Oktoberfest
SanTan Brewing Co.

RB transfer

 

A very disappointing beer, not sure why it’s rated so highly.
Look: Orange, VERY thick head. However it quickly dissipates.
Smell: Grainy, toasted.
Taste: Watery, burnt malt, really quite terrible.
Feel: Smooth, crisp.
Overall: While it has a decent feel and interesting look, the taste equates this brew to orange colored piss. When in the beer store this one should definitely be skipped over.

 

 

 

12 oz. can:

Pours orange with a thin head. A little lacing sticks.

The smell is of caramelish sweetness, a bit of nuts and grain. Slight vegetable.

The taste is of a sweet-leaning lager. There is a vegetable character that detracts, but doesn't destroy.

It is pretty smooth. Lighter side of medium.

It's not the greatest O-fest out there. Decent, though. The veggie character is a flaw.

I would drink this beer year round if they made it.

A very clear copper, with a half finger of quickly dissipating head. Mild amount of bubbles rising. No lacing. The aroma has a vegetal quality that I've never gotten from a Marzen, so, not too enthused, with that. Beyond that, some caramel malt, and bread crust. The flavor is helped because the carbonation is up front, and center. So, still get the vegetal thing, but, not nearly as bad. Some nice caramel sweetness, and a bit of bread crust. The feel is perfect carbonation. Dry, and medium-ish body. Overall, the smell, with that over cooked veggie thing is not helping, here. Get beyond that to the flavor, and it gets a bit better. The carbonation is really to my liking, full, and that helps with the body, I think. And it' fairly dry, so, get it together, and tweak out the Miller veggie influence, and you'll be doing much better.

 

 

 

 

 

Pour is amber/gold with a nice malted coffee color head. Good lacing down glass. Smell is of hops, malt, and a little sugar cookie or sweets. Taste is outstanding, very solid mix of malt and citrus with mild hops inside and a little nutty flavor in there but minimal. Finish is very smooth and clean, lasting malt taste on tongue and pleasing overall. I give their 2016 very high praise, this is a great beer.

 

 

Picked up a single from TW Arrowhead in mid-September for $1.79. Canned on 8-28 and received at TW on 9-7.

Beer poured orange with a nice white head upon the initial pour.

Nose has hints of toasted malts.

Taste is toasted malts and finishes a tad on the sweet side.

Feel is medium bodied and pretty smooth.

Overall a pretty decent representation of the style and worthy of a shot. I see on the web site that use domestic hops instead of the Noble hops which would might lend a different flavor profile.