Oktoberfest (2015)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

See previous reviews of various versions of SN Oktoberfest. Done from foggy memories, I've always considered it cheating when Sierra Nevada started collaborating with German breweries for their yearly Ofest instead of standing on their own like they used to do.

Great Oktoberfest beer, Dark golden, almost copper color. Aroma of malt, bread, some caramel, hint of citrus. Sweet malty taste, delicate hoppy bitterness in finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Bread in aftertaste.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

[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

 

 

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.