Maierfest Lager
Rogue Ales

Maierfest LagerMaierfest Lager
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From:
Rogue Ales
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 12.8%
Reviews:
128
Ratings:
186
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 04, 2015
Added:
Aug 15, 2009
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  4
6 Ingredients:
Malts: Durst Pilsner, Durst Munich and Weyermann Acidulated
Hops: Oregon Perle.
Yeast & Water: Oktoberfest 2633 Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

14º PLATO
29 IBU
77 AA
4.2º Lovibond
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Ratings by generallee:
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Reviewed by generallee from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +20%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 1 pint, 6oz bottle into a mug. The bottle has nice list of ingredients use including the malts and hops. The IBUs are listed at 29 but there is no ABV% or freshness date.

Appearance: It has a deep slightly orange golden color with lots of carbonation and a good two and a half finger tall head. The head is creamy white and quickly settles to just a thin covering. This thin cap still makes lots of sticky lacing on the glass.

Smell: The aroma has a firm bready and nutty character with a spicy/floral noble hop presence.

Taste/Palate: There is a good bit of deep bready and lightly roasted grain flavor with some good nutty notes and an excellent balance of spicy noble hopes. It finishes with mild hop bitterness and a clean biscuity dryness. The palate is spot on with a firm extremely drinkable medium body and lively carbonation.

Notes: To me this is an outstanding example of the style that really captures that German Lager essence. Maybe it's the malt, maybe it's the hops or maybe that Free Range Coastal Water they use but it works. Prost!!!
Feb 12, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.4 by tachyons22 from Connecticut

Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: 22 oz. bottled poured into a clear Oktoberfest mug fills with an orange amber liquid with a little haze crowned by a 4” cream colored foam collar with a very fine bead. Produces thick lace.
S: Big bread and malt aromas with a light spicy note.
T: Starts slightly sweet but overall relatively dry with rich, spicy malt flavors, light bread, moderate spicy hop bitterness.
F: Clean and smooth, just above medium body and medium low carbonation.
O: Not over the top inany way but a decent, drinkable Oktoberfest.
Jul 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaemeno3 from New Jersey

Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by leinie13 from Ohio

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by runlikeakenyan from Indiana

Jan 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.48 by getkrunkhoe from California

Aug 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

May 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by frlrv1020 from Florida

Mar 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jimmy13 from Wisconsin

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Beermaine from Maine

Oct 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by LethaLAMA from North Carolina

Aug 17, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by icehawk from South Carolina

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by newcastledave from Massachusetts

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpalestino from Pennsylvania

Aug 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Aug 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by GABrew from Georgia

Jul 08, 2013
Maierfest Lager from Rogue Ales
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 186 ratings