Huntsman Oktoberfest Lager
Skagit River Brewing Co. in Mount Vernon, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.37
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy amber color. Light aroma, but the malt flavor is more pronounced than in other beers within the style, with a hay and grassy touch, and slightly-above-average bitterness; biscuity and roasted hints too, roasted peanuts.
Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Reviewed from old notes. Gee weez, I had this before I lived in Alaska. Thank you to Tom for sending this to me when I lived in Maine.
This was poured into a pilsener.
The appearance was a light copper to orange color with a one finger white foamy to bubbly head that dissipated leaving barely any lacing and what there was - was kinda all over.
The smell had a light toffee and caramel with a buttery note to it along with a biscuity malt to it.
The taste was basically the same with a light spiciness in and out of it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it.
Overall, not a bad Oktoberfest, but not one of the better ones. Still, I wouldn’t mind trying more from this brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Draught pint at Redbones on 10/24/07
Interesting to compare this one to the Anacortes O-fest immediately preceding this....This one is much lighter, more apt for the style, with a lighter tan-peach appearance and stronger beige head. Little/no lacing. Clarity is high.
A strong sweet-and-sour effect from the melanoidins is felt instantly, in the nose, with a toffee and buttercream sweetness growing steadily behind it. Fruitiness climaxes, with added hop pepperiness giving a light spicy tinge. Bread and dough soften the finish, and there seems to be a more, if very sweet, appropriate array of o-fest qualities here.
But then I take a sip and, while it’s not roasty, or strangely malted, it’s VERY sweet. Sugary/caramelly malts are plastered to the palate, as carbonation works furiously to cleanse. Melanoidins pile on, giving vivid nightmares of death-by-fruits (the hops adding to this as well). Ok, so I’m exaggerating for effect, but in the end, this one seems to fail just like the Anacortes, but for different reasons. While the Anacortes had the wrong malt notes, this one gets them right, but lacks attenuation badly. Rather crude. No alcohol noted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Botle Pours a clear medium redish amber witha huge yellow/light tan head. Honey and light sweet malts. I actually imagine a yard full of freshly fallen maple leaves and dread that I wil have to rake them all up. Not to mention that they came from my neighbors tree and...sorry I was miles away there... Flavor is woody and of wet cardboard. The alcohol comes though a bit more than I expected and the feel seems abit chalky. Easy on the biterness and a drinkable if not spectacular brew. A few extra points for a berer from my old stomping grounds.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark amber colour with light haze. The aroma hints at caramel and dark fruit. Toasty with hints of Munich malt, chewy earthiness and subtle dark fruits. Balanced and smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
sparkling amber with good off white head. Light hop/malt nose. Good malty profile with medium finish. I''m not abig fan of this brewery, but this is their best product