Oktoberfest (2017)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 8.84%
- Reviews:
- 216
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 19, 2017
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 108
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Each year, we partner with a different German brewer to explore the roots of Germany’s famous Oktoberfest beers. This year, we’re collaborating with Germany’s Brauhaus Miltenberger, whose approach to the classic style we’ve long admired. The result is a festival beer true to their style—deep golden in color with deceptively rich malt flavor and balanced by traditional German-grown whole-cone hops.
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Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
4.54/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Rated 7-18-2018. Really liked this beer, as I like Oktoberfest beers. Some taste more like German Oktoberfest beers than others. Sierra Nevada Brewing brews some of the better ones outside of Germany, because of their Collaboration with German breweries.
30 IBUs
Jan 21, 202530 IBUs
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sux pack from WinCo. Textbook märzen, done extremely well. Deep golden, clear, foamy head fades to skin. Sweet malts dominate the aroma, sugar cookie, vanilla. Taste too is bready, sweet, but had a nic dry, bitter bite at the end. Makes me miss Germany all the more.
Jun 03, 2023Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours orange red with a small white head. Smells of dark roasted grain, similar to other Oktoberfest beers. Tastes of sweet grain with slight fruitiness. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an a good beer.
Jan 20, 2019
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.44/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This pours a pleasing caramel amber color. Bready caramel malt aroma matched on the palate with a sticky hop kiss. Crisp and smooth. Sharp finish surprises. I thought this was excellent.
Nov 12, 2018
Reviewed by Offa from California
4.97/5 rDev +25.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.97/5 rDev +25.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
So far, the best of Sierra Nevada's collaboration Oktoberfests in my opinion, and they have all been outstanding. This is an increidble exaple of this style.
Gold, big white head slowly shrinks, some wisps and lace.
Aroma is herbal hops, complex, with underlying bready maltiness.
Taste is light malty-bready sweetness, a touch raisiny but lean with complex herbal hop bitterness that just dominates.
Feel is zesty, lively, and engaging.
Incredibly drinkable, balanced, characterful.
Nov 05, 2018Gold, big white head slowly shrinks, some wisps and lace.
Aroma is herbal hops, complex, with underlying bready maltiness.
Taste is light malty-bready sweetness, a touch raisiny but lean with complex herbal hop bitterness that just dominates.
Feel is zesty, lively, and engaging.
Incredibly drinkable, balanced, characterful.
Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania
4.38/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I had this stashed away and tried it after having the recent release poured chilled in a pilsner glass
the color is golden honey amber with light off white head
the smell has a lot of malt with light toasted grain and nuttiness with a dried fruit sweetness in the smell with woody hop scent.
The mouthfeel is great, smooth as velvet with a light hop spice and lager yeast textures with carbonation substantial and mostly dry finish
The flavor is malt with bready quality and lightly fruity yeast with slightly herbal hops that balance with a earthy taste. The yeast adds a mild mineral aspect with a nice toasted malt flavor as it finishes.
This is an excellent example of the style -very drinkable and hardly any alcohol is detected with a refreshing yet dry malt quality
Sep 13, 2018the color is golden honey amber with light off white head
the smell has a lot of malt with light toasted grain and nuttiness with a dried fruit sweetness in the smell with woody hop scent.
The mouthfeel is great, smooth as velvet with a light hop spice and lager yeast textures with carbonation substantial and mostly dry finish
The flavor is malt with bready quality and lightly fruity yeast with slightly herbal hops that balance with a earthy taste. The yeast adds a mild mineral aspect with a nice toasted malt flavor as it finishes.
This is an excellent example of the style -very drinkable and hardly any alcohol is detected with a refreshing yet dry malt quality
Reviewed by Azdirtmover from Arizona
3.18/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.18/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
While a great tasting beer, never came close to tasting like a real Oktoberfest.Think it’s overrated at 4.25 exceptional.On the other hand,it’s a good beer on it’s own,just not up to Oktoberfest standards.
Sep 02, 2018
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