Marzen
Russell Brewing Company in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular Out of Production|
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6.58
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Märzen, which means "March" in German, is a classic German beer style created before the invention of refrigeration. Back then, brewers weren't able to brew lagers during the summer months the temperatures were too high for the lager yeast to ferment properly. So in March, brewers would stockpile beer which was cellared in cold, dark caves during the summer. In October, when temperatures had cooled, and it was time to brew again the remaining beer was pulled from the caves and enjoyed by the towns people in a celebration we now call Oktoberfest.
Russell Märzen is copper-coloured lager which rich, toasted malt aroma balanced by the clean bitterness of German Hops and distinct noble hop aroma. Perfect for paring with roasted meats and harvest vegetables.
Russell Märzen is copper-coloured lager which rich, toasted malt aroma balanced by the clean bitterness of German Hops and distinct noble hop aroma. Perfect for paring with roasted meats and harvest vegetables.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - Caramel and dark toffee with a touch of twig. Deep amber with a decent white head. Toffee, some dark malts and cocoa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2017
at 19:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy amber color, white head. Aroma of caramel biscuit. Taste is similar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 18:10
8/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 18:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on the RBWG bus
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 19:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Vertbaconstrips to Ferris to me to the bus at RBWG in Asheville. Pours golden amber with white head. Nose and taste of light toast, cracker malt and lemon. Medium body. Good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 22:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the RBWG 2014 bus. Pours a near clear with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of bread and sweet grains with a hint of biscuit. Flavor has has a bread and biscuit note that grows in sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 06:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Darby’s, Vancouver
Copper color, with small sized head. The aroma is nice with cereals, light toffee, caramel, fudge and a touch of vanilla. The flavor is good but less inspiring, with a fairly nice malt and caramel flavor; correct bitterness. Easy but pleasant; many Märzen in Germany are worse than this.
Copper color, with small sized head. The aroma is nice with cereals, light toffee, caramel, fudge and a touch of vanilla. The flavor is good but less inspiring, with a fairly nice malt and caramel flavor; correct bitterness. Easy but pleasant; many Märzen in Germany are worse than this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2012
at 08:41
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber, Golden head. Light honeyish aroma. Medium to light body, lacks a bit chewyness. Nice crisp hops on a honeyish malt base. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2010
at 12:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, pours a dark copper colour. Light aroma of caramel malts and hops. Flavour is a nice balance of hops and malts, with a light grain undertone. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2010
at 17:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden-amber. Thin head. The aroma has a nice caramel accent. Toasty, with a sort of nutty, earthy background. Not especially smooth, but it has some nice malt flavours.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2010
at 23:26