Musty orange rot and sourly cidered green grape esters given brown leaf astringency for murkily defined marzen-style lager.
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THREES HEREAFTER OKTOBERFEST LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, dry leafy hop astringency, earthen truffle mustiness, floral-herbed heather honey bittering and lightly pungent fungi musk stay subtle above crusty Vienna-malted sourdough breading of midrange marzen.
DYCKMAN OKTOBERFEST
Off-dry marzen lets honeyed tea dewiness, musty orange musk and dried prune mildness reach cloy honeyed Vienna malting. And its pasty lagered malts prove cloy.
SLOOP OKTOBERFEST
On tap at Ambulance, worthy marzen benefits from honeyed kilned malting that promotes mild brown-breaded sugared biscuit sweetness to contrast dry peppery herbage and leafy hop astringency.
SINGLECUT INEXPLICABLY USED UMLAUT OKTOBERFEST
FLYING FISH OKTOBERFISH 2018
Well-balanced autumnal offering laces spritzy cinnamon-spiced caramel malting with leafy hop foliage and wispy pecan nuttiness over mildly earthen bottom. Easygoing seasonal fare for the masses.
SIERRA NEVADA / WEIHENSTEPHAN OKTOBERFEST 2018
Fairly distinguished collaboration with masterful German brewery stays crisply clean as balanced blend of sweetly caramelized Vienna malts, leafy Sterling hop foliage and wet-papered autumnal spices leave rounded mouthfeel.
GUN HILL TRIED AND TRUE HARVEST LAGER
SMUTTYNOSE OKTOBERFEST LAGER
Honeyed orange-apple-pear fruiting gains dry-spiced cereal graining to contrast lightly embittered leafy hop earthiness of stable marzen.
BOULDER DRAGONHOSEN IMPERIAL OKTOBERFEST
Well rounded and stylishly bold Oktoberfest evenly distributes cereal-grained caramel toasting, dewy peat earthiness, chestnut-roasted pecan sugaring and brown-sugared molasses sinew. Rye-spiced pumpernickel breading and dried-fruited raisin, prune and black cherry undertones add depth.
DU CLAW MAD BISHOP OKTOBERFEST
Brusque autumnal medium body “leads us not into temptation” with its lightly pungent raw-honeyed graining and leafy hop foliage. Mild ethanol burn weighs down brown-sugared caramel roast and gunky sour fruiting.
FOOLPROOF AUGTOBERFEST
On tap at Doherty’s, delightful autumnal moderation (circa 2015) works well within its limited stylistic range. Sweet honey-glazed orange spritz and dry lemon tartness dampened by leafy hop resin above light caramel malting. In the deep recess, dry earthen wood tones contrast sugared citrus spicing.