Freaktoberfest (pre-2015)
Coney Island Brewing Company in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.55
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Beer creeps and lager freaks! Arise and taken possesion of this bewitched offering of the season crafted to lure your spirit’s deepest rapture. Conjured to exorcise the grim horrors of the armies of soulless drafts everywhere.
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3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Notes from March 2009 Getting nostalgic over brunch with my brother(particularly, remembering juice boxes of Ecto Cooler that would accompany our school lunches), this beer get mentioned & subsequently reached for in & underneath my still to unpack luggage. Brewed one time for Halloween. Questionably fresh, but since it was being served at EBF, I'm assuming the grotesque amounts of red no.6 has preserved it well enough to show. Poured into a 24oz iced tea tumbler. The color is a cross between violet & cranberry. The head is pink & wispy, leaving just a trail a film. Darker then kriek or negligently mixed Kool-Aid, we can't help but giggle & gasp & lose appetite for out lunch all at the same time. Smell-wise, hugely disappointing. We were honestly expecting something resembling 10% fruit juice. Confusing scents of toffee, raisins, grass, & scorched newspaper. No one wants to drink it now. Unless it makes me vomit, as a rule, I don't throw beer out. So I close my eyes & take a sip. Bitter rind & grassy notes are my first impressions. Stale caramel, mixed nuts, & newspaper on the follow through. Piny hops make a sincere impression. Carbonation is micro-beaded. The feel, slightly wheaty & itchy. A little dirty with the flavor of soil. You can't help but clench your throat when it hits your tongue. The color makes any other notion but citrus-y sweet seemingly unpalatable. Finish is plastic-y. My mouth is a bit numb. Try as I might, I(my brother bowed early) can't finish this. I'm just not that coordinated enough to eat & drink with my eyes completely shut. A pretty hoppy amber with a disinfected dead malt profile all together dyed the color of fruit punch. I'd sooner mix in half a He'Brew Origin & some Gatorade mix & lie to myself rather then endure this again. A headache sinks in & that is the end of that. : -
Tried
from Can
on 12 Nov 2024
at 22:17
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Brown bottle, from Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), with Louise and Luc, savoured on September 27 2013; eye: caramel, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: spent grains, Madeira, oxidation, light maple extract; mouth: light acridness, malt, caramel, acrid finale with presence of oxidation, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, sticky texture; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, de Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), avec Louise et Luc, savourée le 27 septembre 2013; œil : caramel, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : drèche, madère, oxydation, léger extrait d’érable; bouche : légère âcreté, malt, caramel, finale âcre avec présence d’oxydation, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture collante; en résumé : décevante
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2014
at 06:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Hay Merchant. Pours a clear pinkish red with large creamy pink head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is A floral hop and pine. Medoum mouthfeel with a bitter hop bite and bitter finish. A decent brew from coney Island.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2012
at 17:57
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
first let me say this is not an octoberfest nor marzen, forget about that. This is some kind of rouge colored beer that may think its approaching fest intaste but never gets there. Yes, it is purplish red on the pour. BTW had this on tap at bocktown monaca. Smells like any other clean beer. Thin creamy head. Nice lacing. Weird flavors of bitter sensations. Finish is medicinal. Yes, you can be sure this is not an october fest - I’d say it is a veggie spice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2012
at 11:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle@ Table and Vine. Lager glass shows an interesting red ruby color with a full pink head. It kind of looks like Mountain Dew Code Red. Low carbonation. Nose has some grain and substantial hop notes. The flavor starts with light caramel and light fruit notes. The finish has lots of hop bite. Lingering hop bitterness. The funny thing is, it kind of works as an IPA... the only problem is I was wanting a Marzen; Which this CLEARLY isn’t. Don’t expect an Octoberfest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2012
at 17:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating(but apparently from last year). Pours lightly hazy reddish copper color with a nice 2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Good spotty lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of pear, apple, raisin, caramel, toast, molasses, biscuit, nuttiness, and light earthiness. Pretty nice aromas with good strength and balance. Taste of caramel, pear, raisin, toast, toffee, apple, molasses, biscuit, earth, and light herbal spiciness. Lingering notes of caramel, pear, raisin, toast, molasses, biscuit, earth, and light herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and robustness of flavors; almost zero cloying sweetness present on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with almost zero warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a nice Oktoberfest style. Nice balance and robustness of flavors; very smooth to drink. This is fairly on par with the style as well. Definitely an enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2012
at 19:55