Showing posts with label Oktoberfest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oktoberfest. Show all posts
10.06.2008
Summit Oktoberfest
All the way from Minnesota, Summit Brewing brings us a decent Oktoberfest style beer.
Pours a light orange color with a slight off white head that disappears. A caramel, grainy, toasty smell is apparent. A very sweet caramely taste with a mixture of hoppy bitterness. Has a pretty high avb which is surprising from the taste. I would say it was a medium bodied beer as I had 2 at the end of the night (after pizza) and didn't fill me up completely. Easy to drink 2 or 3.
They didn't do anything to distinguish it from the others, but it is a decent Oktoberfest and I would recommend a try to anyone.
Who: Cathy and Dad
Where: Home
Price: Free
Score: 3 / 5
Happy Drinking!
Pours a light orange color with a slight off white head that disappears. A caramel, grainy, toasty smell is apparent. A very sweet caramely taste with a mixture of hoppy bitterness. Has a pretty high avb which is surprising from the taste. I would say it was a medium bodied beer as I had 2 at the end of the night (after pizza) and didn't fill me up completely. Easy to drink 2 or 3.
They didn't do anything to distinguish it from the others, but it is a decent Oktoberfest and I would recommend a try to anyone.
Who: Cathy and Dad
Where: Home
Price: Free
Score: 3 / 5
Happy Drinking!
9.24.2008
Breckenridge Autumn Ale
To me, this was your typical Fall seasonal brew. Dark brown color with a sweet toasty caramel smell.
Breckenridge Autumn Ale tasted about like what it smells like. Toasty, nutty, caramel taste with a slight bitterness at the end. Has a nice smooth malt and hops combo, not too sweet not too bitter. A very drinkable beer but nothing to distinguish itself from the others in this category. Breckenridge puts it into the Oktoberfest category, but it is way to sweet if you ask me. Because of how sweet it was, this is very surpising, but some reason I really liked this beer and would try it again.
Who: the Zlatics and Gramkes
Where: Allyn's Cafe
Price: $$
Score: 4 / 5
Happy Drinking!
Breckenridge Autumn Ale tasted about like what it smells like. Toasty, nutty, caramel taste with a slight bitterness at the end. Has a nice smooth malt and hops combo, not too sweet not too bitter. A very drinkable beer but nothing to distinguish itself from the others in this category. Breckenridge puts it into the Oktoberfest category, but it is way to sweet if you ask me. Because of how sweet it was, this is very surpising, but some reason I really liked this beer and would try it again.
Who: the Zlatics and Gramkes
Where: Allyn's Cafe
Price: $$
Score: 4 / 5
Happy Drinking!
9.23.2008
Great Lakes Oktoberfest
Round 2 with an Oktoberfest brings us back to Cleveland and the Great Lakes Brewing Company.
This marzan style beer is close to the top of the field when it comes to the Oktoberfest brews. Maybe I am a bit biased, but Great Lakes brews almost all of their beers exceptionally well, and this one gave me the same impression.
Pours a nice light orange with an off white head. A nice mild spicy and earthy smell with caramel subtlety. The caramel becomes more apparent in the tasting. A very balanced combination of malts and hops. A very drinkable Oktoberfest and you could easily have more than a few without much thought.
Who: Cathy
Where: Home
Price: $$
Score: 4 / 5
This marzan style beer is close to the top of the field when it comes to the Oktoberfest brews. Maybe I am a bit biased, but Great Lakes brews almost all of their beers exceptionally well, and this one gave me the same impression.
Pours a nice light orange with an off white head. A nice mild spicy and earthy smell with caramel subtlety. The caramel becomes more apparent in the tasting. A very balanced combination of malts and hops. A very drinkable Oktoberfest and you could easily have more than a few without much thought.
Who: Cathy
Where: Home
Price: $$
Score: 4 / 5
9.15.2008
Brooklyn Brewery - Oktoberfest
Brooklyn Brewery - Oktoberfest
This is the 2nd fall beer that we picked up last weekend and also from the Brooklyn Brewing Company. Not bad, not great. A pretty typical Oktoberfest brew, nothing to distinguish itself among the dozens of German marzan's that come out this time of the year. I really enjoy the Brooklyn Brews but both of their fall beers disappointed me this year.
Nice dark amber color. Smells like a lot of malt. A nice caramel flavor and maybe some nutmeg. Cathy thought it was very earthy and grainy in its bitter finish, but not too bitter. The malt and hops combo is pretty smooth here. All in all it is a very drinkable beer.
Who: Cathy
Where: Home
Price: $$
Score: 3 / 5
This is the 2nd fall beer that we picked up last weekend and also from the Brooklyn Brewing Company. Not bad, not great. A pretty typical Oktoberfest brew, nothing to distinguish itself among the dozens of German marzan's that come out this time of the year. I really enjoy the Brooklyn Brews but both of their fall beers disappointed me this year.
Nice dark amber color. Smells like a lot of malt. A nice caramel flavor and maybe some nutmeg. Cathy thought it was very earthy and grainy in its bitter finish, but not too bitter. The malt and hops combo is pretty smooth here. All in all it is a very drinkable beer.
Who: Cathy
Where: Home
Price: $$
Score: 3 / 5
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