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Hoppy Märzen
von Trapp Brewing
- From:
- von Trapp Brewing
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 6.91%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
This amber lager is dry-hopped with copious amounts of Hüll Melon and Mandarina Bavaria. Notes of melon and citrus give this märzen a beautiful aroma while not being overly bitter.
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Rated by JoeHughes1969 from Connecticut
5/5 rDev +27.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +27.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Love it
Feb 02, 2024Rated by Tybokobes from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful amber color, nice citrus taste and aroma, very hoppy but not overly bitter.
Dec 30, 2018Rated by Hyptochrons from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
theres a warm nutty almost caramel malt flavor, nice hit of slightly floral and grassy hops. brings a pithy bitterness, quite pleasant.
Dec 17, 2018Reviewed by woodchipper from Connecticut
3.93/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 9/8/17 (wow) to a pilz glass. I did not read the date correctly in the store. Hope I'm not too late.
Pours translucent orange, not clear, not hazy. Nice head, fades to nice lacing.
Smells of apricots before their skin is cut. Background mustiness.
Slight citrus in the front, quickly turns to medium hop bitterness.
Carbonation is about right, a little too much mouth coating for a Marzen, but then it is intentionally off style.
Jan 28, 2018Pours translucent orange, not clear, not hazy. Nice head, fades to nice lacing.
Smells of apricots before their skin is cut. Background mustiness.
Slight citrus in the front, quickly turns to medium hop bitterness.
Carbonation is about right, a little too much mouth coating for a Marzen, but then it is intentionally off style.
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.92/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First had poured from pint can, bottom stamped “9/8/17,” gift from friend, into faceted mug. Looks perfect, smells great, tastes very good. Keep those craft lagers coming, Captain!
Jan 21, 2018Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the tall boy can in a snifter via Zid----Cheers!
This robust little beast pours a medium cloudy amber with a nice head
of white foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin subtle pool, and sports some
darn nice lacing. Nose of grassy hops, garden fruit notes of musk and honey dew melons,
and mild toasted malt with caramel touches. Flavors follow the nose with a honey dew
and sugar melon that are wrapped tight in a grassy hop note and given a medium backbone of
lightly toasted malts touched with honey. Very nice mouth feel; medium light body, medium
carbonation, and a grassy hop finish with a goodly amount of melon and sweet malt to the
finish.
Overall, a nice and unique treat from Vermont.
Cheers!
Dec 14, 2017This robust little beast pours a medium cloudy amber with a nice head
of white foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin subtle pool, and sports some
darn nice lacing. Nose of grassy hops, garden fruit notes of musk and honey dew melons,
and mild toasted malt with caramel touches. Flavors follow the nose with a honey dew
and sugar melon that are wrapped tight in a grassy hop note and given a medium backbone of
lightly toasted malts touched with honey. Very nice mouth feel; medium light body, medium
carbonation, and a grassy hop finish with a goodly amount of melon and sweet malt to the
finish.
Overall, a nice and unique treat from Vermont.
Cheers!
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
4.01/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from 16.9oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a light golden brown color, with a thin white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains piney hops, lager yeast, caramelized malts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a nice burst of piney hops bitterness. Then some breadiness comes in from lager yeast and a hearty but not too heavy malt character. There is some mild citrus and caramel sweetness that provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, good hoppy representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
Dec 10, 2017A: The beer is a light golden brown color, with a thin white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains piney hops, lager yeast, caramelized malts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a nice burst of piney hops bitterness. Then some breadiness comes in from lager yeast and a hearty but not too heavy malt character. There is some mild citrus and caramel sweetness that provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, good hoppy representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
16 ounce can thanks to Zid. Thanks Chris!
It pours a slightly hazy orange, plenty of foam and it sticks around though it does shrink some.
Grassy hops are up front in the nose, melons and oranges with a good toasted malt character round things out. Smells hoppy but not bitter.
The taste has the grass and the noble hop crispness that comes with the style. The toasted malt is amped up from the smell. The melon is there, mostly in the finish.
Oily slick mouthfeel which I enjoy.
Super nice brew!
Dec 10, 2017It pours a slightly hazy orange, plenty of foam and it sticks around though it does shrink some.
Grassy hops are up front in the nose, melons and oranges with a good toasted malt character round things out. Smells hoppy but not bitter.
The taste has the grass and the noble hop crispness that comes with the style. The toasted malt is amped up from the smell. The melon is there, mostly in the finish.
Oily slick mouthfeel which I enjoy.
Super nice brew!
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.91/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer is relatively clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that died down, leaving some specks of bubbles on the surface, a narrow collar around the edge of the glass, and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of toasted malts are present in the nose along with notes of grassy hops and hints of melons.
T: The taste is rather malty and has some flavors of toasted malts but has a strong underlying backbone of grassy hops with notes of citrus and melons. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice version of an Oktoberfest as it has the malt flavors you would expect but is better balanced out
Serving type: can
Dec 09, 2017S: Moderate aromas of toasted malts are present in the nose along with notes of grassy hops and hints of melons.
T: The taste is rather malty and has some flavors of toasted malts but has a strong underlying backbone of grassy hops with notes of citrus and melons. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice version of an Oktoberfest as it has the malt flavors you would expect but is better balanced out
Serving type: can
Hoppy Märzen from von Trapp Brewing
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
47 ratings
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