Oaktoberfest
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

 

12 oz can from Whole Foods in Short Pump, VA The Marzen poured clear light amber with an off white head and lacing. Excellent appearance! The aroma of pilsner malt greets you. The flavors are malty, but not too sweet. The wood flavors are in the background and are not dominant. The Marzen has a medium body with average-soft carbonation.

Pours a very effervescent gold with 2+ fingers of frothy ivory colored head. Below average head retention & lacing

S: Rich breadyness, floral & grassy hops

T: Follows the nose, certainly picking up some dryness & bitterness from the oak barrels up front. Grassyness & breadyness dominate as this beer warms up, some woody bitterness & trace amount of citrus, plus dryness. Finishes dry, with bready & grassy notes

MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation. Carbonation becomes creamier as this warms up, pretty good balance, skews slightly bitter for the style

Great drinkability, I would pull the trigger on this again

Nice clarity, excellent lacing. Fresh toasty aroma. Flavor is light but refreshing. As the beer warms, hints of oak emerge in the finish. Pretty light for the style, but an interesting experiment in oak-aging that mostly succeeds.

Poured from 12 oz can into mug. Head recedes fast after pour, leaving a nice, golden colour. Some oak is noticeable from 8" away as glass just sits on table. Taste is sweeter with some wood fish, not overpowering. Not bad.

 

From the small can, it pours a clear lighter amber color with a small white head that reduces to a ring and leaves lacing. The nose gets some bourbony oak and a sweet scent of malt. The mouth follows with a sweet, malty, slightly caramelly, roasted malt flavor with some woody notes.

From a can. Clear amber color with white foamy head. Roasted malt and wood aroma. Medium body with good carbonation. Malty with some oak and peppery hops. Very good

 

 

 

 

Amberish gold pour, strong head that drops quickly. Nose is roasted malt.

Taste is roasted grain, lightly camelized malt, floral, I get a touch of the wood. Mouthfeel is fairly light. Finish revisits the toasted taste with a mild herbal component and more of the floral hops.

summer’s end in a can. one of a kind. delicious oak-aged fresh lager.

So dang, I really liked this more than I thought I would. Another beer on tap at Craft in Reno. Such a solid shop. Might be my favorite bottle shop, anywhere.

Pours a very pretty amber/auburn color, good clarity to it, sizeable 5/6" off white head. Neat mixture of lager yeast, caramel and oak in the aroma.

Taste had all the hallmarks of a marzen, but the light impression of oak was super cool. The caramel wasn't sticky nor heavy at all. The mouthfeel was super light on this. Drank as light as a pilsner despite the heavier maltiness and oak tank lagering. Smooth, yet well carbonated. Bitterness and hop quotient are minimal and appropriate to style. Seemed more dry than sweet to me, one of those middle of the road breadiness vibes. Like I said, drinks lighter than its appearance.

I think its a very well made beer. I should buy a 6 pack. And hope its as good as it was on tap. Might not be for peak summer, but spring and fall work just fine with it.

I'm really surprised I didn't give this a higher rating as I really like Marzen style beer, and a good Oktoberfest beer is really good. Don't remember where or when I tasted this beer. 20 IBUs