Oktoberfest (2015)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Oktoberfest (2015)Oktoberfest (2015)
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
6%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 9.11%
Reviews:
267
Ratings:
857
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 17, 2022
Added:
Jul 27, 2015
Wants:
  38
Gots:
  188
Brewed in collaboration with Brauhaus Riegle of Augsburg, Germany, this Oktoberfest lager is deep golden in color and rich with malt flavor from the use of traditional German Steffi barley.
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Ratings by DHDuhast79:
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Rated by DHDuhast79 from Alabama

3.76/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Sep 02, 2015
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Rated: 3.96 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio

Aug 22, 2021
 
Rated: 4.1 by Kolb from Montana

Apr 25, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.34 by Winter48 from Kentucky

Nov 11, 2018
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Reviewed by Offa from California

4.68/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
An excellent beer of this type which I loved - thankfully some iterations since have been even better.

Dark gold, big off-white head slowly shrinks to thin lasting top.

Aroma is strong helles -type, toasty bread, grain, grass, herb- complex, aromatic,
Taste is similar, nice firm sweet toasty bread, some apple, grain, herbal bitterness. Complex, balance,d engaging, drinkable.
Nov 05, 2018
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Reviewed by iguanodon from Utah

2.96/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
[Original rating 2015-10-24] Pours clear medium gold with a thick white head. A lot lighter in color than I expected for an Octoberfest. Aroma of Malt, toffee, a hint of earth. Taste is sweet malt, caramel. Steady fine carbonation, nice mouth feel
Oct 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.58 by robotic_being from Illinois

Jul 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Jun 07, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.58/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I think I just went on record saying how these are pretty much the same thing every year. Same reliable stuff every year, pours a mixture of light brown, auburn and amber with around 1/2" head in a lighter shade compared to the body. Aroma kicks down those lagery caramel Octoberfest mild sweetness notes on the nose.

Taste is fitting for style, you have a smoothed out slappy hours kind of unsweetened but still mildly sweet caramel without the heft flow going all over it. Carbonation seems right on point. Can't really distinguish anything hop wise, which is also fitting to style. Has some of that darker bread than normal feel to it. These were good to have on hand for people who don't like hoppy beer, want something bigger than AAL, but also don't want the heft of a porter or stout.

This is the 2015 Oktoberfest release.
Mar 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by PatrickCT from Connecticut

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.41 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Oct 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by DMc8ride from California

Sep 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by elamb106 from New York

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by digitalflood from New York

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.44 by Benjolovesbeer from Michigan

Aug 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by TrojanRB from Texas

Jul 23, 2017
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Reviewed by Nugganooch from California

4.23/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle with a Barrelhouse Brewing pint glass
First noted on 90/02/15

Traditional to style or not I enjoyed this one thoroughly and more so than most of it’s German counterparts.
A mass of spongey tan head billows up over the glass to reveal a sensual auburn body. Mostly clear and looking quite attractive.
Biscuit malt and warm bread with a touch of caramel sweets and light earthy spices. Getting a touch of leafy herbals there as well but this is really more about the malts and overall balance. Creamy and crushable with a drying finish – good to the last sugary sip. Malted biscuit and toasted grain meets some ripe orchard fruits. Pepper in a few select spices and herbs to round out this loamy mineral note.
Its apparent that Sierra went to great lengths in crafting out such a worldly brew. An instant classic in my book. These won’t last long.
Dec 31, 2016
Oktoberfest (2015) from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 857 ratings