Understated moderate-bodied Marzen-styled session beer perfect for lawn mowing. Sugary dough opening and crusty white bread plainness counter softly spiced sour citrus splurge. Sporadic orange, apricot, and fig nuances splash across spritz-y Seltzer fizzing of crisp, clean refreshment, avoiding bland neutrality by a whisker.
Sassy Marzen-styled seasonal utilizes suitable Munich and Vienna malts to create red-fruited barley-roasted almond-toasted sweetness countering hop-spiced orange peel bittering. Tangy apple, apricot, pear, and tangerine ripeness soaks into alcohol whir of robust lager that could be mistaken for crisp red ale in a sec. Busier than most in its stylistic range.
Subtly straightforward hay-hued pilsner prudently lightens floral hops and orange-tangelo sourness while retaining robust malted grain richness.
Too light, unassuming for serious consideration despite claim to fame as first Oktoberfest brewed in 1872. Sweet brown sugared molasses malts enrich gentle barley-rye toasting as softening red ale-like citric hop spiciness dissipates rapidly, leaving toffee aftertaste tentative.
Quaffed at Boulder Octoberfest ’03, off-dry autumnal ‘marzen’ retains nutty hop zip. Sweet spruced citrus serenity and gourd-like souring inflate creamy Graham crackered caramel malting. Dewy wet-leafed slumber suits fall season.
Promising nut aroma rewards equally compelling barleymalt sweetness, caramel mocha richness, and maple sap thickness to milk chocolate finish. Dark fruit flash and bitter hop dash provide calm backdrop.
Sugary toasted malt essence backed by tamped-down hops and dry mocha before diverting fizz tingle calmly upends roasted barley pleasantries. Brewery defunct: 2006.
Moderate orange-soured coriander-spiced entry embraces barley-rye backdrop of translucent amber moderation ’til fuzzy off-dry citric finish thwarts mineral-grained nucleus. Brewery defunct: 2007.
Despite thick sinewy yeast resin, spice-hopped wheat brew (a.k.a. Burgerbrau Oktoberfest Bier) remains mellow, gaining sweet malt warmth for lingered apple-banana tartness. But tepid lightness expels grain plunge.
Bittersweet grains given brisk-hopped dark citrus compensation at first sip. Then, burnt wood mouthfeel and orange notes emerge for crisp yeast-backed mineral finish. But lack of resilience lowers its true Bavarian appeal.
Rust-hued bubbly-headed caramel-scented Vienna-styled marzen accompanies creamy chocolate malts with delicate hops and grainy nuts. Mocha ascendance puts ‘doublemint non-filtered’ ale closer to thriftier less filling porter.
Translucently straw-hued, musty-scented, amber-grained middleweight offers bread-y cardboard frontage, candied apple register, and impending muted caramel sweetness to contrast lively sharp-hopped lemon tang, but cloy corn syrupy alcohol slurp inundating dank diacetyl finish overrides initial promise.