Crystal clear coloured body with a thinnish off-white head that fades relatively quickly, and still leaves a small lace on top after a few seconds. Aroma of very robust grainy and earthy malts with some nuts, funk and especially dry characteristics, along with a nice caramelised sugar scent that you'd expect, just not as strong as it is here. Medium-bodied; Robust earthy and especially nutty flavours come through at first with a grainy funk that shows through everything and brings out a little sweetness and a lot of cereal elements, especially after the initial nuttiness fades. Aftertaste shows a good deal of caramelised sugars and sweetness with a kick of malts, big time cereal and a good dose of earthiness, with some of the lager yeast still noticeable here. Overall, a pretty nice marzen with a dry and especially earthy and cereal-y bite with the associated nuts and sweetness here still of course, but a robust product that goes down relatively easily. Good to sample during the Oktoberfest season and incredibly locally. I sampled this sixteen ounce pint-sized can purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 24-Septenber-2021 for US$3,99 sampled on the train from Washington to New York before heading to Alaska on 04-October-2021.

Taster at Ardent. Almost clear golden pour, thin skin of head. Aroma is sweet, grainy, light fruity notes. Taste is creamy, smooth, mildly sweet, traces of bitterness. Textures are lovely. Best of the flight.

Taster at Ardent. Hazy, pale yellow/ golden pour, skimpy head. Aroma is faint citrus peel. Taste adds some vanilla and sweetness, maybe lactose to smooth this out. Soft and approachable.

Taster at Ardent. Near black pour, thin creamy head, lacing. Aroma is sweet and roasty. Taste is roasty malts, faint chocolate and more sweet notes

Taster at Ardent. Light amber pour, patchy head. Aroma and taste are toasty malts, sweet. Pretty full bodied, right on target for this uncommon style

From a pint can. Pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Aromas are of dank hay. Flavors are moderately bitter pine.

Bright red purple pour. No head. Sweet nose of blueberry, strawberry, and raspberry. Sour flavor of very tart berry. No carbonation.

Black currant and boysenberry nose. Clear red, headless. Tart blackberry, black currant, red currant.Light body, easy carbonation, not overly tart. Currants shine, almost pruney.

Can, shared by Max. Pours clear gold. Light cracker, pine, grapefruit, orange zest, light bitterness. Medium body. Good.

16oz can. Poured an incredibly clear yellow color with a medium sized, fluffy white head. Aroma was light sweet corn, mild grain, crisp muted grass.