Oktoberfest
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub

 

 

12oz bottle stamped 071024 poured into a mug at fridge temp 5.8% ABV 30 SRM 42 IBU per label. The beer pours bright darker amber with copper highlights and khaki colored head. The head recedes to a thin ring and island. The aroma is mild with toasted malt and spice. The taste is semisweet caramel malt with darker toasted notes and what presents like rye spice. Medium bitterness. The feel is thin bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Cleanly lagered. Overall, tasty. Maybe not traditional with the higher bitterness, but a reasonable attempt.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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

 

11/1/2018; Summits

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.