Oktoberfest
The Defiant Brewing Company
- From:
- The Defiant Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 6.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 09, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.14/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A: pours a red amber with with minimal white head with not much of retention and lacing.
S: sweet vanilla and toffee notes
T: earthy, slight toffee notes with an earthy aftertaste
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth
O: ok marzen; decent
Sep 20, 2020S: sweet vanilla and toffee notes
T: earthy, slight toffee notes with an earthy aftertaste
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth
O: ok marzen; decent
Rated by Miles_Nilges from New York
3.88/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Solid Marzen ale.
May 04, 2020
Rated by Arg914 from New York
3.85/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Balanced
Sep 22, 2019
Rated by BeRightBock from New York
4.23/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2018 version is on the money!
Sep 18, 2018
Reviewed by SportsandJorts from Virginia
3.65/5 rDev -2.7%
3.65/5 rDev -2.7%
Appearance: deep bright orange color with a finger of a white foam head with a good retention and a pretty strong lacing. Mostly clear but has a slight haze to it. 3.75/5
Smell: mix of caramel malts and toasted bread. Lots of earthy and spicey hops. 3.5/5
Taste: opens up with strong caramel mixed with earthy and toasty malts. Sweet bready lager yeast. Backend is pretty strong on the noble hops. Earthy and citrusy hops 3.75/5
Mouthfeel: light and easy to drink. Slight bitterness and not quite the cleanest finish. 3.25/5
Overall: not a bad beer but not quite a perfect model of the style or overally memorable.
Sep 13, 2014Smell: mix of caramel malts and toasted bread. Lots of earthy and spicey hops. 3.5/5
Taste: opens up with strong caramel mixed with earthy and toasty malts. Sweet bready lager yeast. Backend is pretty strong on the noble hops. Earthy and citrusy hops 3.75/5
Mouthfeel: light and easy to drink. Slight bitterness and not quite the cleanest finish. 3.25/5
Overall: not a bad beer but not quite a perfect model of the style or overally memorable.
Reviewed by plaid75 from New York
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a light copper hue with a half finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a soft earhy malt with a smattering of herbal noble hop.
The taste consisted of an earthy softly sweet malt that easily gave way to a prickly hop spice.
The mouthfeel was toward the fuller side of the style with low carbonation.
Overall a tasty fest beer. A bit dull however.
Sep 28, 2011The smell featured a soft earhy malt with a smattering of herbal noble hop.
The taste consisted of an earthy softly sweet malt that easily gave way to a prickly hop spice.
The mouthfeel was toward the fuller side of the style with low carbonation.
Overall a tasty fest beer. A bit dull however.
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