Marzen

Russell Brewing Company in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular Out of Production

Score

6.58

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 35

Ticks: 11

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.

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5.8

Ferris (26026) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 8 years ago

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

Travlr (30173) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 11 years ago

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

jcwattsrugger (14787) ticked Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 11 years ago

Tried on 17 Mar 2014 at 18:09

6.5

Sledutah (12313) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 11 years ago

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

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2014 at 19:22

6.5

jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 11 years ago

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

deyholla (22727) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 12 years ago

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

fiulijn (28382) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 13 years ago

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.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2012 at 08:41

jhaase (14816) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 15 years ago

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

mcberko (47456) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 15 years ago

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

Oakes (33493) reviewed Marzen from Russell Brewing Company 15 years ago

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