On tap at Ambulance, complacent autumnal marzen caresses modestly dewy earthiness with spritzy orange-dried lemon oiling and subtle toffee-spiced malting. Unassumingly underwhelming.
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CENTRAL WATERS OCTOBERFEST
On tap at Ambulance, sweet-breaded caramel malting gains lightly spiced dried fruiting and mild chestnut respite over cardboard-bound buttered biscuit base of moderate-bodied marzen.
GOOSE ISLAND KELLER MARZEN
“Classic cold-cellared German lager” brewed in collaboration with Spaten Brauerei stays crisply clean as doughy yeast enticement brings biscuity breading to light lemon-rotted musk, musty peat earthiness and leafy hop astringency. Spritzy carbolic pep awakens the tongue.
KANE BIERHALLE MARZEN
On tap at Plank Pizza, likable marzen-styled lager places spoiled citrus musk next to wet leafy hop mossing. Earthen Saaz hop earthiness embellishes musky orange-rotted lemon spoilage to nicely counteract its sugary pilsner-Vienna malt glaze.
GOOSE ISLAND FEST BIER
On tap at Biggie’s, dry light-bodied marzen (formerly Goose Oktoberfest) greets dewy earthen peat with floral-spiced Hallertau hops and baked breaded rye malts. Dried apricot and orange illusions fade in the recess.
LONE EAGLE MY FAVORITE MARZEN
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, dewy earthen minerality picks up sedate toffee-candied sweetness and baked-breaded Vienna malting for stylishly fine moderation.
SAMUEL ADAMS OCTOBERFEST – 2016
Satisfactory 2016 version soaks orange-oiled lemon souring and sweet-spiced red cherry undertones into crisp leafy hop setting and minor gourd earthiness.
FIRESTONE WALKER OAKTOBERFEST MARZEN
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, mild marzen links lightly creamed raw-honeyed Augustiner Vienna malting and biscuity lager yeast to serene citric-spiced briskness and dewy leafy-hopped earthiness. Note: ‘Oak’ in Oaktoberfest refers to Oakland, California’s annual beer festival instead of any true oak influence on the flavor.
SAUCONY CREEK X RESERVE BOCKTOBERFEST
On tap at Plank Pizza, casual Bavarian-styled bock/marzen merger brings autumnal brown-sugared pumpkin pie spicing to sharp hop astringency and toasted biscuit spine. Ancillary toffee-sweetened dried fruiting registers below gourd-informed surface, leaving these timid bock aspects in the dust.
SUNKEN CITY SUNKTOBERFEST
Bettering the majority of American-made marzen lagers, middling medium-bodied fall seasonal offers muddled molasses-buttered toffee sweetness to dry leafy hop bittering, mild tea-like dewiness, light sugar spicing and brown-breaded bottom. Nothing distinctive, but quite refreshing.
ABITA OCTOBERFEST
Off-balanced marzen lager lacks distinct flavor profile. Spicy dry-hopped murk and bland crystal-pale malting become overly astringent. Earthen grape mold sours citric-perfumed musk and nutty brown-breaded base.
JACK’S ABBY SMOKED MARZEN
Ineffective copper-hazed Octoberfest-styled rauchbier loses initial beechwood-flamed campfire sentiment and peat-smoked barleymalt access to less appealing lemon-soured briskness. Maple-glazed bacon niche muted by arid carbolic fizz.
