5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
This beer never fails to disappoint me. Every couple of years I try one again on a whim and am reminded why I tend to avoid it. +++ Sampled from a brown 12oz bottle this beer poured extremely dark in color with a small tan head. There was almost no scent. There was a delicate flavor that is slightly sweet and malty but rather indistinct with a bit of wood. Short finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2004
at 11:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden colour with bright orange highlights and a very quick-dying large-bubbled white head. Very strong aroma consisting of coriander seed, bananas, yeast and a bit of lemon. Medium to Full-bodied; Very strong flavour (especially for the style) showing a nice banana characteristic as well as some good wheat and yeast tastes. Aftertaste pretty nice...the sweetness is still noticeable and there is no offensive tastes at all. A nice german styled unfiltered wheat, definately worth trying! I got this twelve ounce beer at Norm's in Vienna, Virginia.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2003
at 22:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Copper/bronze colour; the palate unfortunately does not live up to the chewy-smelling, aromatically malty nose.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2001
at 12:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rerate - somehow I thought it was unbalanced hops as a newb. Now: Clear golden color. Crisp with a light crackery malt and just a touch of grassy hops. Finish is lightly bitter. I’m upping the numbers only slightly though, as this could feature a more rounded malt and better hop aromatics. Good hint of zingy grains at the finish.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2001
at 09:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
One of the best American-made Oktoberfests I've had. Full rich warming sweetness- yet very clean and quaffable. Color is a little off, being a light brownish color as opposed to a bright reddish amber. Only flavor drawback: a hint of a metallic taste.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2000
at 12:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I don't really see this as a Vienna style lager - as does the previous rater - it certainly seems to be a pilsner, but it does have its eccentricities. It has a wonderfully complex and spicy aroma - more so than any pilsner I've had. But after smelling it, the first sip was a bit of a disappoinment. Not much body, and alot less complexity in the flavor. I'm guessing there may have been some dry-hopping, but very little hop flavoring. It finished as a simple and sweet lager (perhaps causing a tendency to see it as a Vienna style) that wasn't as refreshing as the Lone Star that I sampled in the same sitting.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2000
at 00:31