Climax Brewing Company Hoffmann Oktoberfest

Hoffmann Oktoberfest

 

Climax Brewing Company in Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn
Score
6.71
ABV: 6.2% IBU: 18 Ticks: 5
Oktoberfest is typically available from August to November and has toasty
caramel and malty flavor. It is made from German Noble Hops and massive
amounts of Munich Malt, which give it an orange color.
 

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at Ginger man. Pours a nice dark. Nice sweetness. Caramel etc. Pretty decent stuff.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
From a bottle with a blue and white checkered diamonds label, gold leaves in the middle. The bottle actually does not say climax on it, this is labeled as Hoffmanns Lager Beer Oktoberfest. Very nice good smelling darker beer but not brown nor black in color. Wew, hitting the buds, this beer really comes across as tart and I’m liking it. Funky tart farmy thing going on here. Very good carbonation. There must be some farmy wild yeast in there. Near sizzle cutting sour on the palate, very enjoyable since I like sour brews. I’m telling you, this borders on some of the better tasting sour or tart brews I’ve had. Mild and friendly yet interesting beer. Reminds me of beers I get from indigo imp. I hope I’m not interpreting an infected brew as a wild sour. Very nice crisp finish. Just enough hop presence to smooth it out in the end. As a sour beer lover, this has got to be some of the best fest I’ve tasted. Probably should not be in this style even tho it says oktoberfest on it. I should have bought a sixpack of this stuff. Was pretty cheap as I recall. House of 1000 beers. An unexpected pleasure for the evening. Yum. Hides its 6% well, no sign of alky in this sour soda pop mess.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2011 at 15:25

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Nice slightly hazy amber coloured body with a copper tint and a thin tan head. Aroma of very nice and pungent malt, a good caramel and toffee scent, a very light amount of spices and a touch of grapes. Light-bodied; Strong sour and citric flavour at first with an odd malt note, some yeast flavours and a very distinct fruit flavour with lemons really coming through. Aftertaste shows a light bodied beer with some malt and spices, but mostly a light fruity taste. Overall, an interesting beer that doesn’t show much of a typical Marzen, but some interesting and complex flavours. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 04-September-2011 for US$1.95 sampled at home in Washington on 22-September-2011.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2011 at 00:19

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle as Hoffmann Oktoberfest. Pours amber. Nose of sweet malt, bread and light caramel. Taste is mostly sweet malt with some artificial sugary sweetness. Light to medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2011 at 21:02

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
on tap-pours an offwhite head with hazy amber color. Aroma is substantial malt&hops. Taste follows. This was good, but will try again and see about a rerate.
Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2006 at 21:10