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.

Easygoing moderate-bodied Oktoberfest fades politely spice-hopped almond-toasted marzipan nicety into freshly baked bread swirl and citric-candied honeyed wheat backdrop. Phenolic vegetal earthiness as well as metallic acidity kept to minimum for thin session beer.

Toasted ‘Marzen-style’ lager celebrates Oktoberfest year round, but lacks substantial up-front grain depth. Initial smoked wood pleasantry relinquished for floral hop and dried tobacco illusions, leading to wintry nutmeg-cinnamon spicing before muted red apple ripple, ripe peach tang, and cherry-nectarine-fig medley casually wisp by. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Not only could you smell the skunked malt pungency of this harvest gold pilsner at a distance but its musty washed-out finish also mires effectiveness. Subtle mocha pleasantries and burnt caramel malts shine through delicately hop-fizzed wheat undercurrent to form sweet buttery finish.

Tepid German-styled autumnal moderation. Dry musty fruiting and slick malt sweetness can’t propel standard dark amber mediocrity.