Aries Märzen Oktoberfest
Empyrean Brewing Company

On tap at Lazlos. Fantastic beer when enjoyed with a meal. Beautiful color when poured, and it has a great body to it. Malty but light, and has a slight caramel sweetness to it.

On tap at McCue’s Pours a clear light copper color . Smell is malt ,caramel and baked bread . Taste has caramel malts ,citrus baked bread and citrus. A smooth mouthfeel .

 

 

Murky amber body with an off-white head that quickly dies down. Aromas of caramel malt, toast and mild yeast. Taste is led by the toast, but when the malt comes in there is a hint of prune too, finishing yeast is simple but solid with a hint of orange zest at the very end of the finish. Interesting in a good way. Feel is malty and smooth, thinner and lighter but not watery, goes down easy.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a faintly hazy amber/gold/orange with a fabulous head that stays and stays. An excellent look.

Aromas of caramel malt and bread are classic and appreciated. Some faint grassy hops as the brew warms.

The flavor is skewed just a bit sweet and out of balance, with malts very prevalent on the tip of the tongue. However, there are hints of grassy hop to provide some balance. Just the faintest hint of booze on the back of the tongue.

The brew is medium light, with nice carbonation and a great finish.

Overall, a solid Marzen.

 

 

Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Murky bright orange.

Huge off-white head; crazy, heavy lacing.

The nose is a delight; smoky bacon! I'm intrigued.

Medium/thin mouthfeel.

Taste is amazingly complex; toffee, bacon, caramel...for all that, it's easy to drink and subtle. I'm frankly blown away. One of the best beers I've ever had; I'm realizing that lagers can be just as rich and delicious as ales. Game changer.

 

Enjoyed form the 12 oz bottle in a snifter via a friend from work---Thanks Randy

This fine brew pours a murky brownish orange with a moderate head of off white foam that dissipates to a thin ring, light wispy layer, and light lacing. Nose of caramel, buttered biscuit, and subtle orange and apricot notes. Flavors follow the nose with rich breaded malts and sweet caramel dancing about a light orange and peach nectar flavor mixed with a light cream and finishing with a light herbal hops note. Finish is a touch dry with a light grain note. Nice blend of flavors and medium carbonation to keep it lively. Overall an excellent brew from Nebraska.

Cheers

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a Shaker pint glass, "best enjoyed by" date December 2015.

APPEARANCE: pours a hazy, dark gold color with some larger bits floating about, less than one-finger tan head that quickly dissipated until a thin, broken layer of small bubbles remained, there is very little lacing on the glass.

SMELL: citrus, caramel and bread, very subtle to the nose.

TASTE: the taste follows the nose, initially sweet caramel then lemon citrus and bread.

PALATE: light body and medium carbonation.

OVERALL: this is a very tasty beer, it has some of the characteristics of a wheat beer but still has the malt bill of a traditional Marzen, I would but this again and would recommend to anyone who enjoys wheat beer or Marzen.