Octoberfest
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
5.51
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Saranac Octoberfest is a rich flavorful lager. We use imported two-row and crystal malt and balance it with the pleasant bitterness of Saaz and Tettang hops.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Paid $1.69 for a 12 oz. bottle@ Julio’s Liquors. Used a lager glass. Totally clear orange color with small thin white head. Nose is lightly toasted grain. Taste is real weak with a thin watery texture. Taste is faint caramel malt and light weak hop. This is below average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2012
at 16:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty nose with toast, crisp-bread, orange peel and treacle toffee. Malty taste with notes of dark bread, toast, orange peel, treacle, crisp-bread and a mild spicy bitterness. Medium body, with some malt sweetness. Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2011
at 14:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Drank this one side by side with Schlafly Oktoberfest for comparison. Pours an attractive clear amber with a small white head. It has a caramel malt aroma that’s also a touch grainy. The flavor is a roasted caramel malt and mild hops that leads to a mildly bitter finish. It’s light to medium bodied and has a nice balance. It edges out the Schlafly in my ratings, which differs from the consensus score here. Oh well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2009
at 23:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a coppery orange with a very large foamy head. Grain and grass dominate the nose, but it seems like there is a very faint smell of oranges (and I’m thinking \"what the heck is that\" to myself and wondering if something is seriously wrong with me.) This mystery presence of oranges also seems to be present across the palate, but it is a little more of a sour presence... hmmm... still, it is faint enough to not interfere dramatically with the creamy texture and sweet and earthy maltiness the beer offers. It is not a dynamic oktoberfest, but serviceable, none-the-less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2009
at 21:25
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Orangeish-brown pour with a small white head. Slightly earthy aroma of grain and caramel. Similar taste but with a VERY forward malt sensation. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2008
at 19:44