Oktoberfest Lager
Prickly Moses
- From:
- Prickly Moses
- Australia
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 9.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 22, 2021
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia
3.16/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
330ml into tulip glass
L - golden brown, clear, pours a 1cm thick white head
S - biscuit malts, soil, with a distinct burnt smell, like cigarette butts mixed with burnt toffee.
T - grainy slightly roasted malts and sugary caramel , with a sweet sharp noble hops tang in the finish
M - thin bodied, medium carbonation, watery texture
O - reasonable lager, not much more than that.
Jun 20, 2015L - golden brown, clear, pours a 1cm thick white head
S - biscuit malts, soil, with a distinct burnt smell, like cigarette butts mixed with burnt toffee.
T - grainy slightly roasted malts and sugary caramel , with a sweet sharp noble hops tang in the finish
M - thin bodied, medium carbonation, watery texture
O - reasonable lager, not much more than that.
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.83/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Prickly Moses, aka Otway Estate Winery & Brewery, have been somewhat hit & miss with me - on the one hand their Blueberry Hefeweizen was pretty tops, but on the other hand their Red Ale made me question reality and whether or not if I beer that average could be made by such a renowned brewer then made this entire Earth is some sort of construct and we really are in the matrix? And who says that something is “tops” this day and age, except me? And who says “this day and age” this week and year? Time to allay my questions with those things that people do in reply to them [answers?].
Poured from tap to nonic pint.
A: Clear copper/rust body with a thick 2cm off-white head, looks quite spectacular actually. 9/10.
S: The Vienna malts lend it a full malty nose. There are some grassy and spicy Saaz hop notes giving it a great (and spot on) Oktoberfest Lager aroma. Welcome to Märzen country! 8/10.
T: A malt grain base thicker than grandmas Apple pie front palate, biscuit sweetness mid and a cut grass hop/long dry finish. This is the closest I think an Aussie has got to nailing a German style, this is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. It does however get a touch wheaty in the aftertaste, which lost it a single digit [insert sadface here]. 7/10.
M: Medium bodied with a creamy Oktoberfest Lager carbonation. Damn Prickly Moses nailed this! 8/10.
D: In a word: Very (drinkable). I haven't been totally impressed by Prickly Moses in the past but now, in the future with flying cars and time machines, I have been able to travel back in time to implant the seed of this excellent beer idea into the brewers mind, travel back to the future, save Marty McFly from making a terrible mistake, and enjoy a glass of this fine brew. Get it if you see it [it’s being served at The Durham in Kingston, Doc’s new home of craft beer in Canberra] - you will not be disappointed. 8/10.
Food match: Oktoberfest foods - deep-fried Lederhosen with Dirndl sauce, total-world-domination fries, and roasted pork foot wrapped in prosciutto with bacon bits and pork sauce.
Oct 10, 2014Poured from tap to nonic pint.
A: Clear copper/rust body with a thick 2cm off-white head, looks quite spectacular actually. 9/10.
S: The Vienna malts lend it a full malty nose. There are some grassy and spicy Saaz hop notes giving it a great (and spot on) Oktoberfest Lager aroma. Welcome to Märzen country! 8/10.
T: A malt grain base thicker than grandmas Apple pie front palate, biscuit sweetness mid and a cut grass hop/long dry finish. This is the closest I think an Aussie has got to nailing a German style, this is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. It does however get a touch wheaty in the aftertaste, which lost it a single digit [insert sadface here]. 7/10.
M: Medium bodied with a creamy Oktoberfest Lager carbonation. Damn Prickly Moses nailed this! 8/10.
D: In a word: Very (drinkable). I haven't been totally impressed by Prickly Moses in the past but now, in the future with flying cars and time machines, I have been able to travel back in time to implant the seed of this excellent beer idea into the brewers mind, travel back to the future, save Marty McFly from making a terrible mistake, and enjoy a glass of this fine brew. Get it if you see it [it’s being served at The Durham in Kingston, Doc’s new home of craft beer in Canberra] - you will not be disappointed. 8/10.
Food match: Oktoberfest foods - deep-fried Lederhosen with Dirndl sauce, total-world-domination fries, and roasted pork foot wrapped in prosciutto with bacon bits and pork sauce.
Reviewed by DocDownUnder from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A-Caramel body with a white head.
S-Sweet bready malts with a hint of candy-sweet yeast
T-Strong roasted malts, not much of the yeasty flavor from the aroma. Almost as roasty as a brown ale.
M-Thin on the mouth and a dry finish.
O-An especially roasted autumn lager, not quite as refreshing as some others (Great Lakes).
Jan 08, 2012S-Sweet bready malts with a hint of candy-sweet yeast
T-Strong roasted malts, not much of the yeasty flavor from the aroma. Almost as roasty as a brown ale.
M-Thin on the mouth and a dry finish.
O-An especially roasted autumn lager, not quite as refreshing as some others (Great Lakes).
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
3.6/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours amber with a large lasting head.
Nose shows plenty of biscuity, bready and nutty malt with subtle earthy and faintly spicy hops. Very nice, really appetising.
Some of the malt transfers through as flavours but the bitterness is a little metallic. Still very enjoyable.
Body is perhaps a little watery.
Very pleased with this, especially considering how dissapointing many of their other beers were.
Oct 28, 2010Nose shows plenty of biscuity, bready and nutty malt with subtle earthy and faintly spicy hops. Very nice, really appetising.
Some of the malt transfers through as flavours but the bitterness is a little metallic. Still very enjoyable.
Body is perhaps a little watery.
Very pleased with this, especially considering how dissapointing many of their other beers were.
Reviewed by sammiles from Australia
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Grabbed this beer at Purvis Cellars.
Looks good, nice Amber colour with reddish hues. A good head to drink through. Could not really pick up much in the smell, standard for me. Tastes similar to a lot of 'Oktoberfest' Beers, nice and refreshing and a good whack of bitterness but not to hoppy.
Overall, pretty sessional, nice festival drinking beer.
Feb 26, 2010Looks good, nice Amber colour with reddish hues. A good head to drink through. Could not really pick up much in the smell, standard for me. Tastes similar to a lot of 'Oktoberfest' Beers, nice and refreshing and a good whack of bitterness but not to hoppy.
Overall, pretty sessional, nice festival drinking beer.
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.41/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at the brewery.
Pours a golden amber colour with a nice dense head, cream-coloured with good retention. Leaves some nice sticky lace, slow carbonation through the beer. Nice.
Nose is a bit malty with a nutty edge, almost taking on a bread yeast character. Hints of pine nuts and raw grain. Not bad, but pretty standard; simple.
Taste starts out slightly zesty with a citrus edge, a hint of tomato in there, very light. Hops come in early with a bit of a piney flavour, but mostly phenolic with a distinctly ashy bitterness. Pretty clean for the most part though, the bitterness is reminiscent of soil and does have a gritty character, but it clips itself off nicely at the end, leaving little bitter residue.
Feels fairly full, maybe even a bit too sticky, nice and smooth and well-textured otherwise though.
Clean drinking German-style lager.
Dec 01, 2009Pours a golden amber colour with a nice dense head, cream-coloured with good retention. Leaves some nice sticky lace, slow carbonation through the beer. Nice.
Nose is a bit malty with a nutty edge, almost taking on a bread yeast character. Hints of pine nuts and raw grain. Not bad, but pretty standard; simple.
Taste starts out slightly zesty with a citrus edge, a hint of tomato in there, very light. Hops come in early with a bit of a piney flavour, but mostly phenolic with a distinctly ashy bitterness. Pretty clean for the most part though, the bitterness is reminiscent of soil and does have a gritty character, but it clips itself off nicely at the end, leaving little bitter residue.
Feels fairly full, maybe even a bit too sticky, nice and smooth and well-textured otherwise though.
Clean drinking German-style lager.
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