Bobtoberfest
Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
7.30
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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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7.8/10
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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.
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
6.8/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
7.9/10
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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
7.9/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7.4/10
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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
8.1/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
7.4/10
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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