Oktoberfest
Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
6.88
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Light amber to copper in color with a nice toasted malt characteristic up front from the use of Vienna malt. This brew is balanced on the back end with just the right amount of hop bitterness.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Shaker pint draft at the Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan. The pour is a clear golden yellow with a small white head and nice lace. The aroma is cereal grain malt along with earth mineral. The taste is Wiesn style, clean malt flavors, fresh crisp flavors and a bit of mineral in the back. The palate is medium bodied with soft natural carbonation and the mineral finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2019
at 18:10
6.5/10
Very mild
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2019
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into dimpled mug, canned on 7/30/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A touch of fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balanced of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very good festbier style. All around nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly/bitter drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not overly sweetness. Nicely clean and rich Pils/Munich malt showcase, with solid noble hop presence/balance. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Aug 2018
at 00:13