Lakefront Brewery Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

 

Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn
Score
5.99
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 12 Ticks: 35
The radiant copper-orange hue and rocky, off-white head of our traditional Märzen-style lager comes from generous amounts of Munich malt. Caramel malt aromas complement the German lager yeast’s slightly floral aroma. Mt. Hood hops balance the substantial malt body, while the lager yeast adds a subtlety to the flavor, making this a great rendition of a classic German lager. Prost!
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewpub, 8/16/16. Clear copper, large creamy white head, decent retention. Aroma of toasted malt and mild stone fruit. The taste is caramel, citrus, toasted malts. Medium bodied.
Tried on 27 Nov 2016 at 00:13

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Poured into a mug, the appearance has a sly burnt orange to amber color yielding a slim white foamy finger’s worth of head atop of the beer.
The aroma starts with a weird vegetal bitterness over some burnt toast. Caramel malts seem burnt too.
The flavor, well, I don’t know what it wants to be, is it sweet or bitter? Hard to say, but it’s definitely not really sweet or bitter, it’s bland, I hate to use that word, but I don’t have any other words to try and describe the flavor. There’s not even any nuttiness. No aftertaste or finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a sly sessionability about it but it slightly does feel like there’s something missing. Low carbonation.
Overall, not sure what happened here, but everything seems off to me. I would only have again if I knew the bottle is fresh or on tap.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2016 at 19:30

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Flaska från SB. Bärnstensfärgad, aningen disig med lågt skum som ganska snart försvinner helt. Söt maltig doft med honung, knäck och karmell. Smakbilden är väldigt maltig med säd och sirapslimpa med lite välmogen frukt och aningen maltsyrlighet. Rejäl kropp men ändå lite kantig och ömsom platt och ömsom vass. Jag skulle vilja gilla den här men den funkar inte hela vägen. Ok
Tried on 31 Oct 2016 at 07:05

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty grainy weak bready aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty grainy caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2016 at 13:22

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gylden brun klar med høyt eggegult skum. Lukter maltekstrakt, korn PG noe brent karamell. Middels fylde. Søtligbitter brent karamell i smak, noe hvete og tørket frukt.
Tried on 14 Oct 2016 at 13:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Flaska från SB. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, bröd, säd med toner av citrus och örter. Stor sötma, något metallisk, rund och len, lätt kropp och beska.
Tried on 30 Sep 2016 at 07:08

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from local SB Eriksberg cons 2016-09-03 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, melas AP: amber, frothy deminshing beige head F: bready, melas, brown sugary, dry, wee caramel, dry
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2016 at 14:14

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Aroma is very malt fruity. Flavor at first is pretty good with some toffee, toasted malt, but then gives way to sweet malts that linger through the finish. Wish they would’ve reversed that - a bit sweet up front and a nice slightly toasty finish. Oh well.
Tried on 28 Jul 2016 at 21:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled@SBWF2015. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, sweet malts, bread and some herbal notes. Flavour is caramel, some sweet floral and fruity notes along with a nice crisp maltiness to it.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2015 at 04:39

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at SBWF2015. Copper color, not much head. Light bready and citrusy aroma. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Citrus, pale maltyness and some caramel in the flavor. American style clean Oktoberfestbier.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2015 at 10:09