Hoss Oktoberfest Lager
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.51
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Hoss is based on the Märzen lagers of Germany. Rich, layered malt notes, with some hints of cherry and dark notes, dominate while the unique addition of rye imparts a slightly earthy, spicy character. Hoss finishes crisp and dry, and its brilliant red-orange color is a toast to the late-summer sunsets that make the perfect backdrop for this beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of toffee, bread and spices. Moderate carbonation. Sweetish toffee, dry finish with some spices. Low bitterness. Liked the way the maltiness is clean but neither dull nor allowed to linger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2013
at 04:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a dark copper with small frothy white head. The aroma is rice, grain, and malt. Medium moutheel with sweet hop and light malt and dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2013
at 15:26
7/10
Tried
on 02 Apr 2013
at 06:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A hazed reddish amber marzen with a thick receding mocha head. In aroma, loads of sweet caramel malt with roasted notes, light cinnamon, not bad, In mouth, a sweet grainy malt with light berry notes, honey, a bit oxidized.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2013
at 13:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose and taste of rye, spicy hop, earthy malt and light spice. Medium body. Finishes dry. Crisp and clean.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2013
at 12:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This lager poured a deep amber colour with a fast living, off white, rocky head. No lacing. To the nose there are scents of cooked veggies, caramel and dough. First sip was smooth with a flavour all its own. Flavours of rye grain, resin hops and an almost leather flavour are most prodominant. Finish is bitter with strong hop finish.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2012
at 18:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draft at lucky baldwins Pasadena. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma of rye bread toast. Refreshing malty flavor with a crisp finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2012
at 14:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled 12/21/2011. Pours lightly hazy orange amber color with a small 1 finger off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Decent spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of apple, caramel, grape, biscuit, toast, rye, herbal, grass, and light earth. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance. Taste of big biscuit, caramel, rye, nuttiness, apple, toffee, toast, grape, grass, and light herbal spiciness. Lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, toast, rye, light fruits, nuttiness, and herbal on the finish for a bit. Great balance and complexity of flavors; with no cloying at all. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a great Oktoberfest style! Great flavor body and complexity; very smooth to drink. Really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 20:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Neighborhood, San Diego. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, notes of fruit and hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2012
at 23:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Red color and aroma of red fruit and caramel, although this is based on a marzen, color is more of a dunkel lager and much more flavor. Nice beer but the flavor would get cloying after a few.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2012
at 06:59