Octoberfest
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
6.19
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In 1810, the Oktoberfest tradition was born when Munich celebrated the Crown Prince’s wedding with a special beer and 16 day party. Our version of this classic style blends rich malts for a hearty, smooth flavor with notes of caramel creating a brew that’s perfect for the season, or whatever you’re celebrating.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This Oktoberfest is on the light side. Thin and watery. Light red color. No hop character and that is ok, but no malt character either. It needs more flavor and more body. 4 2 5 2 11 rerate September 2010. must better. good malt character. A little sweetness. Very light hops. Much improved.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2006
at 16:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft: nice amber color with relatively no head. Aroma is a mild partner to the taste. Maltiness is notable, with caramels, toffee, and hops. It has the earthy quality as well. Not bad at all, but not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2006
at 09:13
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On Tap. Clear light amber color with icy/slushy off white foam. Places in FL serve their draft beer way too cold. I guess they’d prefer you didn’t taste it. Somehow I gotta remember that little fact or stick with water. No aroma even after it warm a bit above 32F. The taste had a caramel maltiness to it as well as the standard sweet lager maltiness for the style. I didn’t taste any hops. Too cold maybe. Probably won’t have it again especially if it’s on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Sep 2006
at 21:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
First ratingBottle bought from the Swedish "Systembolaget", tried on January 13, 2006.Not so much character as a lot of the other brews from Samuel Adams, but I guess that comes with the beer style.5/3/5/3/10=2.6Rerate355 ml bottle purchased by deft from SystembolagetBB 15 July/09Labeled 5.2% ABVOn September 1, 2008Clear copper color, tan head. Sweet, malty, caramel, buttery, toffee scent with hints of citrus and roasted malt. Sweet, malty, a bit phenolic taste. Moussy mouthfeel, medium bitterenss. Some lactic and also smoke tones in there.7/4/6/3/13=3.3Rerate355 ml bottle thanks to my uncle. BB JUL 2013, sampled on October 27, 2012. Marked 5.5% ABV.Clear copper to brown color, tan fizzy lasting head. Sweet, malty, caramel scent. Sweet, malty, caramel taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Grainy malty aftertaste.7/3/7/3/14=3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2006
at 16:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft. Appealing appearance. Dark amber with off-white head. The aroma is all malts and so is the flavor though there is a slight bitterness at the finish as well as a tartness in the middle. But the malts rule — somewhat sweet with notes of caramel. Refreshing enough, but nothing to grab your attention.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2005
at 22:13
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Amber-orange beer, clear; slim, yellowish head. Mildly-sweet malts nose, some caramel, some herbal notes, rainwater. Some bread, quite malty and a galvanic-like taste & MF, with some very restrained bitterness. Leafy & herbal flavours, all subdued. Retronasal the galvanic impression really gets coppery. Light to medium bodied. Don’t care much for that copper tasting palate. Not really heartwarming, but to give it its due, it’s this metallic palate that does most of the harm. Thanks, David.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2005
at 05:01