Wild Oats Series No. 24 - Oktobock
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

Wild Oats Series No. 24 - OktobockWild Oats Series No. 24 - Oktobock
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From:
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
7%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 14.66%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
36
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 29, 2018
Added:
Oct 02, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
What else do you call a Maibock when it’s brewed for Oktoberfest? Pours a bright orange gold colour with notes of biscuit, candy sweetness, peppery alcohol and spicy hop bitterness.
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Reviewed by cyrenaica from Canada (ON)

3.85/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml draught
7.0% ABV
C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
$7.61
Beer appears a translucent reddish-gold colour with a creamy tan head that laces well. Aroma is grass, caramel, and fruity sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, grain, fruit and hops. I felt it was more of an Marzen/Oktoberfest in flavour than a bock, but still quite good.
Mar 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.68 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Jan 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by R_Kole from Canada (AB)

Nov 01, 2014
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Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)

3.45/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Oktobock is supposed to be an interpretation of a Maibock brewed specifically for Oktoberfest. Perhaps no one at Beau's realized this but, in actuality, that pretty much just describes an Oktoberfest. While not technically a recognized member of the bock family, Oktoberfests (aka Märzens, so named because they're brewed in March) are strong, spring brews lagered for fall-time consumption. Maybe I'm missing something, but is that not the idea here?

Hmm. Perhaps I am misunderstanding something. Better consult the experts. According to the BJCP and other sources, Oktoberfest beers are characteristically potent, well-hopped, full-bodied lagers with a strong malt-accented finish. That, in a nutshell, describes the beer in my glass.

Not to mention, Maibocks are characteristically fair and golden, hence often labeled "Helles Bocks" (German for "light") in reference to their pale complexion. This beer would be carrot orange were it not for a brush of golden accenting; it falls squarely in the light amber-copper description laid out in the Märzen guidelines. Remind me again how this is a "Maibock"?

Look, this is a nice enough beer. Its nose has sweet, toasty malt and nutty, caramelly undertones. Likewise, the palate is awash in a relatively rich, full-bodied maltiness that exudes dried fruit esters and toasty melanoidins. It is agreeable and doesn't make a peep about its (rather unbelievable) 7.0% alcohol. It is, for all intents and purposes, a lovely cool weather lager.

But my issue with it (indeed my pet peeve with so many Beau's offerings) is that it posits itself as something it is not - in this case, something entirely nonsensical - when, in fact, it is a perfectly fine, agreeable beer in its own right. I'd enjoy these beers if only they'd stop trying to sound more interesting than they actually are. Most are very well brewed, I just don't care to hear anymore how they've been conceived; too often, as in this case, it demeans the beer.
Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TerryW from Canada (ON)

Jan 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Hoppy_McGee from Canada (ON)

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BigGruntyThirst from Canada (ON)

Dec 27, 2013
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
600ml brown bottle with a batch number.

LOOK: Sticky patchy lacing, clear deep golden hue

SMELL: Biscuity, cookie dough, green peppercorn, chalky, poppy seeds

TASTE: Dry maltiness throughout, mild crispness, faint raw honey, herbal hop flavor, balanced bitterness, clean alcohol, peppery, slightly warmth, dry malty spicy finish

A pretty bangin' bock here, drinkable and tasty ... what else do you need? Beau's should dabble more in the lager arena.
Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by sbarre from Canada (ON)

Nov 17, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Caudalie from Canada (QC)

Nov 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by deonreds from New York

Nov 08, 2013
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

2.9/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Bottle: Poured a light amber color bock with a large foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of unrefined grain and light residual sugar is not the best. Taste is also dominated by unrefined grain with light cereal notes, some dry caramel and a dry finish. Body is light for style with good carbonation. Not sure why I bought this in the first place and not sure I would bother drinking this again.
Nov 07, 2013
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Reviewed by ssmack from Canada (ON)

3.64/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
600 ml bottle from Beau's mixed pack.

A bright coopery orange. Two inches of large bubbles. Good carbonation. Not a lot of lacing.

A woody biscuit aroma. A real fresh smell. Sweet vanilla like a mike shake.

The malt and hops are fused as one taste. Biscuit with grass hops. Leaves a bitter aftertaste.

A medium feel with some carbonation.

There is some richness her but there is nothing distinctive or noteworthy.
Nov 07, 2013
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Reviewed by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.53/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
600ml Bottle from the Ottawa LCBO - part of the seasonal mixed 4 pack for $24

Appearance - Clear gold colour with an average size white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation showing and there is some fair lacing. The head lasted for around 3-4 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Malts, corn, grass, caramel, grass

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, caramel, and light hops. There is also some corn syrup and a straw/hay/grassy flavour.

Overall - A good fall seasonal I guess. Nothing that I would want to go buy again if it was available on a regular basis. A little too much hay/grain/straw flavour (which fits the style I know) for me.
Oct 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by DustinSWB from Florida

Oct 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Oct 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Oct 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Oct 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Vyronian from Canada (ON)

Oct 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by RedAleMan from Canada (ON)

Sep 28, 2013
Wild Oats Series No. 24 - Oktobock from Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 36 ratings