Octoberfest
Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
6.24
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We threw our first Octoberfest festival here at the brewery in 1990 – it was actually inside the brewery, amidst the tanks. We can’t do that so much anymore (there were about 18,000 people at our last Octoberfest), but we still love having everyone here for our Octoberfest each fall. Come join us this year!
Harpoon Octoberfest is a malty tribute to fall, balanced by a gentle hop bitterness. In keeping with tradition, it is a Marzen-style beer, brewed with abundant quantities of Munich, Chocolate, and Pale malts. Those malts provide a solid, full body and create the beer’s deep color. It is a rich, flavorful beer.
Harpoon Octoberfest is a malty tribute to fall, balanced by a gentle hop bitterness. In keeping with tradition, it is a Marzen-style beer, brewed with abundant quantities of Munich, Chocolate, and Pale malts. Those malts provide a solid, full body and create the beer’s deep color. It is a rich, flavorful beer.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Dark w/ medium head. Way too hoppy for a marzen/oktoberfest IMO and tastes more like an ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. I have to say Marzen type beers are my second favorite beer. This one is middle of the road when it comes to this style. It is a very good beer for Harpoon but not a very good example of an Octoberfest. Nice amber color. Not a bad head. Decent taste and aroma. Flavor is balanced and thirst quencing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is malty with caramel, some toffee and fruity hints on the periphery. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Chewy malts, this is fine.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:21
5/10
Another one that I'm not 100% sure on. Not good flavor, it just falls flat. Not enough pumpkin, or spices. It's nothing.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:53
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2023
at 11:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
In der Nase Karamell, im Trunk recht malzig, süß, würzig, Karamell, erdig, passt.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2023
at 15:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
medium amber color. Good bready malt and strawberries and apricots. Medium bitterness. Ok depth.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2022
at 12:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber with a large off-white head.Nose shows nutty and bready malt along with some caramel.Flavours include more bready malt, sweet melanoidin malt, and soft nutty notes.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2022
at 21:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours dark amber with a thick white head. Aroma of sweetened malt. Hoppy and slightly resinous malt body. Palate has malty and hoppy elements, typical of the style. Good.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2019
at 01:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Klar lys brun med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter honningmelon, mango og lett tigerbalsam. Middels fylde. Smaker også melon, søtlig og noe pepperig ingefær.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2017
at 10:46