Heater Allen Brewing Bobtoberfest

Bobtoberfest

 

Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular
Score
7.30
ABV: 5.6% IBU: 23 Ticks: 20
Bobtoberfest is our version of an Oktoberfest-style beer and our most popular seasonal. This beer is named for owner, Rick Allen's, late brother Bob, the person who sparked his interest in brewing lager beers in general and Oktoberfest beers in particular. Bright amber in color; rich, malty, and smooth, with a just touch of clean hop bitterness. If you can't make it to Munich this fall, this beer is the next best thing.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

From Good Times Oakland, canned September ? 2025.

Pours a clear gold with a 2 finger head of foam. Excellent retention and lacing.

Smell is toasted malt, some light caramel, bread, some bitter notes.

The taste is bread, grain, toasted malt, not much sweetness to it, light bitter notes in the finish.

Medium bodied with lively carbonation.

Very nice and I would drink this again.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2025 at 13:12


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Amber pour. Thin foam. Pecans, wood, and hint of honey. Pecan palate. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 11 Jul 2025 at 00:49


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark honey, bread, cherry nose. Clear copper, thin head. Bread, pecan. Light body, easy carbonation. Some subtle perfume notes.

Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2024 at 22:28


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

This is my 800th Top 50 rating. Also, with this rating, I have now tasted 15 of the top 50 Marzen/Festbiers in the world, including the top four! 16 ounce can from Tavour. Bright copper color is topped by a frothy beige head. Toasted malt aroma is redolent of toffee and earth. Flavor is sweet toasted malt, brewed black tea, toasted nuts and rustic bread. Subtle bitter hops lean toward cut grass and finishes dry.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2024 at 01:47


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Horse Brass Pub. Cloudy orange with medium white head. Malty, some caramel, almost no sweetness, bitterish finish

Tried from Draft at Horse Brass Pub on 11 Dec 2023 at 06:01


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can from Tavour. Clear amber pour yields a thick foamy head that settles out to a thin creamy cap. Malty, toasty aroma. Taste is malty, bready, mild sweetness. Creamy feel with a dry finish.

Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2023 at 04:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from the tap. Clear light orangey gold with small white head. Nice Bready biscuit malt, some mild caramel, with feint hop backing.

Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2023 at 23:54


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pale amber, bright, with a thick head. Bright, fresh cracking malt, nice biscuity aromas. Same on the palate. Full and sweet. Nice malts, soft body. Just a touch of bitterness.

Tried on 17 Sep 2022 at 06:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught. Dark amber with thin white head. Malty aroma with some caramel. Flavour is sweet malt with enough bitterness to keep it from getting cloying. Long malt finish

Tried on 14 Sep 2017 at 16:46


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Not a bad Oktoberfest beer, but personally I prefer the ones that have a larger amount of Vienna malt in them for that roasty toasty finish that keeps me coming back for more.

Tried on 03 Jul 2017 at 23:20