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.
Toasted caramel malts combine with clustered grains and chocolate notes for lovingly crafted pale-hued German knockoff. Muted spicy accents vie for attention ’til bittersweet finish dominated by fruity tones. Brewery defunct: 2006.
‘Classic’ Bavarian-styled copper-hued light-bodied Oktoberfest gains moderate mocha-wafted sweetness as butterscotch pleasantry increases. Carbolic hop perk brings bubbly champagne assertion, but watery finish hits the abyss.
Contract brewed Bavarian-styled ‘festival beer’ revives German immigrants’ ancient recipe. Corn sugared malting tenders toasted honey nut, Graham cracker, biscuit-y wheat, and fluctuant almond tones plus ripe apple-pear-apricot overture bracing salted hop fizz to dry birch finish, bettering most mainstream lagers.
Indistinct moderate-bodied marzen stays vacuous as faded orange-dried gourd snippet and warbly pecan-hazelnut toasting get lost behind fizzy hop astringency. Ho-hum mineral graining goes metallic.
Weak German-styled lager retains sullen malt balm as diacetyl mouthfeel, cardboard midst and dead end citrus slide mire dank soapy finish. A stinker!
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.