Oktoberfest
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
5.44
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Rich and toasty Märzen-style beer
Our proud German heritage shines through in our homage to arguably the world’s greatest festival. A traditional Märzen-style beer, our Leinenkugel’s® Oktoberfest has a toasted malt flavor and subtle, spicy hop notes that make it perfect for celebrating fall in true German fashion. So let your steins runneth over.
Our proud German heritage shines through in our homage to arguably the world’s greatest festival. A traditional Märzen-style beer, our Leinenkugel’s® Oktoberfest has a toasted malt flavor and subtle, spicy hop notes that make it perfect for celebrating fall in true German fashion. So let your steins runneth over.
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4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Pour is a copper with a big white head. Aroma is non-existant. Flavor is much the same. No real malts or hops are present. Finish is watery and bland. Not a marzen.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2006
at 14:48
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
I am not a huge fan of this brewer. This was my first try of this particular brew and I doubt that I will try it again.+++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bronze color with a medium tan head. There was a strong sour malt aroma. The flavor was light sour malt. It was drier than it smelled. It generally tasted like a typical macro with just a slightly stronger malt body. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2004
at 20:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear amber body, persistent pillowy light cream head. Earthy, biscuity, toasted grain aroma. The body is watered-down but maintains traditional Oktoberfest flavors of grain, biscuit, toast, and a touch of caramel. No off-flavors. Light bitterness. The thin body keeps this from being offensive as many beers of this style border on.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2004
at 23:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. A good try at a Wisconsin Okto that is hamstring by megabrew constraints. Decently golden brown color and foamy head. A nice amber malt character, but nothing that says it’s anything but a lager with a few darker grains thrown in. No real faults as a beer, but Oktos are too easy a style to go bland in.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2004
at 08:43
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Standard lager aroma. Light orange and clear. Small, thin head. Medium bodied lager flavor with some bread and bitter hops in the finish.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2003
at 23:37
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Update with an improvement: What happens when you make a clean lager and include a hefty dose of caramel malt, a modicum of Munich malt, and light hopping? You get a sweetish characterful lager, but it is not an Oktoberfest/Marzen in my book. This is a nice beer, well balanced and drinkable. Perhaps a tad light in body, giving it a wateriness. Nice spicy hops in the nose, if understated.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2002
at 07:16