Rieder Märzen
Brauerei Ried

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From:
Brauerei Ried
 
Austria
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.23 | pDev: 15.79%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
9
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 14, 2023
Added:
Dec 24, 2009
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Gots:
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Ratings by Misanthropy_Sipping:
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Reviewed by Misanthropy_Sipping from Nebraska

3.86/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.75
On the expedition of lagers/pils, I continue with a German brewer that I discovered during this last 6 months. Really enjoyed another beer I'd had from them while out and about, so this was a good find.

Pours a light to slight orange gold. Has a thin white head that flairs and dissipates and then continues with a very delicate straight lacing through the beer itself. Lighter side of the Marzen, but the ABV is 4.9, so it makes sense.

Smell comes off a bit skunky. Could be partially with the hops, but may be slightly off. A fair amount of crisp mineral essence. A small hint of sweet lager like malt. Very straightforward, a bit on the light side.

Enters with a gentle sweetness and a mineral character. Drops quickly into the noble hops and the skunk tones but then tapers back into some very interesting light malts and hints of minerals. Very light caramel, almost a cream sort of taste with it, and then some sharp, but restrained, bitterness that makes the beer quite crisp.

The mouthfeel is almost impeccable, I could definitely drink this on a nice warm Oktoberfest day and be very satisfied. It's smooth, crisp, a tad biting. But it maintains just a small amount of malt weight to remind you, "Hey, autumn is just around the corner!" I really can't say anything bad about the mouthfeel on this nice, lighter end of Marzen.

Overall, pretty good, but not fantastic. I may have a slightly off bottle, but I would probably buy it again. I like this brewer quite a bit and would really like to be able to find other beers from them. Great quality Marzen here. Just not as complex as I had hoped. It is worth buying one bottle to try it out.
Sep 05, 2013
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Rated: 3.25 by PortLargo from Florida

Jul 14, 2023
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.6/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a Blanche de Namur small pint glass. Pours a hazy, medium golden amber with a thin white head that dissipates to patches leaving light lacing. Aroma of sweet bready malt with a hint of caramel and biscuit, noble hops. Flavor is grainy sweet malt with light biscuit, finishing with light grassy noble hops and a hint of tartness. Light bodied with active carbonation. A rather light bodied marzen with a decent malt flavor that rather thins out in the finish leaving a lingering finish of tart graininess and light hops. This bottle may be a bit old, but it also seems that this is a bit thin to begin with. A pleasant enough light lager, but nothing exciting. A bit grainy.
Apr 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by Mike-Harms from California

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ChrisGuck from Missouri

Mar 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Beerman1977 from Austria

Dec 28, 2012
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Reviewed by sethcroisant from Nebraska

3.02/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A- very light, pours about the color of a pilsner. not much of a head or lacing.

S- almost all malt. a hint of hops poke through.

T- very malty up front. tastes like vienna and caramel malts might have been the only malts used, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. spicy hops show up and add balance in the middle and ends sweet with more malt.

O- not bad, but i would have liked to see some toasted malts used to make things a bit more layered.
Dec 17, 2012
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Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin

3.52/5  rDev +9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Hollingshead's in a half-liter mug, on to the beer:

This marzen goes to the light side. It features a golden yellow color with thin whispy lace and very little head retention. The nose is sweet. Pale malt sweet. Light grassy hops add a little different beat to the aroma. As expected, it has a sweet flavor. Medium sweetness overall. It's probably what I was expecting from a pale o-fest. Grassy notes take place as well. Dry and crackery as the flavors fade. The crispness is at medium intensity, rolls off the palate with a pleasant bite. Lighter overall.

O-fest season is over, but even around Xmas time, a lighter beer with some flavor is not a bad beer to knock down after Xmas shopping.
Dec 24, 2009
Rieder Märzen from Brauerei Ried
Beer rating: 3.23 out of 5 with 9 ratings