Oktoberfest
DC Brau Brewing Company in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.49
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Canned. Pours your standard amber brown. Caramel malts bread, pretty light bodied
Drake (22934) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
12 ounce can from State Line, 9/19/22. Hazy copper, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of toffee, stone fruit. Taste is caramel, toffee, stone fruit. Well balanced. Nice.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Super clear amber and copper coloured body with a thinnish, two to three centimetre tall off-white head that fades fast and barely leaves a lace on the top of the clear body. Aroma of relatively pungent, caramely and fairly cerealy malts with a bit of a nuttiness to it as well, but much stronger than any hops that are picked up and only a sliver of light spiciness that seems to come from the yeast which does leave a bunch of bread behind in the nose. Light to Medium-bodied; Very malty and metallic flavours dominate at first with a lot of nuts and earthiness and a dry, herbal quality that brings out more of the bitterness, but from the malts, almost nothing in here from hops, with a big bready and yeast quality on the end that hits almost like a pumpkin. Aftertaste shows the bitterness and some full-bodied malts, but less on the sweetness and complexity, with a lot of earthy, nutty and lightly spiced malt and yeast components here, as you'd expect. Overall, a very lager-y oktoberfest/marzen with a complex malt characteristic, but almost nothing from the sugars or hops here, slightly disappointing, but the yeast is strong as well, which brings it about on par with others from the style around this area. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 23-August-2021 for US$2,00 sampled at my house here in Washington on 07-October-2021.
omhper (44752) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Canned at SBWF. Clear amber, small head. Bready caramel aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly malt and mild hay-like hops. Fairly low bitterness. Very American styled festbier.
PMgep (4081) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
From can, Stockholm beer and whisky festival. Clear yellow colour, faint malty aroma, malty taste.
GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12-16 oz draft pour at Snallygaster courtesy of DC Brau’s Brandon Skall, thank you! Amber with off-white head. Aromas of malt, herbs, spices. Tastes of sweet malt, spices, wheat. Medium body with a dry finish. Nicely done!
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Scion. Poured a slightly hazy amber color, medium sized white head. Aroma was light roasted malt notes, some caramel. Flavor was a heavy German malts, with light earthy hops. Would probably drink this again if it was on tap.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Nice session ale with lots of good barley profile. Pours amber with good head and lacing. Finishes a little bitter. Tap at whole foods
Travlr (30173) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at Paradiso Georgetown. Hazy amber color, fluffy white head. Aroma of lightly toasted biscuit, light caramel. Taste has subtle mixed fruit on a malty and sweet background. Decent.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Oktoberfest from DC Brau Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled and then 32oz growler from the brewery. Pours a murky, hazy, caramel amber with some thin, white head. Nose is true to style, but mild, quite a bit of malt, some caramel, some cracker, a little bit of fruit, some candy sugar lurking too, mild soap, mild orange, yeast. Flavor is a mix of crisp lemon and orange, sweet malt, some brown sugar, some honey, a little candy sugar, some cracker, a little raisin, a little dried apple, some mild soap. Slightly sweet finish. Fairly true to style, although I like my marzens a bit more gristy.