7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a copper orange with an off-white head. Aroma is piney, hoppy, danky, light fruity. Taste is bitter hops, piney, danky, lingers around.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2023
at 02:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. can, 5.5% ABV, CANNED: 07/18/23
AROMA: Smells moderately sweet with scents of caramel and malt.
APPEARANCE: Pours a slightly hazy amber, with a very tall, light-tan head, that dissipates very slowly and has excellent lacing.
TASTE: Lightly sweet with mild caramel flavor. The finish is mildly dry and has a hint of banana at the very end. Honestly, this really isn't a complex beer. Which equates to a very simple flavor profile.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied but pushing close to being full-bodied. Slightly tacky texture with above-average carbonation.
OVERALL: I think the biggest drawback to this beer is that it is a little too simple. It only has a couple of aromatic and flavor points, and that's it. Additionally, none of those points are particularly note-worthy. Having said that, I find it to be a pleasant beer that certainly won't offend anyone's palate. Which makes for a nice beer to just chill out with, at a local bar or gathering. And when you think about it, is kinda what Oktoberfest is all about. Hanging with friends while sipping on a few brews!
TIP: Fresh out of the fridge, everything is pretty muted. So for best results, let the beer warm to about 58 F and you'll get much fuller aromatic and flavor profiles.
NOTE: RateBeer shows an ABV of 6.2%, but the can I bought says 5.5%. I'm guessing Crooked Can reformulated, this year.
12 oz. can, 5.5% ABV, CANNED: 07/18/23
AROMA: Smells moderately sweet with scents of caramel and malt.
APPEARANCE: Pours a slightly hazy amber, with a very tall, light-tan head, that dissipates very slowly and has excellent lacing.
TASTE: Lightly sweet with mild caramel flavor. The finish is mildly dry and has a hint of banana at the very end. Honestly, this really isn't a complex beer. Which equates to a very simple flavor profile.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied but pushing close to being full-bodied. Slightly tacky texture with above-average carbonation.
OVERALL: I think the biggest drawback to this beer is that it is a little too simple. It only has a couple of aromatic and flavor points, and that's it. Additionally, none of those points are particularly note-worthy. Having said that, I find it to be a pleasant beer that certainly won't offend anyone's palate. Which makes for a nice beer to just chill out with, at a local bar or gathering. And when you think about it, is kinda what Oktoberfest is all about. Hanging with friends while sipping on a few brews!
TIP: Fresh out of the fridge, everything is pretty muted. So for best results, let the beer warm to about 58 F and you'll get much fuller aromatic and flavor profiles.
NOTE: RateBeer shows an ABV of 6.2%, but the can I bought says 5.5%. I'm guessing Crooked Can reformulated, this year.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2023
at 19:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pale, slight haze, thin head. Looks good. Aroma is citrusy, palate also but with a lot of pale malt and alcohol. It'�s getting well into tipa territory here. But good tipa.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cloudy and pale, bright galaxy nose, and palate. Sweet clean pale malt. Nicely executed hazy dipa.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Opaque, thin head. Bitter grapefruit, sweet malts. Simple but well executed. Nice.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber, slight haze. Thin head. Piney, weedy hop with light allium. Soft body, touch of caramel on the malt.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber, bright, medium head. Fruity hop, medium bitterness, touch of caramel, grapefruit.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:32
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hazy pale, medium head. Smells wonky in a butyric way but tastes okay. Quite tart, loads of citrus. Salty. Relatively simple.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 02:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. draft at Meg O'Malley's. Clear, dark reddish-bronze color with a small beige head and very good retention. Weirdly, no aroma at all. Tastes like a mix of a Marzen and an Irish red ale. Lighter than average caramel notes with light bitterness. Medium+ body and medium+ carbonation. Maybe not a strict Oktoberfest beer, but it's very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2023
at 15:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pretty nice. Not sure what to call it style while. Commercial description says all malt pilsner, claiming a GABF award for that. Ratebeer calls it a helles/dort. Tasted a bit like an above average american pale lager to me. Not that I'm trying to rate to style, I'm just noting the various different categorizations and find it curious. It did not taste all malt, there was a distinct grainy/corn element to it. That's not to say it was bad, not at all. It was very clean and balanced with just a touch of grassy hops and even some cracker malt to go with the grains. Low but detectable bitterness. A quite enjoyable 4 pack for hot weather Florida days, hence the title I'm sure. Also goes well with food.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2023
at 13:11