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Conchtoberfest
Carib Brewery USA
- From:
- Carib Brewery USA
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 17.49%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 27, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
A German-style Marzen Beer possessing a rich malt character with notes of caramel, sweet toffee and a hint of toastiness. A slight hoppy undertone lends a balancing brightness to this delicately sweet and malty, seasonal brew.
17 IBU
17 IBU
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.16/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
12 oz blue labeled bottle from Florida poured into a pint glass. Revisited in November 2021 with a bottle from the brewery itself (now Carib USA).
Pours clear amber with a decent off-white head.
Aroma: malty with some caramel and mild hops. Overly dank-herbal hoppiness.
Flavor: perhaps about as malty as expected, but not quite enough given the hop load. This balance, and the beer overall, improved with some warming.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light bodied with a medium amount of carbonation.
Overall: just OK.
Oct 30, 2018Pours clear amber with a decent off-white head.
Aroma: malty with some caramel and mild hops. Overly dank-herbal hoppiness.
Flavor: perhaps about as malty as expected, but not quite enough given the hop load. This balance, and the beer overall, improved with some warming.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light bodied with a medium amount of carbonation.
Overall: just OK.
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
4.23/5 rDev +23.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +23.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A local brewer that I do like, and this Octoberfest offering of theirs might very well be my favorite of their offerings...
A very nice orangish hue poured from the glass with very little head or lacing. The smell was mostly wheat-beer-like, which I found a very interesting twist to the normal marzen. The feel was somewhat carbonated, very dry, yet smooth and drinkable. Speaking of drinkability - that taste was good - I noted some wheat, a touch of spice, maybe even maltier than most other Octoberfests I have had. Again, I really like this beer. It was another example of one I almost walked away from but am now glad I grabbed and had the pleasure to try.
Oct 23, 2016A very nice orangish hue poured from the glass with very little head or lacing. The smell was mostly wheat-beer-like, which I found a very interesting twist to the normal marzen. The feel was somewhat carbonated, very dry, yet smooth and drinkable. Speaking of drinkability - that taste was good - I noted some wheat, a touch of spice, maybe even maltier than most other Octoberfests I have had. Again, I really like this beer. It was another example of one I almost walked away from but am now glad I grabbed and had the pleasure to try.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.24/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
a real average take on the style here. sweet up front, sweet down the back stretch, not real authentically german with the grain either, although the character of the grain is not my issue. i am looking for a more flavorful beer, caramel sweetness does not equal a marzen beer. the lager yeast has no flavor at all, and may not have finished its duty, while a thin body and slightly metallic tinge doesnt help. i get some apple in here, which works for a fall beer but may be a product of an off flavor. carbonation is fine, average body, standard feel. this is one of those styles that can be such an expression of the season, but this seems sloppy all over. the residual sugar is the biggest mark against it, but i did finish my glass, so it wasnt appalling by any stretch. not a great first beer from these guys for me.
Oct 06, 2014
Conchtoberfest from Carib Brewery USA
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
52 ratings
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