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Oktoberfest
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
- From:
- Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #202 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #21,930 - Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 11.76%
- Reviews:
- 54
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2005
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 16
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Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina
3.79/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.79/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Thin off white head drops quickly, mild lacing. Cooper color. Aroma of rich roasted malt, raisin, caramel, some hop note. Mouthfeel is medium. Flavors of caramel, raisin, fresh bread dough, floral and herbal hops. Very good.
Jan 26, 2023Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.8/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle poured into a dimpled mug.
Bottled 7/26/21
Pouring clear and a rather dark coppery brown. A one finger, dense khaki head persists and fades to a thin cap in a few minutes. The nose is subdued, malty and features bread dough, sweet cola-like caramel and spicy hop aromas. The caramel doesn't come through so much in the flavor as it opens malty and lightly sweet, bread, toast and spicy hop favor with herbal and woody hop bitterness showing as it moves to a cleaner and more dry finish. Medium in weight, the body is soft and slightly creamy with moderate crispness. It finishes a little sharp for me but is overall a good Marzen.
Sep 20, 2021Bottled 7/26/21
Pouring clear and a rather dark coppery brown. A one finger, dense khaki head persists and fades to a thin cap in a few minutes. The nose is subdued, malty and features bread dough, sweet cola-like caramel and spicy hop aromas. The caramel doesn't come through so much in the flavor as it opens malty and lightly sweet, bread, toast and spicy hop favor with herbal and woody hop bitterness showing as it moves to a cleaner and more dry finish. Medium in weight, the body is soft and slightly creamy with moderate crispness. It finishes a little sharp for me but is overall a good Marzen.
Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I know 3.75 across the board is boring, but that is where this one is. Clear amber pour, good head and carbonation. Tastes darker than it is, good malt and caramel backbone. Full mouthfeel and a malty coffee infused aftertaste
Oct 04, 2019Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
3.5/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
11/1/2018; Summits
Jan 04, 2019Reviewed by mj24053 from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
One of my favorites from foothills. Like the American take...a malty Oktoberfest. Tastes almost like something different altogether...dark ale kind of beer that has Oktoberfest traits. Not too much alcohol in the taste. Good level of carbonation. However you classify it, it works well. I really enjoy this beer, and look for it every year.
Nov 02, 2018Reviewed by goodbeergoodfood from North Carolina
3.37/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Look is a nice dark amber ,copper color with a with a one finger thick slightly off-white head small bubbles lots of lacing
Smell is someone muted caramel malts candy sugars what is definitely subdued.
Feel is nice about what you'd expect.
Taste sorry for the out of order. Caramel malts candy sugar East almost wore lager then a marzin Octoberfest.
Overall just average there are plenty of better Octoberfest on the market not that this is bad it's just not great.
Feb 11, 2018Smell is someone muted caramel malts candy sugars what is definitely subdued.
Feel is nice about what you'd expect.
Taste sorry for the out of order. Caramel malts candy sugar East almost wore lager then a marzin Octoberfest.
Overall just average there are plenty of better Octoberfest on the market not that this is bad it's just not great.
Oktoberfest from Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
183 ratings
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