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Oktoberfest
Horny Goat Brewing Co.
- From:
- Horny Goat Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 15.08%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 11, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
A traditional marzen-style lager. Light in body to increase drinkability at appropriate Oktoberfests. Crafted with you in mind.
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Rated by Zimmerman from Louisiana
4.04/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Light, slightly spiced, well-balanced with some hoppiness and citrus
Oct 12, 2016Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.55/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I am almost certain that my (usually) local, in-person trader, tone77, dropped this off for me in furtherance of The CANQuest (tm). It is a tad past Oktober, but it being Super Bowl L Sunday, it is a Fest!
From the CAN: "Seasonal Beer"; "Carefully Crafted Famously Fun."; "Drink Responsibly"; "This is a malt forward beer with caramel and biscuit qualities. We use German Noble hops throughout the boil because they are low in alpha acids. This means we [CAN] add large amounts with out [sic] exceeding our bittering target, leaving the beer very balanced, but with a great deal of hop flavor in the middle of the beer."
The Goat has never looked Hornier, so I Crack!ed him open for a bit of release. Things were very calm upon the opening, but rather than taking a ChANce on roiling things up, I went with a gentle Glug. A swirl in the glass raised a finger of fizzy, tawny head with limited retention. Color was a lightly-hazy Deep Amber/Light Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with amber highlights. Nose was very sweet with caramel & so I give them credit for truth in advertising. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was very sweet & redolent with caramel, but it is hard to dun them for it when a) they copped to it & b) that was what they were shooting for. Finish was likewise sweet & I really could have used more of those "biscuit qualities" to help balance things out. In total, it was just a bit too sweet for me get behind. It was not a bad beer, but not to my taste.
Feb 07, 2016From the CAN: "Seasonal Beer"; "Carefully Crafted Famously Fun."; "Drink Responsibly"; "This is a malt forward beer with caramel and biscuit qualities. We use German Noble hops throughout the boil because they are low in alpha acids. This means we [CAN] add large amounts with out [sic] exceeding our bittering target, leaving the beer very balanced, but with a great deal of hop flavor in the middle of the beer."
The Goat has never looked Hornier, so I Crack!ed him open for a bit of release. Things were very calm upon the opening, but rather than taking a ChANce on roiling things up, I went with a gentle Glug. A swirl in the glass raised a finger of fizzy, tawny head with limited retention. Color was a lightly-hazy Deep Amber/Light Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with amber highlights. Nose was very sweet with caramel & so I give them credit for truth in advertising. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was very sweet & redolent with caramel, but it is hard to dun them for it when a) they copped to it & b) that was what they were shooting for. Finish was likewise sweet & I really could have used more of those "biscuit qualities" to help balance things out. In total, it was just a bit too sweet for me get behind. It was not a bad beer, but not to my taste.
Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
3.21/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Horny Goat Oktoberfest has a medium, off-white head, a mostly clear, copper color, some lazy, ascending bubbles, and almost no lacing left behind. The aroma is of spiced bread or caramel, oddly. Taste is of syrupy, malty bread crust, with noticeable metallic or grassy hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Horny Goat Oktoberfest finishes crisp with high drinkablility.
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Oct 13, 2015RJT
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.14/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.14/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A: Pours a crystal clear medium to dark copper in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation and some faint amber + orange highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense foamy sudsy beige head that reduces to a large patch of medium thick film covering the majority of the surface of the beer and a thick ring at the edges of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of bready + toasted malts and earthy + herbal hops.
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of bready and toasted malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by a light flavor of earthy + herbal hops which impart a light to moderate amount of bitterness which does not linger for long.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth.
O: A somewhat Americanized version of an Oktoberfest, not quite the same malt flavors/aromas and hop profile that I am used to experiencing. Not bad, easy to drink but not one of my favorites in the style so I probably won't be grabbing it again. I guess I'm more of an Oktoberfest traditionalist.
Sep 20, 2015S: Light to moderate aromas of bready + toasted malts and earthy + herbal hops.
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of bready and toasted malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by a light flavor of earthy + herbal hops which impart a light to moderate amount of bitterness which does not linger for long.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth.
O: A somewhat Americanized version of an Oktoberfest, not quite the same malt flavors/aromas and hop profile that I am used to experiencing. Not bad, easy to drink but not one of my favorites in the style so I probably won't be grabbing it again. I guess I'm more of an Oktoberfest traditionalist.
Rated by Drew03cmc from Kansas
3.19/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.19/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Not a bad beer, but probably won't buy it again.
May 21, 2015Rated by chefhatt from Pennsylvania
3.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Its a good and malty marzen.
Apr 26, 2015Rated by jzlyo from Iowa
3.04/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.04/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Aroma is bread and very light citrus/fruit notes. The flavor is bread, slight fruit notes, mild spice notes and a tangy/tart finish.
Dec 20, 2014Reviewed by Samp01 from New Jersey
3.26/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
16oz can. Pours a clear rusty amber with a medium off white head. Aroma and Taste is sweet toasted barley, grains, some yeast and fruity notes. Palate is a medium body with mild carbonation. Finish is sweet toasted malt, yeast and fruity, some light grassy notes, mild bitterness. Nothing really stand out here,tends to be on the sweet side but still a pleasant drinking brew for the style.
Dec 20, 2014
Oktoberfest from Horny Goat Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
67 ratings
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