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose is packed with aromas of sweet malt, toast, and nuts. This is balanced with some good grassy hop aromatics as well. The palate is firm, with really good sweet malt flavors paired with lots of toasty and nutty notes as well. The body is very round and clean, making this beer very smooth and drinkable. This beer finishes with more toasty and nutty flavors up front, and then is balanced to perfection, with some nice hop bitterness. This is an excellent, hearty, balanced version of marzen, with plenty of malt flavor and character. This malt accented brew went fantastic with a big, juicy, hickory barbecue burger, and seasoned fries. This beer would also work well with a number of their Southwestern dishes. If you ever find yourself in Northern Virginia, make it a point to stop by one of Sweetwater’s three locations.

and with this another year of average octoberfest beers comes to a close. A nice light drinkable beer, but lacking any heavy hop or spice flavors. Kinda watery.