Old Ox Brewery Oxtober Bier

Oxtober Bier

 

Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn Out of Production
Score
6.63
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 22 Ticks: 5
Oxtober Bier is a Märzen-style lager in the true German tradition. Vienna malts and nice toastiness drive the flavor. Very clean, smooth, and malt forward with rounded malt sweetness accompanied by nice biscuit and toast accents. A pleasant hop bitterness adds balance.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Crystal clear golden and light amber coloured body with a thinnish pure white head on top and a little bit of bubbles rising from the sides and bottom of the glass. Aroma of light metal, a touch of toffee, grain and earth with a light dose of touch of apples and pears as well. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavour at first with a big nutty and toffee flavour, some lighter malts and a touch of sweetness from caramelised sugars and fruits, that ends in a tiny amount of bread and yeast as well. Aftertaste shows a very smooth and easy-drinking lager with some more of the biscuity and toffee notes than I'd usually expect to see for the style with a softer finish and a good deal of sweetness. Overall, a good and smooth, easy-drinking lager with a ton of biscuity and grainy flavours, only showing a touch of complexity and yeast. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 04-December-2018 for US$1,83 sampled at my Mom's house in Manassas, Virginia on 23-December-2018.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2018 at 17:55


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the brewery. Clear copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, citrus. The taste is toasted malts, caramel, mild bitterness. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness, refreshing.

Tried on 17 Sep 2015 at 18:47


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

On tap at World of Beer Reston, pours a clear copper orange with some creamy white head. Nose is a bit buttery, yeast, malt, straw, some root veg. Flavor has more root veg and more butter, some yeast, a little dough. Sort of creamy on the finish. A little odd.

Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2015 at 15:55


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear copper with a scant off white head. Malty nose. Flavors at caramel. Smooth clean finish.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2014 at 16:06


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the source. Poured a totally clear dark amber/copper color with a small wispy head. Aroma was sweet malts, some light earthy notes, light floral. Smells like Oktoberfest. Flavor was light floral and some light earthy notes, sweet malts.

Tried from Draft on 15 Sep 2014 at 22:11