Oktoberfest
Karl Strauss Brewing Company

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From:
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Märzen
Ranked #369
ABV:
5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,908
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 14.45%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
132
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 28, 2023
Added:
Apr 06, 2003
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  16
A crisp Bavarian classic with Vienna and Munich malts for a deep golden color, nutty undertones, and toasted malt flavors. Prost!
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Ratings by MiScusi:
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Reviewed by MiScusi from California

3.38/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On tap at T. Phillips in La Verne, CA. Not a whole lot to say about this beer. Looked good on the pour, a nice orangish brown clear color... looks inviting.... standard lager head that dwindles pretty fast. The taste has a bit of a watery character to it, but also some sweet malt flavor to it. There is no real hoppiness in this, or bitterness, it comes across as sweet and watery. Mouthfeel is light and spritzy but not too abrasive... overall not one of the better oktoberfests out there but there isn't anything offensive about it.
Sep 08, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.49 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Oct 28, 2023
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Rated by matcris from Arizona

3.52/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tried a single. Decent, but not up to some of its German competitors in the flavor department.
Oct 19, 2023
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.26/5  rDev +20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Shimmering clear amber with a short white head leaving an arm or two of skinny lace.

While leafy and nutty with a mild toast, the malt presents overall as semisweet, all within a really pleasantly frothy, fulfilling body.
Oct 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.63 by emwilke from Nevada

Sep 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.06 by rpmello81 from California

Mar 18, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by mpenske from California

Feb 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by paulish from New York

Dec 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Sep 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.48 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

May 18, 2021
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Mostly clear amber pour with a cream cap. Caramel malts, toast, and nuts in the nose. Taste is very nutty with the toast, bread, caramel malts and hints of earth. Feel is bready and malty, decently crisp and medium bodied, best aspect of the beer easily.
Oct 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.17 by evanwoertz from California

Sep 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.28 by antihero404 from California

Sep 29, 2019
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Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California

3.54/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Good, very easy drinking Oktoberfest beer. A bit on the lower end of the scale in terms of aroma & flavor but still pleasant. Good drinkability feel, maybe just on the sweeter side of the scale. Overall decent, but I'd probably rather have a terrific German märzen for relatively the same price.
Sep 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by Gregory88 from California

Aug 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by jewellrunner from Missouri

Nov 09, 2018
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Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida

3.57/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Look: Clear brownish-orange. Thin head of off-white foam.

Smell: Very faint hops and grain malt.

Taste: Light malt, a bit of hop bitterness. Not much else.

Mouthfeel: Average thickness, but creamy. High carbonation.

Overall: Not bad, but pretty generic and too inoffensive.
Oct 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by Just-the-sip from California

Sep 26, 2018
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Trader Joe's:

Bready and malty but not too sweet like many Oktoberfestbiere. Very drinkable, though not to the point that I'd want to drink it by the litre at a bierfest (which is basically the point of the style).

B- / WORTHY
Sep 05, 2018
Oktoberfest from Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 132 ratings