Oktoberfest
Tri-City Brewing Company

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From:
Tri-City Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Märzen
Ranked #253
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Ranked #21,961
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 9.51%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 13, 2023
Added:
Sep 09, 2011
Wants:
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Gots:
  2
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Ratings by imperialking:
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Rated by imperialking from Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.7%

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by HerrOneous from Ohio

4.04/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From 12-ounce bottle purchased at brewery. Pours light copper, clear, thin off-white head dissipating to thin ring. Smells of rich, bready malt and lightly burnt toast. Tastes of amber malt, slightly burnt, but fairly balanced. Finishes dry. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Tastes better from the tap but this is good example of the style.
Oct 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.65 by oberon from North Carolina

Oct 03, 2019
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Reviewed by neenerzig from Ohio

4.12/5  rDev +12%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a bottle of this at a show in Frankenmuth, Michigan when my wife and I were there last weekend. Poured out of a 12 oz. bottle into one of my mugs, this beer pours a clear, medium to dark amber color with a tan colored/off-white head that's about an inch thick when first served that settles to a solid 1/4 of an inch thick with good retention. Pretty good lacing here. Aromas of toasted, bready caramel malts and a slight piney, earthy hop presence. The taste is pretty much the same, with somewhat toasted, bready, caramel malts sweetness that gives way to a fairly mild, piney and earthy hop bitterness with a slight touch of spicy notes. Pretty spot on for the style flavorwise overall, but I suppose its just a bit more hoppy actually than most beers of this style I've had. Has a fairly crisp, yet smooth and even somewhat frothy, also slightly chewy and sticky, medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Very easy to drink in the manner this style of beer ought to be. Has a clean, slightly dry finish and aftertaste. Pretty good all around.

Eric
Oct 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by Dr_Bahmbay13 from Michigan

Sep 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.47 by JDoHo from Michigan

Oct 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by vader06 from Michigan

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by wingnutter from Florida

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Mark88 from Ohio

Sep 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dustin_A_Stoutdrinker from Michigan

Feb 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kerrie from Michigan

Aug 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheConnMan from Michigan

Aug 21, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by schmityl

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Dec 21, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gtg642 from Michigan

Oct 20, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by djwhit24 from Michigan

Sep 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by Zaphog from Michigan

Jun 04, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by UnknownMale282 from Michigan

Nov 16, 2011
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Reviewed by StoutHunter from Michigan

3.55/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
I picked up a bottle of Tri-City's Oktoberfest a couple days ago for $1.89 at The Lager Mill. I was looking for a local Oktoberfest to try and this was the first one I saw so I thought I would give it a try and see how it matches up to the other Oktoberfest's I have had. As usual with Tri-City's there is no bottling date. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into my Oktoberfest mug.

A- The label is pretty plain but clean looking with a little bit of the typical Oktoberfest pattern. It poured a nice clean copper color with a fingers worth of white head that quickly died down to a thin and flimsy ring that stayed till the end and left no lacing.

S- The aroma of this beer is pretty subdued, I mainly pick up loads of sweet malts, possibly caramel, the malts smell pretty sweet. There is also a noticeable amount of herbal and earthy hops that stick out at the end.

T- The taste of this beer is much different from the aroma. It starts out with a good amount of malts that have a medium high amount of sweetness to them and lots of lightly toasted biscuit like flavors from the malts. After the malts come the herbal and earthy hops that provide good balance for this beer and help keep all those malts in check. The finish is sweet with hardly any bitterness to be found at all.

M- Smooth, on the heavy side of medium bodied, and it had a pretty light amount of carbonation. I would have liked the body to be a lighter and some increased carbonation.

Overall I thought this was a good Oktoberfest. I liked the way that the biscuity malt base went with the noble hops, it was a nice change of pace from the usual malt and hop profile of the average Marzen. I did think it had a little too much sweetness but it never got cloying, knocking the sweetness down a notch would put this beer on the same level as Bell's and Samuel Adam's Oktoberfest's. What I liked most about this beer was how well the biscuity malt base of this beer went with the noble hops, it was good and different then most. What I liked least about this beer was the mouthfeel, it needed to be a little lighter with some more carbonation. This beer is pretty drinkable I wouldn't mind drinking two or three of these in a sitting but after that the sweetness may prove to be too much. I don't think I would seek this beer out but I defiantly wouldn't turn it down, I bet it would go good with some brats and sauerkraut. I would recommend giving this beer a try, you might really like the subtle differences that set this beer apart from other Marzens. This was one of the better beers I have had from Tri-City's, I didn't know what this brewery could do with this style but they proved to have a pretty nice take on it. This beer doesn't knock off Bell's and Samuel Adam's as my favorite Oktoberfest, but with a couple tweaks I think it could be on the same level. I am interested to see what other styles this brewery has a knack for.
Oct 17, 2011
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Reviewed by GRPunk from Michigan

3.48/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle poured into my Siciliano's mug.

A- It had a clean, copper body with moderate carbonation. A normal pour created a 1/2-finger head that didn't stick around too long before becoming a light film. There were really good sticky rings left on the glass.

S- Initially sweet and malty. Pretty faint at first. A deeper waft, and I get some definite, complimentary, herbal hops.

T- Better than the aroma suggests. Good mix of malty qualities. Sweet caramel/toffee. Roasted grains and toasted bread. Enough hopping to balance and lend a spicy/herbal/medicinal edge. Hopping really cleans up the finish.

M- Nice, full body. Quite light on the carbonation.

O- It's an easy drinker for sure. Like many an Oktoberfest, I could do a few in a sitting. Noting bad about this beer, nothing to distinguish itself either. I would drink this beer again, but probably not seek it out.
Oct 03, 2011
Oktoberfest from Tri-City Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 22 ratings