Dead Ringer
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #311 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #50,861 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 9.78%
- Reviews:
- 166
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 175
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Our Dead Ringer Oktoberfest lager is inspired by old-style Märzen brews customarily enjoyed during Bavaria’s world-famous beer festival. Thanks to an abundance of toasted malt and a lower hop bitterness, this dark reddish brown lager is loaded with sweet, caramel toffee flavors and aromas. All the taste and celebration of Oktoberfest packed into one bottle; no lederhosen required.
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Rated by Sinfull from New York
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Chestnut color. Big, off-white head. The aroma of caramel malt, bread,and herbal hops. Moderately sweet with pleasant, balancing bitterness.
Jan 16, 2025
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.43/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Boise Co-op. Dark, clear amber, small skin if beige head. Malty notes dominate aroma and taste. Dry, bready, hint of sweetness. Halfway between a Lager and a brown, which is about right.
Nov 12, 2023
Reviewed by Rseanchardy from Tennessee
2.8/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.8/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Either because its months past October or because the beer is bad its terrible. I may give it a worse rating but there are worse beers. Bitter and sour.
Feb 04, 2019
Rated by RockHop from Massachusetts
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Like a Marzen, but without the bready, yeasty, spicy lusciousness that you expect. A good beer, but not a dead ringer.
Feb 01, 2019Rated by Mclusal from Colombia
3/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
H45
Jan 21, 2019
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Around a medium body with at least average carbonation which dissipates fairly quickly.
Aroma wasnt overpowering but mostly roasted malts,bread, and grains
Taste was similar to aroma which overall was a good thing. Not completely what I expected but still an interesting flavorful beer
Dec 11, 2018Aroma wasnt overpowering but mostly roasted malts,bread, and grains
Taste was similar to aroma which overall was a good thing. Not completely what I expected but still an interesting flavorful beer
Reviewed by Niko2021 from California
3.42/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A decent entry from Ballast Point. Six pack purchased from Total Wine, CA. Pours dark golden copper, like most marzens. Not a whole lot going on in terms of distinct notes, hints of caramel, malt, and grain. As with most ballast point ales and lagers, this beer is heavily carbonated at first. Ensure you pour this beer a little rougher than you would normally to break up a lot of the carbonation. After that, you will find the beer is a lot smoother and drinkable, revealing a lot more of the subtle malty notes. A must try for Ballast Point followers, may not impress many Oktoberfest fans. In between a Spaten and a Paulaner marzen.
Dec 02, 2018
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