Red October
Gotlands Bryggeri in Visby, Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.22
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Up periscope! The American hops continent in sight! A deck cargo freshly harvested Saaz hops from Europe's eastern corner stands ready to meet his American challenger Amarillo in a battle on the taste buds. Our modern interpretation of the classic Oktoberfest beer offers the best of both worlds. A powerful beer! Red October is a seasonal product.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at the ChrisO Snow Tasting, London - thanks to one of the Swedes, I’m sure. Poure clear amber with a fine, creamy head. Sugary and bready malts in the nose. Medium sweet flavor with light toasted sugars, bread, modest dry caramel. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Some more dryness in the finish - which is welcomed - with light leafy bitterness, dirt, further dry caramel. Good offsetting bitterness. Decent marzen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 01:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ChrisO Snow Tasting, thanks to Ian. It pours clear red-amber with a small white head. The nose is caramel, red berry (particularly raspberry) and some candy/bubblegum. The taste is caramel, toast, decent bitterness, red berry, metal, pithy citrus and soap with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice flavour and pretty high drinkability. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 05:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle a Chriso’s tasting 20/01/2013. Light amber with a thin white head that does not last long. Nutty neutral aroma with a little solvent. Flavour is grainy, bready with a little rusty penny. Light astingent finish with firm bitterness. Moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2013
at 14:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, thanks to Ian at Chriso Snow Tasting 20/01/13. Clear golden amber with a thin white head that escapes to the edge. Nose is dark malt, spice, nutty tones, wood, toffee apple. Taste comprises dark malt, dark fruit, spice, apple, nuttyness, a little metallic. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, bitterness and a little spice in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 14:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Chriso Snow Tasting. Amber colour thin white head. malty aroma malty in mouth tasty enough fine
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 05:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Light brownish red. Clear. Tiny bit of off-white head. Aroma: Nice fruit, some malt and hops. Taste: Fresh, crisp. Some malt and fruit, quite nice. Tons of hops. Info: 330ml bottle, 25/12-2012, BB: 6/8-2013
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2013
at 09:59
6/10
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Tried
on 31 Dec 2012
at 22:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle, as Gotlands Red October (Wisby is not mentioned on the label), from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 6.0%. Pale brown to copper colour, large off-white head. Pleasant malty aroma with hints of caramel and brown bread, also some hints of over-ripe red fruits. The flavour is also malty with distinct notes of caramel, but is not too sweet. Decent hops in the finish, medium bitter aftertaste. A nice beer which i might well buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 04:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. A clear, dark amber to copper coloured beer topped by a small, beige head. The aroma had toffee, bread and some roasted hints. The flavour is pretty much the same, with a little bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Lasting bready finish. A decent beer, but I’m not impressed, and can’t see myself having more bottles. 121222
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2012
at 08:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Amber with off white ehad - good malt aroma - good malt body to support a very nice hop bitterness - lasting hop bitter/dry finsih - this was very good
Tried
on 09 Nov 2012
at 06:11