Oktoberfest
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.26
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Oktoberfest is our seasonal Marzen Style Lager. Originally brewed a couple of hundred years ago to celebrate the betrothal of the Crown Prince of Bavaria, we’re helping keep the tradition alive by brewing Oktoberfest every fall for our most royal/loyal followers. Blue Point Oktoberfest is a rare example of the traditional German Oktoberfest style, particularly on the East coast where autumn seasonals are more common.
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3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Crisp light golden body with a tonne of bubbles rising from the bottom, a very thick tan head, as well. Aroma of corn, caramel, yeast, funky basement and a bit more corn. Light-bodied; Pretty awful caramel and corn flavour with some yeast taste and a lot of very foul malt tastes. Aftertaste is just as potent - bad, strong and not flavourful in a good way at all. Overall, a pretty bad beer - even for a marzen. I wouldn’t recommend this at all to anyone, even for someone who’s looking for a marzen with a mild taste. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 04-September-2010, sampled at home in Washington on 18-November-2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2010
at 22:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours ruby amber into a shaker. Off-white head recedes to hug rim. Nutmeg aromas. Upfront sweet candy corn and allspice with a lasting caramel finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2010
at 19:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
pression. ambre, blanche. malt, grains, aspect marzen, pale malt, qcq fruits noirs, baies, ester? fine amertume. Pas mal pour la saison et je la trouve nettement plus onctueuse que ces rivales allemandes.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2010
at 16:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Some store in Carroll Gardens six-pack ($11): Light amber scotch color with a quickly dissipating head. Those dry German hops predominate the aroma. Really smooth. Minor bitterness. Good amount of malts. Metallic finish. Some aftertaste. Nothing great, but a perfectly good session beer.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2010
at 18:47
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home .... thanks to nimbleprop for this one .... copper ...thin white lacing .. sweet malt lager nose ... sweet lagery again malt ... light hop ... really not my thing
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2010
at 10:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Spuyten Duyvil, New York
Hazy amber color: Creamy aroma, malt and straws. Smooth mouthfeel, reasonable malt flavor, medium-light body, light vanilla touch; low bitterness. Pleasant.
Hazy amber color: Creamy aroma, malt and straws. Smooth mouthfeel, reasonable malt flavor, medium-light body, light vanilla touch; low bitterness. Pleasant.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2009
at 14:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle pours a crystal clear slightly copper orange with a frothy, active white head. Crisp, malty aroma, dry crackers, biscuit, a little vegetal. Flavor is classic octoberfest, malty, sweet, caramel, honey, crackers. Wet finish. Sessionable, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2009
at 17:24
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly’s, 11/8/09
Aroma: The nose is mostly malty, fairly mild, some caramel too
Appearance: Pours a clear orange color with a frothy white head
Flavor: A pretty average, typical of the style, malty and bready flavor
Palate: Light body, watery mouthfeel, drinkable, not much else
Overall Impression: This is a fairly boring brew, not bad, just not very exciting. Nothing very exciting going on here, not much else to say, it just is what it is. An adventure-less attempt at the Oktoberfest style.
**Just submitted a Photo for this one as well, as it was missing one.
Aroma: The nose is mostly malty, fairly mild, some caramel too
Appearance: Pours a clear orange color with a frothy white head
Flavor: A pretty average, typical of the style, malty and bready flavor
Palate: Light body, watery mouthfeel, drinkable, not much else
Overall Impression: This is a fairly boring brew, not bad, just not very exciting. Nothing very exciting going on here, not much else to say, it just is what it is. An adventure-less attempt at the Oktoberfest style.
**Just submitted a Photo for this one as well, as it was missing one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2009
at 20:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear amber color with a one-finger head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is slightly nutty and grainy lighty toasty caramel with a faint stone fruit note. Taste is toasted malts, caramel, plum and other stone fruits and a faint nutty note. Finish of faint, muted hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2009
at 14:07
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
Weak mushroomy aroma of barley malt. Immaculately clear amber, with a thin white head. Barley flavor, a bit on the tinny side. Slightly creamy mouthfeel with tart cherries and vanilla in the end. An undetermined bitterness throughout. It has some unique qualities, but misses the mark too.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2009
at 18:03