Oktoberfest
Lucky Bucket Brewing Company in La Vista, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.55
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Light orange-amber color. What I am about to say is meant as a great compliment. This beer reminds me of the old Miller Lowenbrau. It was my favorite beer when I was a young man and I really miss it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp, super clear deep bronzed coloured body with a copper glow and almost no head at all. Aroma of crisp lager yeast, light biscuits, some grain and a tiny bit of squash noticeable as well with the caramelised sugars showing at the finish. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong biscuity and grainy malt at first with a substantial amount of sugars from caramel showing right afterwards and a good balance from some light English/German hops and a low pungent kick from the grain. Aftertaste shows a surprisingly nice balance of the hops and malt with a good deal of caramelised sugars and an extra touch of grain at the end. Overall, a nice and more syrupy Oktoberfest/Marzen than most, but in a good way only. Worth trying if you like the style and can find this! I sampled this stubby twelve ounce bottle purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 01-October-2017 for US$1,67 sampled at home in Washington after finding out that I'll be heading back out to Omaha in a few weeks.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2017
at 02:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft at the brewery and Cut Spike. Pours a clear orange amber color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma and flavor are tied together. Mild toasted malts, bread, hints of earth, and caramel. It is a straightforward Oktoberfest that is very light bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2017
at 16:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into dimpled mug, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/light copper color with a small dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, floral, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Touch of yeast fruitiness, but pretty minimal. Taste of big brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, floral, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, floral, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/creamy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Fairly clean on lager flavors; slight yeasty notes present, but pretty minimal. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a very good Oktoberfest style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink. Nice rich malt flavors, with just enough hops to balance. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2017
at 19:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 8
pours clear copper . Smell is sweet malts, german style yeastyness . Taste is Bitter , very overcarbonated . Slight dark malt aspects . Some spices, some leaves as well . rather weak in taste, and in combo with the overcarbonisation , I dont think its very nice ...
Tried
on 16 Feb 2015
at 00:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear amber color, medium white head. Aroma of toasted biscuit. Taste is fruity, malty, light. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2014
at 17:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at QBrick. Nice dark orange-brown color with lace. Fruity, rich malts, cherry, caramel nose. Sweet and fruity, very malty flavor. Not so interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2014
at 17:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle: Amber/chestnut pour with a small bubbly ring of eggshell head. Nose is malty, lightly toasted nuts. Semi-earthy. Taste is sweeter, that of lager malts. Light toast and faint florals. The initial impression is that of deep dark flavors from the roast and toast, but then it gets a little watery feeling. Letdown...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2013
at 07:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Tap @ Old Chicago’s Lincoln Haymarket. Pours a rust orange appearance with a thin off white head. Toasted malty, toffee, caramel, apple aroma. Somewhat buttery, caramel, butterscotch, herbal, sweet malty flavor. Fairly thick diacetyl. Second Nebraska lager in a row with butter. Fuck.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2013
at 17:09