Oktoberfest (Wiesn) Bier
Paulaner Brauerei

Poured from a 500ml bottle.

Pours a clear light straw with high visible carbonation and a thin white head. The smell is very grassy and the taste has grass, malt , hops and a decent amount of acidity followed by a hint of bitterness at the end . Smooth and highly carbonated this beer is pretty moreish. Full flavoured and refreshing.

 

Poured a 500ml can into a nonic. A two finger white head on a clear straw. The head diminishes to a layer. Lots of patchy lacing.
Grainy malt smells.
German malts up front. Very mild hop finish.
Light body. Medium carbonation.
A decent Festbier.

This is going to be one of my stranger reviews. Paulaner Wiesn is not a beer I plan to buy again. This beer is meant to be drinkable in warm weather, and there are better German beers for that purpose. That said, this is THE Oktoberfestbier. It is the progenitor of the style and yardstick against which all others should be measured. I just do not much care for it.

It pours a light golden from the can with a relatively slim and quickly fading head. The smell is definitively malt with some hoppy spice. The same is true of the taste. Smell and taste are better than the Weihenstephaner Festbier, with more depth in the malt and a more nuanced of faint hops flavor. Mouthfeel is the best part of this for me, given that so many beers aiming for lightness are also watery.

This is a great Wiesn, I just don’t think Wiesn are very good.

 

 

 

Picked up a four-pack from the Fresh Market in Hendersonville 9-5-23 for $9.99. No can date; consumed can #1 for review 10-8-23.

Beer poured gold with a beautiful white head.

Nose is nice as the malt base gives a crackers and bread aroma.

Taste is crackers and bread up front with a noble hop addition that does a great job balancing yet leaving a touch of sweetness that nails the style brilliantly.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and is refreshing.

Overall a lovely Fest brew that pairs well with NFL football!

Paulaner Brauerei 'Oktoberfest (Wiesn) Bier' @ 6.0% , served from a 500 ml can
A-pour is light gold from the can to a clear gold in the glass with a small size white head leaving a fine spotty lace along the pokal
S-hints of noble German malt & hops
T-clean & crisp Festbier ,
MF-ok carbonation , big medium body
Ov-filling beer best enjoyed with some sauerkraut (perhaps)
prost LampertLand

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pint can into a mug;. Clear pale straw color with a small white head that quickly faded to a thin film. Toasty malt and cracker aroma with a hint of honey and melon. Bready malt flavor with some mildly astringent hop bitterness. Extremely well-balanced, smooth, and very drinkable; I can certainly envision myself slamming one too many of these at a fest.

 

 

 

Poured from a 1 liter can into its accompanying mug.
It’s surprisingly good, I prefer dark beers but this one was more tasteful than most. Poured golden clear with a slight orange hue. My aggressive pour resulted in a substantial head that lingered for some time and left noticeable lacing. Flavor was excellent not crisp or clean like most brewed with a Pilsner malt but more akin to a wheat beer probably due to the addition of the dark barley malt. Flavor hung around for a while and left an aftertaste that wasn’t unpleasant but also not recognizable. I will definitely try this again.