Oktoberfest
Naked Dove Brewing Company
- From:
- Naked Dove Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #220 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,464 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 13.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.01/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours clear, amber in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is wheat bread, white sugar and toasted malt. Light bodied, slightly sweet, moderate high carbonation. Makes for a fine, if not average marzen. Nothing I would seek out but fine.
Sep 18, 2022
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.43/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a golden copper amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like caramel, crisp bready malt, spicy hops, and a light sweetness.
I like this a lot more out of the can than when I first had it on draft. It's well balanced, with just a little bit of malt sweetness. There's a touch of crisp hop bitterness, but nothing overwhelming or out of style.
This is light bodied, but surprisingly creamy and rich, with a great drinkability, and a wonderful crisp finish.
This is about as good as it gets for American-brewed versions of this style - it's excellent and Naked Dove should be proud of it.
Sep 26, 2019This smells like caramel, crisp bready malt, spicy hops, and a light sweetness.
I like this a lot more out of the can than when I first had it on draft. It's well balanced, with just a little bit of malt sweetness. There's a touch of crisp hop bitterness, but nothing overwhelming or out of style.
This is light bodied, but surprisingly creamy and rich, with a great drinkability, and a wonderful crisp finish.
This is about as good as it gets for American-brewed versions of this style - it's excellent and Naked Dove should be proud of it.
Rated by izraelc from New York
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a reddish copper. Full foamy head. Smooth as silk. Malty with a sweet finish. An excellent Oktoberfest.
Oct 28, 2018
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured on-tap in the Finger Lakes region, NY.
L: Clear medium copper brown pour. 1 finger of white head. Solid ring of lacing.
S: Grains/malts. Sweet.
T/F: Sweet... overly so, with loads of caramel and brown sugar. Earthy... needs some hoping to bring this back. Smooth... good carbonation. Finish is more malt.
O: A very average beer. A bit sweet even for the style.. not one I'd revisit but it wasn't unpleasant to drink.
Nov 14, 2015L: Clear medium copper brown pour. 1 finger of white head. Solid ring of lacing.
S: Grains/malts. Sweet.
T/F: Sweet... overly so, with loads of caramel and brown sugar. Earthy... needs some hoping to bring this back. Smooth... good carbonation. Finish is more malt.
O: A very average beer. A bit sweet even for the style.. not one I'd revisit but it wasn't unpleasant to drink.
Reviewed by Stignacious from New York
3.36/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the Red Dove Tavern. Golden brown in the glass, zero head whatsoever. Very little lacing to speak of as I drank. In terms of both smell and taste, one note dominates: caramel. This really misses out on the biscuity malt flavors and spicy hops that one typically looks for in the style. While this is by no means a bad beer, it just doesn't hit all of the marks expected for an oktoberfest.
Sep 19, 2015
Reviewed by Stranger5582 from New York
4.78/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours well with nice head, but the head doesn't last too long. This is golden tan in color when held in front of a light or a light reddish brown otherwise. The nose is pleasant without being overpowering.
The taste is hard to describe. I know it's very biased to say it tastes great, but I don't really taste the individual notes of flavor. The beer is refreshing and almost sweet, but not overly so.
I was really surprised by the smoothness of this beer. Normally, I don't taste any bite or bitterness in the "Naked Dove Amber Ale", but compared to this it was almost harsh.
This batch was 6.5% by volume.
Sep 24, 2013The taste is hard to describe. I know it's very biased to say it tastes great, but I don't really taste the individual notes of flavor. The beer is refreshing and almost sweet, but not overly so.
I was really surprised by the smoothness of this beer. Normally, I don't taste any bite or bitterness in the "Naked Dove Amber Ale", but compared to this it was almost harsh.
This batch was 6.5% by volume.
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