7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
UPDATED RATING 25 Sep 2025
Half liter dimpled mug at Central Waters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pour is a golden amber with a small off white head with nice lace. The aroma is caramel malt, soft hay and grass. The taste is really clean marzen flavors - malt balanced nicely with grass and softly clove yeast. The palate is medium bodied with soft natural carbonation and a clean dry soft sweet malt finish. Nice Oktoberfest, glad I could try it again. 8,7,7,7,8 - 7.4
ORIGINAL RATING 09 Nov 2012
12 oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Festival in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Bottled on SEP notched on label. The pour is a clear copper golden, slight ruby, with a one inch off white head. The aroma is rounded sweet caramel malt, maybe a soft cocoa with a hint of vanilla, and distant grass. The taste is sweet caramel malt, with the same touch of cocoa vanilla, and the grass shows a bit dirty in the back. The palate is medium bodied, with a lower carbonation level, and a silky mouth coating finish. Pretty straight forward malt sweet Oktoberfest. Nice enough. 8,7,6,6,7.5 - 6.6
Half liter dimpled mug at Central Waters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pour is a golden amber with a small off white head with nice lace. The aroma is caramel malt, soft hay and grass. The taste is really clean marzen flavors - malt balanced nicely with grass and softly clove yeast. The palate is medium bodied with soft natural carbonation and a clean dry soft sweet malt finish. Nice Oktoberfest, glad I could try it again. 8,7,7,7,8 - 7.4
ORIGINAL RATING 09 Nov 2012
12 oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Festival in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Bottled on SEP notched on label. The pour is a clear copper golden, slight ruby, with a one inch off white head. The aroma is rounded sweet caramel malt, maybe a soft cocoa with a hint of vanilla, and distant grass. The taste is sweet caramel malt, with the same touch of cocoa vanilla, and the grass shows a bit dirty in the back. The palate is medium bodied, with a lower carbonation level, and a silky mouth coating finish. Pretty straight forward malt sweet Oktoberfest. Nice enough. 8,7,6,6,7.5 - 6.6
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2025
at 00:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2025
at 01:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
A solid light tan head on a near black body. Nose features fresh coffee, cocoa and cream. A really we balanced IS, leading with fresh coffee, coffee grounds and cocoa. This might be the most powerful presentation of coffee tastes in an IS that I have ever had. With this taste I almost expect to be spitting out coffee grounds as I drink. Solid touches of caramel and roasted malt, and hints of cherry add to the profile. Medium, to medium/thin body with a less rich mouth feel than expected. Taste thins out a bit too quick as well, but still a nice effort.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
A dense light tan head over a dark mahogany body. A big sweet nose with toffee, booze, dark berries and hops. If you like big sweet and fruity BWs, this one is for you. Dark molasses, crème brule, prunes, dark berries and fruity hops. A touch of oak and vanilla fill out the taste profile. A rich, creamy mouth feel. Stupendous.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:06
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can @ Best Of Beers, Aalborg. Pours amber copper with a small White head. Dark dried fruit, bourbon, Vanilla and Wood. Pleasant alcohol. Super Smooth and pleasant sweetness. Long linger. Lovely. 4.3
Tried
on 21 Sep 2025
at 06:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Bottle at home. Opaque black color, full sized fizzy beige to light brown colored head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma is malts, sweetness, very odd cake notes. Flavor is similarly odd. Lightly malts, sweetness, odd, cake, candy, vanilla. Very weird mix, very sweet. Rum BA in there? Guess so but the flavor and aroma is so all over the place imo, that I'm confused. Too sweet for me. Drinkable, but not my kind of beer tbh.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2025
at 22:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Draft at Biererei, Berlin, 14 July 2025) Black colour with creamy brown head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, espresso, soy sauce, bourbon and oak wood. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, sweet espresso, liquorice, soy sauce, bourbon, vanilla, oak wood and a balanced cacao bitterness. Full body, sweet. On the sweet and boozy side, but really rich and tasty, with a generous bourbon touch. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar
on 03 Sep 2025
at 21:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 01 Sep 2025
at 20:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 26/08/2025.
Black with a good sized tan head.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, caramel, dark malts, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises chocolate, coconut shavings, mellow barrel, toffee, dark malts, vanilla.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Tidy easy drinking pastry affair.
Black with a good sized tan head.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, caramel, dark malts, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises chocolate, coconut shavings, mellow barrel, toffee, dark malts, vanilla.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Tidy easy drinking pastry affair.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2025
at 19:28
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle shared by Joen, thanks! Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, bourbon. Flavor is malts, heavy bourbon, dark malts, sweet bourbon and oak notes, coffee, soy sauce, soft bitterness. Old school. Absolutely amazing. I love it.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2025
at 19:06