Oktoberfest
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
6.61
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Cleveland’s celebration of Oktoberfest dates to the mid 1800’s when German immigrants gathered at outdoor beer gardens like Haltnorth’s and Kindvater’s St. Clair Gardens. Our amber lager with rich malt flavor and noble hops honors Cleveland’s diverse cultural heritage.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Near perfect assimilation of the German festbier. Nice malt profile, with a crisp hop back end. Malts are smooth and flavorful, malt finish, malt lingers. Now I miss Being in Germany in September....
Tried
on 28 Aug 2014
at 19:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Drinkable and sessionable, and that’s all that matters really for this style. Pours orange with good head and lacing. Lightly caramelized malt. Finishes a touch sour, with some booze taste. Tap at Smoke and Barrel.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2014
at 08:56
7/10
Tried
on 19 Jul 2014
at 14:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle courtesy of queenholly, Thanks so much for getting this one for me! Nose is distinctively fruity hops with a solid amount of caramel malt. Very pleasing aroma…. The flavor is hearty with nice doses of bready malt, toasted grain and the fruity hops comes through in the finish. The texture is thick and chewy… damn nice. This brew can give any top notch German Marzen serious competition. I immediately wanted to drink more of it. Too bad I can’t buy this anywhere in New England.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2013
at 18:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle. Bright amber orange color. Modest rocket beige head with nice Belgian lace. Aroma is zesty toasted malt with a sulphury metallic twinge. Crisp toasted malt flavor has lovely complex hops to balance the malty backbone. This is a nice example of an American tribute to a classic German traditional fest style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 19:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle) nice clear amber with a small white head; aroma of stewed fruit; rich clean balanced flavour with a long light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2013
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle, best by 10/06/12. Oops. Pours amber with a thick haze of medium particles. Toasty malt and caramel, toffee aroma. Toffee caramelly flavor with toastiness. Palate on the light side of medium. It’s a solid one even if it’s a year old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2013
at 23:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Clear golden color, small white head. Aroma of baking biscuits. Taste is raw brown bread dough, very raw malt dominated. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2012
at 14:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from jcos, 11/4/12
Aroma: The nose is fairly sweet, toffee, brown sugar, bread, and notes of earth and grass
Appearance: Pours a clear orange color with a small off-white head and light lace-work
Flavor: Medium-heavy sweet, rich, and malty, with a little balance from the earth/grass, but not much
Palate: It has a medium body (leaning slightly light), with average carbonation, and a sticky/cloying finish
Overall Impression: Thanks Kramer! Overall, this beer is a little too sticky and a little too sweet. It felt too cloying, and lacked the needed balance. I generally enjoy Great Lakes’ beers, and there were some good components to this one, but I don’t think it was for me.
Aroma: The nose is fairly sweet, toffee, brown sugar, bread, and notes of earth and grass
Appearance: Pours a clear orange color with a small off-white head and light lace-work
Flavor: Medium-heavy sweet, rich, and malty, with a little balance from the earth/grass, but not much
Palate: It has a medium body (leaning slightly light), with average carbonation, and a sticky/cloying finish
Overall Impression: Thanks Kramer! Overall, this beer is a little too sticky and a little too sweet. It felt too cloying, and lacked the needed balance. I generally enjoy Great Lakes’ beers, and there were some good components to this one, but I don’t think it was for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2012
at 15:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Sweet vegetal malt aroma. Hazy amber with a large off-white head. Sweet vegetal malt and funky bitter hops flavor. Medium body. Eww.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2012
at 15:59