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 ‘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.
Slender mild-bodied red ale pits roasted chestnut glaze and sweet barley-oats base against discrete dry-hopped prop. Grain influence subsides quickly to subtle roasted nut finish. Serve to softhearted pilsner fans and lazy lagerheads.
Sessionable copper-toned amber goes down smooth, taking middle road as far as Germany’s stronger wheat ales are concerned. Tempered caramelized malts, bitter spice hops, and astringent alcohol bite never overwhelm.
Soft copper-toned ale conceals grain backbone below fuzzy red apple-grape fruitiness, becoming less efficient by waning phenol finish.
Spineless metallic autumn lager is washed-out. Cardboard-y bread-crusted Scotch vagary, watered down caramel malting, and faint red-fruited tingle fail to register properly. Astringent hop sop doesn’t help thin apple-pear-tangerine blur.
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.